Sorry guys!!! been quite busy lately .Originally Posted by core personal training
Let see the SOLUS so far is may favourite set of thruster. The magic about this set is the sort of hatchet center fin which makes the board very lively. I believe they have a bit extra cant in them giving the board a bit extra lift as speed increases and the laid back template will give you quite some drive. Call me crazy but love these in the potatonator
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
Not a problem FW - Fan
I do really enjoy those fins and the loosen and tighten the arc on the small to medium size waves. When it gets bigger I rather have something with a bit more hold like the AM2's. Now the Jordy's
It all has to do with the type of waves and the style of surfing I guess.
Hey FW - Fan in which board did you try the fins on?
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
On a couple of Josh Dowlings and the Sub Schorcher....very different boards and very ordinary results in both. Actually I think I tried them in the HF as well but cant remember exactly...which say a lot about how I must have felt about them.
A little something I found. This explains the properties of the fins according to the people who designed them
Last note, I Don't believe on that "designed for good surfers" since... well I'm not one and they do actually work for me.
Last edited by iggy; 03-07-2013 at 06:00 PM.
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
On the ELVONS
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
so many fins to try, so little funds!
44yrs / 86kg / 6'2" Mini Driver / 5'8" Potatonator / 6'4" Futura (sold) / 5'8" Sweet Potato (sold) / 6'1" El Fuego (sold) / 6'2" Dominator (sold)
Life was simpler when my quiver had one board with glass on fins... that's actually all I could afford jejeje ;)
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
the wife has put an embargo on my fin fetish.....shop knows to keep them locked up...to get more i'll have to slink into a blacked out doorway down a dark alley wearing a trenchcoat with a furtive leer.......
Last edited by core personal training; 03-07-2013 at 09:32 PM. Reason: kant spel goode
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SWEET POTATO--- R/F -- 5'4 -------------------------- fins controllers
VANGUARD -------- WRF -- 5'6 ------------------------- fins futures ea blackstix..may test something a little bigger and stiffer
HELLFIRE ----------- R/F -- 5'10 ------------------------ fins futures SA3,SA4 honeycomb
FLEXFIRE ----------- R/F -- 6'2 x 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 ------ fins futures JC honeycomb
MICHEL BOUREZ------------6'2 --thick then thin ------- fins futures JC honeycomb, AM2 techflex heavy chop, ea b/stix at 84kg, now testing AM2 hex
ALTERNATOR ------ R/F -- 6'4--for bad back days---- fins futures JC honeycomb
and countless others (mostly nev's)
youngest grommet 45kgs throws my hellfire around with SA3's or in mush uses EA (techflex "cuz they look da bomb") and deviant
@Goanna,
I agree with FW - Fan. The Solus weren't cutting it for me. I tried them on my potato and spitfire. knee to chest high it felt like i was dragging. Down the line speed was nonexistent. The only time it actually went was on wedgy breaks chest high and up. Once I reach flat sections or the shoulder it slows down dramatically! I'm getting ready to post it on craigslist. I'm loving my Jordy, Rusty R1, and EA techflex fins.
5'8" - 170lbs / 172cm - 77kg
503 x 21.25 x 2.4, 32.4L Baked Potato TG (pending), Futures
504 x 21.50 x 2.5 , 35.7L Sweet Potato FST, Jordy + Q400
508 x 20 x 2.4, 31L SpitFire FST, FEA Techflex
Fin Tree: EA Techflex, Jordy Smith L, MulCoy 5-fin, Deviant Fin, QD400 Rears
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