Has anyone got any feedback on these? And maybe the K2.1 as well? How would they suit a heavier (90kg) guy looking to try a slightly looser fin than a PC7 or PC GAM?
Has anyone got any feedback on these? And maybe the K2.1 as well? How would they suit a heavier (90kg) guy looking to try a slightly looser fin than a PC7 or PC GAM?
I'm a big fan, but I'm medium weight. Haven't really tried the on a shortboard, only on a Spitfire and Sub Scorcher. Liked them on both. More hold and drive than the K2.1s which I find get slidey on a stubby board in good waves, but the K3s still turn well and release when pushed.
I'm not sure if they'd make a normal shortboard feel stiff, probably not, especially for a heavier guy. I'd try them in my CBD but to be honest I'm not going to use anything other than the Soar Powerbase fins anymore. Far better fins than anything I've used from FCS.
hi prjwebb - were do you get your 'powerbase' fins from in Cornwall ?....thanks
i order then through a guy in the states who puts in a bulk order to soar and then they are made, sent to him and then he sends them on to me. it takes a while but it's well worth it in my opinion.
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
Thanks for that.
i rode 2.1s up to 95ish kg...loved em...never needed anything else...keep in mind this was in thin narrow tailed hperf boards...drive and projection came from rails/outline...release from fins...they would of been too small in shorter wide tailed boards....i had old fcs 6's to step up to...very similar to the k3's i'm told...lengthened arcs less release and slower reaction time..(point break fins)
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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
Interestingly, Jadson Andre seems to use the K3s as his go to fin and he's a great beach break, tail slides and above the lip surfer, and a lighter guy.
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
i wonder if that's as a result of going shorter, flatter, wider.?..they all seem to be trending that way...
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WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD,*WHERE'S MY VANGUARD.... ETC
IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED,
IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED,
IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT,
IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE,
IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ww6azloDM
18 wide so there goes that theory haha
6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
502R FPT - DL front DS rears
506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL
I think I might give these a go then (the K3's). They're designed obviously to provide drive for a smaller surfer. Maybe that'd make a good small wave fin for a bigger guy who likes drive? I'll soon find out!
Incidentally I joined the bad back party yesterday. Only around 1 foot lefts and managed to tweak my back somehow. I suspect it was in trying to throw a board around backhand in conditions where the wave rarely provided enough power of itself. I REALLY wanted to hit that lip! Ouch. Ibuprofen and a few days of rest will hopefully be enough to get me back in the water soon.
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
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