Hey guys, i rode my twin fin this morning. Had a ball, but i did notice that turns can be a bit, well, uncentred. The board has a flat bottom, and i couldn't help but think a little trailer ( i have one fcs plug for a 1" x 2" trailer ) would have helped it feel more, um, i dunno, what's the word, i think it would help me to be able to feel the centre of the board. I figure the V in the old twins, helped not only rail to rail, but to feel the centre of the board during turns.
Is this making sense, or have i had one too many beers??
Fun board though, and since i dinged the nose of my 7'10", looks like i'll be riding it more often for a while!!!
On this board the fins are in the keel fin position, around 6 3/4 up from the tail, with 6deg Probox inserts, and im using Probox keels ( which f&ken rock BTW ). Great board, i love it, and its no big deal, but i have heard people talk about surfers "feeling" the centre of the board, and normally on other boards ( like my 2+1 ) i can definately get a feel for centre stability, just not on this one.
Interesting thought… I’ve never ridden a twin fin without either vee or double concave, so I don’t even know what it feels like.
My first guess would be… twins fins don’t need vee, flat tail rockers do. But that has nothing to do with what you’re feeling. Pavel’s Rainbow Fish has no vee, but it has that double concave out the back, so you might still “feel the center” like you would if it had vee.
word has it that because of the high volume of the twinnies and their width,the vee allows it lean over easier from one rail to the other.what do you think ?
Leaning them over hasn't been a problem, but i find sometimes when turning, you can't "feel" the centre line of the board, and turns can get a bit slippery.
Back in the day the boys got off twins because of the slide, generally attributed to fin cavitation, rather than vee or otherwise. Twinnies have to be put on rail in every turn or they’ll give way. That was my experience riding them. The vee might help with “encouraging” a rail buried turn.
That's what YOU like. I have both, though my quad is a Mckee style. I set it up with Big fronts, and tiny rears, because otherwise, to me it feels stiff.
Thought so. My mistake. Say “twin” and most people think wide tail, probably fish. Which really needs a little vee. Your tail is like my mind: fairly narrow. Vee helps a wide tail get from rail to rail easier.