Maybe it's you..

Maybe your rear foot is too far back on the board when you bottom turn rather that pushing more off the rail ahead of the fin.. Just a thought.

DJ

Just go with the flow, pop that tail into a 360. There sick....

I'd move the centre fin as far back as possible as you suggested. If that doesn't work try a bigger fin.
Its a bit scary slipping out on a bottom turn. You need to be confident it will hold.
As DJ suggested work on technique as well......otherwise .... get started on your next board!

Do you think the square tail has anything to do with it?

Dale

daletor said...

I'd move the centre fin as far back as possible as you suggested.

Do you think the square tail has anything to do with it?

Dale

Thanks Dale,
Yep thats the first thing I will try, moving fin back. The diamond tail looks good in
the flesh but I had to trim it a little to get the shape meaning it's slightly wider than
it needs to be. The next one will definately be slightly narrower in the tail regardless
if this is causing the problem, it will look better.

Shapers I have spoken to think the rails are a bit thick towards the tail so this is
something I will fix as well with the next one.

allrounder said...

try some thing with a flatter inside foil on the side fins. FG5 have an inside foil, even try FG7. I run very similar set ups and love the drive. Also, if your rail is a little rolled with no edge in the last two feet, use some resin and build up and harder edge so it bites more....

Harder back 1/3 will help and fin back as well. But if the boards too thick it is only stop gap, new board sounds the go.

For not having much sun you Victorian's certainly get a good tan much be spray on

LSD said...


Do you think they would complain if they had 3 fins or 1?!

Pretty obvious they don't bend in any rocker!

i was at shapers today and had a chat to the guy about standups. i was looking out for box fin ,about 6" and wide-ish base. anyway , he showed me a thruster set that were bigger than the sunnies. they are new- made for some team riders on bigger short boards as in over 7".they are going to be called s9's. i grabbed a set as i always on the look out for a bigger set of fins thruster style without going to twin fin size. they guy was keen for some feed back from a sup surfer
cheers

LSD said...

Hey Brendon,
Forget about all that techno fin crap.......
It's like DJ Said, it's you....sorry

Make it work! then YOU will know what it needs, you will be the wiser.

Scotty, I've got a lot of V in the tail, it is super loose. Maybe too much but judging by LSD boards not too much.

LSD, you should know if I don't try stuff I will never know what works. So I will try stuff like fins before I alter
the board at all, like sharpening up the rails in the tail. Yep I think the board isn't quite right for me, mainly
the volume area from the middle back. I'm not saying it slides every turn. It is fast, turns off the top amazing,
nose rides well and bottom turns good when I'm in smaller waves. It's just when I really lean into a tight fast
bottom turn in 3ft plus that it sometimes happens.

I think it will be a process of elimination,
- move centre fin back
- then try bigger sides
- try full thruster set
- if problem persists, sharpen rails over the back 1/3.

I will be starting on the new board regardless, the blank is just sitting there asking to be shaped!

Scotty Mac said...

Lacey,
Are the s9 inside foil?

yes, i'm going to surf them tomorrow, see how they go

DavidJohn said...

Maybe it's you..

Maybe your rear foot is too far back on the board when you bottom turn rather that pushing more off the rail ahead of the fin.. Just a thought.

DJ

Good answer dj, I reckon you could be right.
Both my boards do this if im jamming my backfoot way back, I actually dont mind the feeling and just go with it, first I thought it was the skatey affect of the 9 6 naish quad, fish set up. Once i have moved my backfoot up a bit and leaned onto the rail and paddle more it stopped.

Im not sure which is flatter, the rocker or the second guys haircut!

LSD said...

Hey Brendon,
Forget about all that techno fin crap.......
It's like DJ Said, it's you....sorry

Make it work! then YOU will know what it needs, you will be the wiser.

Dont ask us, everyone has a different approach to turns.

These guys are doing ok with none!
Do you think they would complain if they had 3 fins or 1?!

I reckon ya spot on there dog and if you had your new "angus burger" and its a little bit "special" putting all that weight into your top turn is the go for sure.

As on your bottom turn you have all the weight and speed of taking the drop and setting up, and maybe pushing too hard