Fins are very x e so I only use one ,the others are on lay-by

i was talking to cmc today about quads. in our different ways, we both kinda felt like we fiddled around with quads setups unknowingly tring to get them to feel like a thruster and then had a go back on a normal thruster setup and thought it was unreal- go figure.
cheers
ps cmc!!!!!!

In my experience, quads give you more speed in turns or trimming, the drawback being that getting more speed in turns make cover more ground. i.e wider turns or not being able to stay as easily in the pocket.

I would say that quads are better for waves you have no problems with (open face, slow, mushy, ...), but if the wave is powerful and do not have fast sections requiring speed to make, a thruster will give you more control and will be easier to handle.

Note that changing fins on a quad can change its behavior too. Having bigger fins front or rear, and rear fins with symmetrical, asymetrical, or hybrid foil will dramatically change its character. I like to use depths of 140mm front / 90mm back for gutless waves, and 90mm front 110mmm symetrical foil back for juicy waves on my 8'11" (I weight 100kg/230lbs, lighter SUPer will need smaller fins).

laceys lane said...

i was talking to cmc today about quads. in our different ways, we both kinda felt like we fiddled around with quads setups unknowingly tring to get them to feel like a thruster and then had a go back on a normal thruster setup and thought it was unreal- go figure.
cheers
ps cmc!!!!!!

did the same. now got a couple of quads in the racks gathering dust.