Select to expand quoteasea said..Macaha said..
Nope
Ok Mr Prezo what's your suggestion?
Select to expand quoteasea said..
SOS to the Prez maybe he's had too many Bali Rums and is Speechless 
Ahh too funny
Select to expand quoteasea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
Select to expand quoteglide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Select to expand quoteMcHenry said..asea said..
SOS to the Prez maybe he's had too many Bali Rums and is Speechless
Ahh too funny
Select to expand quoteasea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Select to expand quoteglide77 said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Thanks for the info I will report back with the fin
Select to expand quoteasea said..glide77 said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Thanks for the info I will report back with the fin
I had that Thomas and its a ripper of a fin, I found it great for big turns and drive but just Average for hold on the nose so I switched it for a hatchet on my Log...
What dims is the board?
But I agree with Mac, for versatility and turns the Greenough 4a style is great for drive and turns, would be rubbish as a noserider I suspect though... Just need to make sure you get the right size to match the board.
Select to expand quoteAndyrooMac said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Thanks for the info I will report back with the fin
I had that Thomas and its a ripper of a fin, I found it great for big turns and drive but just Average for hold on the nose so I switched it for a hatchet on my Log...
What dims is the board?
But I agree with Mac, for versatility and turns the Greenough 4a style is great for drive and turns, would be rubbish as a noserider I suspect though... Just need to make sure you get the right size to match the board.
Def not rubbish for noserider... most of the top guys and girls are using that style of template.
Ive got afew hatchets and find they make the board pivot but don't really make the nose riding any better....They do slow u down so it may be easier to stay in the pocket....but marginal. I don't like the feel of hatchet fins.
the tails of the board and rail have the biggest effect on the nose riding.....counter balancing with water and suction the weight on the nose.
my 10.5 bing silver spoon nose rides like a demon with any fin....scooped out deck and wide tail make it a breeze...even on tiny waves......the fin has more effect on the manoeuvrability on that board.
thats what I find anyway
He wants his board looser....as I suspect when he goes to lay it on rail it just straight lines on him before he can get the fin loaded up.
a 9.5 -10 inch Christenson fin would be my prescription for his woes
Thanks for the input fellas i am not a log rider after today's session so the beautiful designed board has been given back to the shaper who will use it
Select to expand quoteglide77 said..AndyrooMac said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Thanks for the info I will report back with the fin
I had that Thomas and its a ripper of a fin, I found it great for big turns and drive but just Average for hold on the nose so I switched it for a hatchet on my Log...
What dims is the board?
But I agree with Mac, for versatility and turns the Greenough 4a style is great for drive and turns, would be rubbish as a noserider I suspect though... Just need to make sure you get the right size to match the board.
Def not rubbish for noserider... most of the top guys and girls are using that style of template.
Ive got afew hatchets and find they make the board pivot but don't really make the nose riding any better....They do slow u down so it may be easier to stay in the pocket....but marginal. I don't like the feel of hatchet fins.
the tails of the board and rail have the biggest effect on the nose riding.....counter balancing with water and suction the weight on the nose.
my 10.5 bing silver spoon nose rides like a demon with any fin....scooped out deck and wide tail make it a breeze...even on tiny waves......the fin has more effect on the manoeuvrability on that board.
thats what I find anyway
He wants his board looser....as I suspect when he goes to lay it on rail it just straight lines on him before he can get the fin loaded up.
a 9.5 -10 inch Christenson fin would be my prescription for his woes
Look, I'm sure if your an awesome logger you could get away with it but I need all the help I can get...
And I get all that about the rails and stuff... Personally I find wave positioning is the most critical thing with NR, I mean, if I lock the tail on my 7'7" Lizzy with a 7.5" Greenough I can step up and cheater 5... And Dane was doing proper NR on a 7'6" Lizzy on the acid test...
But... Personally I found much better hold or maybe more stability with the Glide Hatchet than the Thomas Bexton... But that's just me...
As for turns, I don't surf my log when it's good for turns, surf the midlength... It's literally drop in, bottom turn then either run to the nose or cut back to set up a nose ride... Although I do like a drop knee cutback which I'm working on. And the hatchet I find works better for this... For me anyways. But I guess that why they make different fins right, because we all like something a little different
This one, but mines black...
Select to expand quoteAndyrooMac said..glide77 said..AndyrooMac said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Thanks for the info I will report back with the fin
I had that Thomas and its a ripper of a fin, I found it great for big turns and drive but just Average for hold on the nose so I switched it for a hatchet on my Log...
What dims is the board?
But I agree with Mac, for versatility and turns the Greenough 4a style is great for drive and turns, would be rubbish as a noserider I suspect though... Just need to make sure you get the right size to match the board.
Def not rubbish for noserider... most of the top guys and girls are using that style of template.
Ive got afew hatchets and find they make the board pivot but don't really make the nose riding any better....They do slow u down so it may be easier to stay in the pocket....but marginal. I don't like the feel of hatchet fins.
the tails of the board and rail have the biggest effect on the nose riding.....counter balancing with water and suction the weight on the nose.
my 10.5 bing silver spoon nose rides like a demon with any fin....scooped out deck and wide tail make it a breeze...even on tiny waves......the fin has more effect on the manoeuvrability on that board.
thats what I find anyway
He wants his board looser....as I suspect when he goes to lay it on rail it just straight lines on him before he can get the fin loaded up.
a 9.5 -10 inch Christenson fin would be my prescription for his woes
Look, I'm sure if your an awesome logger you could get away with it but I need all the help I can get...
And I get all that about the rails and stuff... Personally I find wave positioning is the most critical thing with NR, I mean, if I lock the tail on my 7'7" Lizzy with a 7.5" Greenough I can step up and cheater 5... And Dane was doing proper NR on a 7'6" Lizzy on the acid test...
But... Personally I found much better hold or maybe more stability with the Glide Hatchet than the Thomas Bexton... But that's just me...
As for turns, I don't surf my log when it's good for turns, surf the midlength... It's literally drop in, bottom turn then either run to the nose or cut back to set up a nose ride... Although I do like a drop knee cutback which I'm working on. And the hatchet I find works better for this... For me anyways. But I guess that why they make different fins right, because we all like something a little different
This one, but mines black...
Yeah sweet....I changed from the Massive BING Hatchet To this Dion
That still made the board feel doughy....then bought this fin as a souvenir in Hawaiian....seems to go pretty good.
And still nose rides nice. It's not a high performance board and I only surf in whenever small.
I'll try the Red one one day too!
Select to expand quoteglide77 said..AndyrooMac said..glide77 said..AndyrooMac said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..glide77 said..asea said..
I need to loosen the board up maybe this fin
What was in it before?
A Thomas 10" great for nose riding but stiff to cutback
Ok...yeah has a substantial base on it the Thomas....I've mucked around with many fins in many boards over the last few years...for me I think you can't go past a 4a style fin...not too thick on the base too.
then I think the best ones are Volan glass with a thinner tip.
ive also not had any negative effects from going 1/2 inch smaller than the 1 inch per foot thing.
also put the fin 3/4 of the way back in the box.
anyway that what works for me.
as for your new fin...not sure but looks from the construction like it could be abit stiff?? Does the tip have some twang?
Thanks for the info I will report back with the fin
I had that Thomas and its a ripper of a fin, I found it great for big turns and drive but just Average for hold on the nose so I switched it for a hatchet on my Log...
What dims is the board?
But I agree with Mac, for versatility and turns the Greenough 4a style is great for drive and turns, would be rubbish as a noserider I suspect though... Just need to make sure you get the right size to match the board.
Def not rubbish for noserider... most of the top guys and girls are using that style of template.
Ive got afew hatchets and find they make the board pivot but don't really make the nose riding any better....They do slow u down so it may be easier to stay in the pocket....but marginal. I don't like the feel of hatchet fins.
the tails of the board and rail have the biggest effect on the nose riding.....counter balancing with water and suction the weight on the nose.
my 10.5 bing silver spoon nose rides like a demon with any fin....scooped out deck and wide tail make it a breeze...even on tiny waves......the fin has more effect on the manoeuvrability on that board.
thats what I find anyway
He wants his board looser....as I suspect when he goes to lay it on rail it just straight lines on him before he can get the fin loaded up.
a 9.5 -10 inch Christenson fin would be my prescription for his woes
Look, I'm sure if your an awesome logger you could get away with it but I need all the help I can get...
And I get all that about the rails and stuff... Personally I find wave positioning is the most critical thing with NR, I mean, if I lock the tail on my 7'7" Lizzy with a 7.5" Greenough I can step up and cheater 5... And Dane was doing proper NR on a 7'6" Lizzy on the acid test...
But... Personally I found much better hold or maybe more stability with the Glide Hatchet than the Thomas Bexton... But that's just me...
As for turns, I don't surf my log when it's good for turns, surf the midlength... It's literally drop in, bottom turn then either run to the nose or cut back to set up a nose ride... Although I do like a drop knee cutback which I'm working on. And the hatchet I find works better for this... For me anyways. But I guess that why they make different fins right, because we all like something a little different
This one, but mines black...
Yeah sweet....I changed from the Massive BING Hatchet To this Dion
That still made the board feel doughy....then bought this fin as a souvenir in Hawaiian....seems to go pretty good.
And still nose rides nice. It's not a high performance board and I only surf in whenever small.
I'll try the Red one one day too!
Nice fin selection going on there... That red one is a power blade outline but normally they are more upright. They give directional flex through turns to try and make it looser, I posted some info on these in the Midlength room, just bumped it too the top if your interested.
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
New one new design same art blah blah
Whats the new design?
Select to expand quoteAndyrooMac said..Macaha said..
New one new design same art blah blah
Whats the new design?
Your going to have to wait another week or so sorry
Select to expand quoteAndyrooMac said..
Look, I'm sure if your an awesome logger you could get away with it but I need all the help I can get...
And I get all that about the rails and stuff... Personally I find wave positioning is the most critical thing with NR, I mean, if I lock the tail on my 7'7" Lizzy with a 7.5" Greenough I can step up and cheater 5... And Dane was doing proper NR on a 7'6" Lizzy on the acid test...
But... Personally I found much better hold or maybe more stability with the Glide Hatchet than the Thomas Bexton... But that's just me...
As for turns, I don't surf my log when it's good for turns, surf the midlength... It's literally drop in, bottom turn then either run to the nose or cut back to set up a nose ride... Although I do like a drop knee cutback which I'm working on. And the hatchet I find works better for this... For me anyways. But I guess that why they make different fins right, because we all like something a little different
This one, but mines black...
Had one of these on my Creative Army 'Sweet Love' 10'1 board, loved it, I was surprised how loose it still was when you wanted it to be. Sold the board but kept the fin.
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
This one a week away
Looks nice Mac, tell us about the design/model though...
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
This one will be my go to board cant wait to get it once finished.
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
This one will be my go to board cant wait to get it once finished.
Finless...........
Can't wait to see the maiden ride report.
Select to expand quotevanders1 said..Macaha said..
This one will be my go to board cant wait to get it once finished.
Finless........... Can't wait to see the maiden ride report.
haha do you remember that green and white striped board I owned years ago? well it was by far the best board I've ever owned,well this is very similar but refined really looking forward to this one and yes it will have fins pick up end of week its a one board quiver killer in my books.
Select to expand quotebazz61 said..
v
v pinacle ..?
It has a little Pinnacle in it Bazz, good sighting
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
haha do you remember that green and white striped board I owned years ago? well it was by far the best board I've ever owned,
Why sell it then?
