beachbumuk wrote:its come with a 2+1 setup...a few points I'd love some help on
1. i know that if i have all three, that should give me better grip and speed?...but can i use just the side fins and not the middle? and if so what does that do for the handling?
2. I'm looking to go old school and walk the board, nose ride etc...so is it just the single fin at the back? and if so, what can i do to the holes that will be left?
the side fins (bites?) are LOK BOX fins if that's any help?
any info is HUGELY appreciated and taken onboard as a student
thanks

My take on Question part 1 if you only have the side fins ( bites) they have the secret very old school Alaia type
ingredient L this fits after the S on side and shows you the direction the board takes with most lesser skilled mortals. If you have strong tail rocker even having three small thruster type configuration fins will produce this effect when laying over for a turn with a long board.
Any movement towards the nose past the fulcrum will begin to lift the tail, the result a standing island pullout as the tail slide shoreward faster than the nose.
For nose rides a deeper centre fin +2 works but to finesse nose riding and be able to side shift the board down the face whilst riding the nose is easier with a single, ( watch old videos of Mickie Dora or Phil Edwards) Look to cross step back and forth from the nose as the shufle works but is a little more unbalanced, as I suggest to all who surf try the different options suggested by everyone, take what works and make it your own.
Part 2 be an all rounder have a selection of moves from all eras combine them in your own approach to surf.
At 62 and over 50 years surfing I do everything except aerial stuff, because it hadn't been invented.
The fun part is trying to invent a graceful flow from an aggressive short boards move to a walk up to the nose and back.
The results are surprising sometimes
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