Two fins on a surfboard

[mattv]

I have seen some vids of riders with only 2 fins on their surfboard vice the normal 3 or 4. I assume this gives the surfboard a loose feel and helps slide the back around for tricks.

I have a quad fish that I love as it flies upwind so well but the quad fins also bite too hard and make tricks more difficult. I have been thinking of taking off the 2 back fins for days when I do not need to go upwind so fast.

Anyone else riding with 2 fins?

[Yann]

I ride my shortboard with just two fins quite a lot. Super easy to slide out in top turns but sometimes a little too easy and difficult to get back in control. On my Uber Fish I use a little GX trailer fin. Two fins was too loose and three fins to much bite. It's also much easier to learn to tack with two fins.

[vmk]

Riding with two fins here (see my topic on the airush choptop), really loose with two fins. Haven't noticed that getting upwind is more difficult but have noticed that keeping a straight course requires more effort which is made worse with chop. Less directional stability, which makes sense, but as a result the board is faster and turns on a dime. Really fun to throw around in the onshore slop I usually get, I plan to use it this way for a long time.