Flex

i'm asking bc i'm a bit lighter then you at 170lbs.. looking for something comparable to the k2.1s but i like the blackstix make up..

both drive similarly off the bottom...ea uses base, jc uses tip...at least thats what i feel from them...for me it all connects better with the tip working through bottom and top...can turn them tight as i want or arc out...

i use the jcs as my 2.1 replacement...ea's are more of an al merrick style...drive off bottom then flick...at least for my weight/style...

so ea probably bit looser for you...jc closer replacement for 2.1s for me....closer but smaller(ish) and therefore less drive etc is the wct template...too small for me though...

you more confused now...?????? :P

yeah a lil.. ha. i'm thinking the ea's aren't as extreme as the merrick template rake wise.. i don't love how the merrick feel as they in my opinion draw turns out too much but they are still fun. i wish the future site put in the degree of sweep on the fins.

i was eyeing up the wct's as well in honeycomb as another set but i'm thinking i want to try the stix first considering the weaker period waves we get here < 10 sec for the most part

smaller tip mean easier to flick through turn?

nope, your fine..not like am's..i dont like them most of the time either...

yep, generally the thinner tips offer less resistance

wct's might be good...chris is lighter like you and likes them...too small for me

i must add that its board dependent too....in a narrow thumb tail or pin with drivey rails i would find a smaller fin just fine...at the other end, a 510 hellfire goes great with sa3's or even pancho's...and thats even 70 kg guys...

looking for them in a future 6' mb 2 2/8 thickness

MB loves his ea blackstiks...