5'6-5'8 Spitfire FCS fin choices...bought over from alt thread...

Must be cross-off and pumping in Cornwall?

Just ordered some GX fins, they're about 98mm x 100mm - read on Swaylocks that these and K2.1's in the front had better drive and performance than the SF4's...Ideally i like a set of the Bruce Irons kinetic quads, but £100 is going break me straight after Christmas...i'll revert in a couple of week to how this goes, will also try M5's in the front too, might be a budget buster for those that want to try a quad without the expense? I've yet to find someone that rates the SF4's as an all rounder...imagine the Performance Core version works better, again £80-£90 though.

Try on PN 5.8 K2.1 front with SF4 rear and really like it more get up and go speed loose enough nice hold and release on the top.Waves that day had enough power must try again in more weak soft conditions to say more..

Cross off-shore bouncey and funky shaped. I think all the recent storms have ripped the beaches apart even more than they all ready were.
I just had a shocker. Hard to get excited about after a month in Morocco. Hopefully it sorts it's self out over the next day or so.

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Try on PN 5.8 K2.1 front with SF4 rear and really like it more get up and go speed loose enough nice hold and release on the top.Waves that day had enough power must try again in more weak soft conditions to say more..

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Think the SF4 rear is very similar to the GX except it has a 50/50 foil and a bit more tip whereas the GX is a flat sided mini M3. Will be interesting to see if that combo works in both small and large waves as i'd appreciate more speed out of turns when its sloppy, yet control when punchy.

From what I've read, you get more drive with flat sided rears and more control with 50/50 rears. Some 80/20s could be a good compromise if you were only going to have 1 set.

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From what I've read, you get more drive with flat sided rears and more control with 50/50 rears. Some 80/20s could be a good compromise if you were only going to have 1 set.

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For sure, i think Bruce Mckee is a advocate of 50/50 rears, as well as SF4's i think the SA1/2's are 50/50 too. I aint that good to probably notice but buying the GX's was the cheapest option and very similar some of the rear future quad sets for small to medium surfers.

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Originally Posted by Baker

For sure, i think Bruce Mckee is a advocate of 50/50 rears, as well as SF4's i think the SA1/2's are 50/50 too. I aint that good to probably notice but buying the GX's was the cheapest option and very similar some of the rear future quad sets for small to medium surfers.

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That's small to medium weight, not height as in Verne Troyer or Nick Nack from 007.

Yeah I have some Large SA quads that are 50/50 but they are too much fin for me. Probably would work decent as a thruster set though.
Those GXs should be fun I reckon. Pretty small though, but maybe enough fin for Verne Troyer... Haha

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Yeah I have some Large SA quads that are 50/50 but they are too much fin for me. Probably would work decent as a thruster set though.
Those GXs should be fun I reckon. Pretty small though, but maybe enough fin for Verne Troyer... Haha

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Until i build my wind tunnel its a game of discovery!

Yeah definitely, fins are a pain in the ass to dial in sometimes... Especially quads. I've tried so many different setups in my Potato and still don't really know which goes best, tempted to just stick the plastic SF4s in and be done with it, haha.

Waves look like they have sorted themselves out through the day, looking real fun right now. I wish I hadn't gone in this morning now.