"My goal was to turn easy at low and high speeds, drive with more projection at any speed, and generally have better control in all conditions"
yes , a GREAT idea , i'm with you there greg !!
i was watching 'busting down the door' ,
'free ride' ,
'five summer stories'
and
'going surfing'
this week , and MUCH preferred the full rail turns and lack of slide ...perhaps that's why i still ENJOY riding a single fin from time to time .
i love the modern surfing , the speed generated by guys like fanning ,
but
the continual sliding during turns [taj , especially !!] does make me long for the occys, the sunny garcias, the dane kealohas , the johnny boy gomes' of yesteryear
speed carves with no slide , plus amazing aerials and deep tube rides i guess would be my favourite combinations to watch in surf vids oops dvds nowadays ,
and i always enjoy watching power surfers here
others may vary , of course ,
but i still reckon dane , the toms [carroll and curren ] and occy are among my three or four favourite power surfers of all time .
i'd be keen to have checked out their fins and their boards when they were at the peak of their powers ...
cheers greg , keep up the GREAT work , i'm definately a FAN of these 'wild[y]' fins of yours !!
ben