by Mrpompadour » Sat Dec 02, 2017 5:14 am
by waikikikichan » Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:13 am
Mrpompadour wrote:Was it useful?
by Mrpompadour » Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:18 am
by waikikikichan » Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:39 am
by Big H » Sat Dec 02, 2017 2:39 pm
by jaffa1949 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:39 pm
by RinkyDink » Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:54 am
waikikikichan wrote:So how many fin cut injuries have you gotten so far ?
If it happens to you a lot, I would recommend safety edge fins like Pro-teck fins.SurfCo_Proteck_Black_1024x1024.jpg
by waikikikichan » Sun Dec 03, 2017 6:48 am
RinkyDink wrote:I imagine it must be frustrating trying to make sharp turns with those fins.
by Mrpompadour » Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:30 pm
by Mrpompadour » Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:37 pm
by jaffa1949 » Sun Dec 03, 2017 1:01 pm
by kookRachelle » Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:14 pm
Mrpompadour wrote:Anyone sand their fins down? Was it useful?
by RinkyDink » Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:39 pm
waikikikichan wrote:Look at the fin the fastest surfer on the planet Mick Fanning used to use. SPEEEDFINS.mick_fanning_speeedfins.jpg
The back of the fins moved around a bit.
Another fin that moves / twists is Futures Fins Black Stixschooldetail_torsion_image.jpg
The trailing edge flowing / following the front might help cut down on drag.FCS-tip-Vortex.jpg
by RinkyDink » Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:19 am
RinkyDink wrote: It seems to me like the more surface area there is the more friction and drag would be produced. Of course, the weight of your body pressing down on the surface of the board or the fin is obviously a major factor, but it's just not intuitive to me.
by oldmansurfer » Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:36 am
by Big H » Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:58 am
waikikikichan wrote:RinkyDink wrote:I imagine it must be frustrating trying to make sharp turns with those fins.
It actually might help you turn by reducing the cavitation behind the fin.
Look at the fin the fastest surfer on the planet Mick Fanning used to use. SPEEEDFINS.mick_fanning_speeedfins.jpg
The back of the fins moved around a bit.
Another fin that moves / twists is Futures Fins Black Stixschooldetail_torsion_image.jpg
The trailing edge flowing / following the front might help cut down on drag.FCS-tip-Vortex.jpg
by RinkyDink » Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:23 am
oldmansurfer wrote:Very interesting but a fin is not a hull.
by Big H » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:28 am
waikikikichan wrote:RinkyDink wrote:I imagine it must be frustrating trying to make sharp turns with those fins.
It actually might help you turn by reducing the cavitation behind the fin.
Look at the fin the fastest surfer on the planet Mick Fanning used to use. SPEEEDFINS.mick_fanning_speeedfins.jpg
The back of the fins moved around a bit.
Another fin that moves / twists is Futures Fins Black Stixschooldetail_torsion_image.jpg
The trailing edge flowing / following the front might help cut down on drag.FCS-tip-Vortex.jpg
by Big H » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:30 am
RinkyDink wrote:oldmansurfer wrote:Very interesting but a fin is not a hull.
True, but if you're making a very sharp turn, say a roundhouse cutback, when you get on rail is your fin planing? In other words, when you get a fin on its side as it goes through the water is it planing like a surfboard? How does the width of the fin affect the speed of your turn when your fin is practically on its side? Would a wider fin be faster? I dunno.The rails of the surfboard itself almost act like another fin and that's when my brain starts to hurt. There are too many factors I don't understand.
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