Todd wrote:CALLING JON!!! Jonny boy, can you update us with your choices of fins for thrusters cs quads, stiff boards versus softer boards? Thanks bro.
Hey Todd,
Would be glad to.
This is my theory. A lot of kiteboarding companies make really stiff boards. I have been riding much more flexible fins lately to help give the boards a little bit more of a lively feel.
To be honest I am still working on finding the perfect quad set up.
For thrusters, here are the three fins I like and for what conditions.
The F3 from futures is my go to small wave fin. It's a bit smaller but has a narrow tip that allows the fin to flex a bit more.
http://www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com/p- ... rials.aspxThe YU from future is a great all around fin. It's really flexy so it might take getting used to. If I only had one fin for the rest of my life it would be this one. I've been trying to figure out rear fins that work well with it for a quad....but no luck yet.
http://www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com/p- ... d-hex.aspxThe Blackstix VII FEA is a fin for good waves. It's a lot stiffer so can handle a bit more speed. I normally wouldn't have bought a set like this, but i borrowed a friends board this summer and thought it went insanely fast with these fins in it. He let me try them in my kiteboard and I was really impressed. I have to keep testing, but I think for anyone who kites in waves over head often, these might be the fins for you!
-Jon