Axis have come up with low aspect surf foils the Spitfire, Code and Uni foil went high aspect without sacrificing low end. do you have a comparison impression you can share here.

Thats good to know, but just wasted space and a shameless plug for your product. Whats needed here is something we can all relate to.

Rode Axis/ Armstrong for over a year while learning to prone foil and struggled to pump back out. Became super frustrating watching mates pump past you paddling back out.

Jumped on my mates Uni set up and was able to immediately pump back and link waves - game changer for me due to the forgiving ability to pump and grave dig. Ultimately, I am happy to sacrifice a little speed (coming from axis and Armstrong) to remain on foil and link more waves.

Started on the P170 but now riding the P140 and can't go back to the P170 (turns slower than 140). Fuse/ tail combos will change the feel/ carve/ pitch etc but for now I am very stoked with the generic P140/ Medium fuse/ 14.5 tail.

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Foilmate said..
Rode Axis/ Armstrong for over a year while learning to prone foil and struggled to pump back out. Became super frustrating watching mates pump past you paddling back out.

Jumped on my mates Uni set up and was able to immediately pump back and link waves - game changer for me due to the forgiving ability to pump and grave dig. Ultimately, I am happy to sacrifice a little speed (coming from axis and Armstrong) to remain on foil and link more waves.

Started on the P170 but now riding the P140 and can't go back to the P170 (turns slower than 140). Fuse/ tail combos will change the feel/ carve/ pitch etc but for now I am very stoked with the generic P140/ Medium fuse/ 14.5 tail.

Foilmate, what shim and tails do you like to contro the pitchiness of the P170 and P140. I'm using the G10 14 Shiv and Shunt with med fuse, foil in front of the box and can't get the pitchiness stabilized. I had ridden a bunch of other foils and like the P170/140 for most things like pumping and slow speed turning but once I hit any kind of medium speed, turbulence, or power it breaches or dives.

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Foilmate said..
Rode Axis/ Armstrong for over a year while learning to prone foil and struggled to pump back out. Became super frustrating watching mates pump past you paddling back out.

Jumped on my mates Uni set up and was able to immediately pump back and link waves - game changer for me due to the forgiving ability to pump and grave dig. Ultimately, I am happy to sacrifice a little speed (coming from axis and Armstrong) to remain on foil and link more waves.

Started on the P170 but now riding the P140 and can't go back to the P170 (turns slower than 140). Fuse/ tail combos will change the feel/ carve/ pitch etc but for now I am very stoked with the generic P140/ Medium fuse/ 14.5 tail.

Foilmate, what shim and tails do you like to contro the pitchiness of the P170 and P140. I'm using the G10 14 Shiv and Shunt with med fuse, foil in front of the box and can't get the pitchiness stabilized. I had ridden a bunch of other foils and like the P170/140 for most things like pumping and slow speed turning but once I hit any kind of medium speed, turbulence, or power it breaches or dives.

I have found the best set up for the Uni 140 P is with the small fuse with the 13.5 P tail and a 1.5 positive shim. With most boards base plate set in the middle of the tracks. ??????

I assume you mean wave riding with a wing (vs prone). I went from the Uni progressions (and hyper2s) to the AFS Silks. In my opinion, the only Progression that is suited for winging is the P125. The others are just too slow and range-bound. The P125 was a lot more high performance, fast and fun for me, and still pumps quite well for its size. Kind of counterintuitive, but I liked the P140 in hectic conditions where I wanted to add control and slow things down, but it just doesn't have the range when you want it to be fast.

I'm still fairly new on the AFS setups, but I am loving them so far. The range on both the 1050 and 850 is a lot better than the Progressions. I'm nowhere near reaching the potential of these foils, but they feel extremely sporty and also very intuitive at the same time. They breach MUCH better than the progressions, which allows me to ride them much more aggressively. As far as pumping, my early take is that they aren't quite as easy as the progressions, but I may still be adjusting my technique for them. The AFS mast also feels a lot faster with stiffness equal to or better than the Katana. When I get high on the AFS mast (which I am comfortable doing given how nicely the foil breaches) it just feels incredibly efficient.

I felt like I needed a lot of foils to match my conditions with the Unifoil line, given how range-bound they were. I feel like the AFS silks are a lot more versatile and I can cover the same range of conditions with two foils that I needed 3-4 of the Uni setups to cover.

My $0.02.

If I did it again, now that I know how much range these foils have I would consider doing the 650 and 1050. That said, I haven't really found the top end on the 850 yet, so its suiting me just fine. Really want to try the pure 1100 for downwind now too (off topic).