Building a "Surfboard Fin Quiver" by Noel Salas Ep. 17
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This video is about Building a "Surfboard Fin Quiver" by Noel Salas Ep. 17. Noel & Aarron Salas head to Futures Fins in Huntington Beach, CA to meet up with CEO John Griffin and Founder Vince Longo to build a fin quiver. Building a surfboard quiver is important to surfers, but now we have unlimited options with fins to enhance the performance of a board in multiple surf conditions. Noel will go into questions like why "Ride Number," which is how Futures Fins describes the feeling of fins by using Flex, Rake and Foil. Description of "Ride Number" from Futures Fins website: RIDE NUMBER DESCRIBES THE FEELING OF A FIN: This feeling is represented on a scale from Speed Generating to Speed Control. The closer you get to 10, the more springy, fluid & responsive your board will feel to help generate speed. The closer you get to 1, the more solid, engaged & predictable your board will feel to help control speed. Fins with a Ride Number around 5 feel balanced & do not add any premium feelings to your board -- they let your board’s original character shine. To use Ride Number, just pick a feeling in your weight range, and give it a try. When you understand the different feels, you can get the most performance & enjoyment out of your equipment. FLEX Flexible fins will feel springy through turns and generate speed better, while stiffer fins will feel solid through turns and control speed better. This factor has the most weighting in determining Ride Number. RAKE Upright fins feel pivoty, allowing for tighter turns, while raked fins feel stable, providing hold through carves. The effect of rate on feeling is a significant factor on determining the Ride Number. FOIL V and V2 foils feel responsive and fluid through turns, while flat foils feel engaged and predictable through turns. The effects of Foil on the overall feeling are subtle but noticeable, therefore Foil has the least amount of weighting on the Ride Number. Noel and John converse on what fins work best in different board types, wave conditions and how a fin with different flex can change the feel and characteristic of a board. Sit back and enjoy the show!!!! For more information on Futures Fins and their breakdown on Ride Number, go to Futuresfins.com.
10. comment for Building a "Surfboard Fin Quiver" by Noel Salas Ep. 17
Im 14 years old and 5'7 and 112 lbs. I currently surf a weirdo ripper in 5'4 @ 23.4L with the futures F4 blackstix or F4 honeycomb (both thruster) when the waves get a little bigger. I love the board and fin setup but the board is quite beat up after a year. Im looking at either the Fred stubble 5'5 @ 24L or the sampler 5'5 @ 23.9 but i really don't know which to go with. I am intermediate/advanced and surf everything from 2-6 foot beach breaks and reefs to the occasional 8 foot hollow point breaks here in Trinidad. I'd like to have your take on comparing the boards.
Again, love the reviews and your insight into the shapes and the way different boards work.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Logan
I actually surfed a 5'7 new flyer yesterday in one of the reefs @ 3-4 feet and it was really fun, lots of drive down the line and was able to put some good power into turns without it sliding.
Theres so many options and i don't want to buy something and regret it. Ill definitely check out the fever even though i like shorter and wider boards it'll be nice for a change if that is what i end up gong with.
You had actually talked to my dad Joseph about the sampler a couple days ago and he seems to think it would work good for a small wave board.
Ill do some more research and get back to you...
keep ripping bro!
The WR is a great board and it can handle the waves you mentioned but I am not sure the F Stubble or Sampler can handle the range of surf and reef breaks you mentioned. I think the FS is more versatile but you might want to consider the Fever.
I think the Fever would go mental in 2-6+. Medium entry and exit rocker and super quick rail to rail. Tell me what you think....
The T1 is one of my favorite 2+1 set ups for sure.
Thanks
I am 140 lbs and I just got sharpeye Disco inferno 23.3 volume. I feel the board is a little to small for me and not fast enough. what fins would you recomand to try ? now I have blackstix f4 small.
thanks a lot
Using more flexible fins will cause more spring in and out of turns but that does not mean they will release easier off the top. When the waves have a bit more power a flexible Fin set will have a tendency to slide out,.
Consider a set of Fiberglass Fins (the stiffest material) with a small center fin, you have great stability in your turns and good release off the top. I hope this helps.
20. comment for Building a "Surfboard Fin Quiver" by Noel Salas Ep. 17
For example, I really like using Futures Scimitar fins on the sides, and a F8 Thermotech in the back-center. Works great, very precise. I'm 6'4" x 185pounds + wetsuit. Boards 6' to 6'1", 31.2 to 32.2 liters.
I might have to give the small side fins a go on some hollow beach break this winter and see how it goes.
I like the CI honeycomb for control and consistency in and out of turns but they do NOT lack speed for me. If I want to go fast then I switch to the Blackstix F8 in small waves.
I have not tried the Thermotech fins you are talking about but if I can get my hands on some I will.
And yes, equal size fins being the standard,…though yes Merrick fins, which are a sort of common standard, are larger sides, slightly smaller back fin, but they have more rake, more base, narrower tip area, which altogether keep the Merrick fin set fairly neutral in handling. Btw, the honeycomb Merricks don't give me enough ummphhh and drive. I'm a Thermotech fan, but I haven't tried the Merrick Thermotechs; plus with the classic white look. But, the honeycomb Merricks work for Jordy, and he's practically the same size as me; he's 6'3" by about 190, I'm 6'4" by about mid 180's, and,… and I'm just a Joe Cruiser in comparison to him.
im riding a CI B&W in 5"9 stock dims .im an experience surfer weighting 143p
the thing is i feel the board a bit stiff ...should i try some smaller fin set S .Currently riding Futures fins in size M ...thank you so much !
by the way my name is Bruno ....im using my wives youtube account
...Cheers from Portugal
Also the fibreglass AM1's I bought are a different size to the honeycomb AM1. The sides are slightly larger with more rake and the rear has less rake then the honeycomb. I found this quite interesting as the specs on the site are the same. The fibreglass ones are my go to fin. I just love them in all types of waves and boards
them in semi-soft reefbreak today about waist-head high. Really
loosened up the board and made it more lively. Much different than the
AM2 I normally use. Also a little easier to come from behind a section
instead of getting stuck in the flats. Gonna pick up the AM1 tech 2 next.
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