Not familiar with those fins but the Spitfire is very fin sensitive. Try a few sets and see which you like the feel of. Too big a set of quads will be tracky and stiff, too small will be a little slidey. I like the Spitfire as a thruster or with large side fins and a small trailer.
Quad is fun in racey barrels.
yeah, the fins can cause a lot of change. experiment as much as you can because certain fins compliment individual styles in different ways. I think you should definitely try a thruster set as well. If you aren't looking for added speed, the thruster will improve maneuverability, and in particular, increase the sensation of controlled pivot.
hope this helps
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Thanks guys will try as a thruster with a PC3 middle fin and report back. BTW love the website and your boards may need some counselling for my addiction issues though
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Im 5'9 and weigh 170. Thinking of grabbing a 5'10 for those extra mushy days.. or would that sacrafice to much performance for better days
mush days meaning 2ft
I think it'd be absolutely fine for small and medium days. I surf a 6'4" Dom on small days which is a pretty good equivalent to the 5'10" at your weight and I don't perceive any performance deficiencies in small waves. Realistically any performance limitations (if any) by going marginally bigger are going to become more apparent as wave size increases. I think we're talking at least head high before the extra volume of a slightly bigger board is going to become significant.
It is also fair to say that someone who surfs regularly at a particular volume is going to really notice extra volume - I certainly did when I first went from 2.5" to 2 5/8" thick around 7 years ago, when I was around 86kg- initially it felt like a boat. But after a while I actually found the extra thickness worked to my advantage.
47yoa, 177cm, 90kg, Intermediate+
Dom 6'4" with K3 fins
Unibrow 6'4" with KR JP5 fins
Quadrafive 6'6" with KR JP5 Carbon Tune
so you think that grabbing the 5'10 wont make turns more drawn out and slower in like 4fters?
and what would be the down fall for grabbing a 5'8 instead of the 5'10
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