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This video is about Building a "Surfboard Fin Quiver" by Noel Salas Ep. 17. Noel & Aarron Salas head to Futures Fins in Huntington Beach, CA to meet up with CEO John Griffin and Founder Vince Longo to build a fin quiver.
Building a surfboard quiver is important to surfers, but now we have unlimited options with fins to enhance the performance of a board in multiple surf conditions.
Noel will go into questions like why "Ride Number," which is how Futures Fins describes the feeling of fins by using Flex, Rake and Foil.
Description of "Ride Number" from Futures Fins website:
RIDE NUMBER DESCRIBES THE FEELING OF A FIN:
This feeling is represented on a scale from Speed Generating to Speed Control. The closer you get to 10, the more springy, fluid & responsive your board will feel to help generate speed. The closer you get to 1, the more solid, engaged & predictable your board will feel to help control speed. Fins with a Ride Number around 5 feel balanced & do not add any premium feelings to your board -- they let your board’s original character shine. To use Ride Number, just pick a feeling in your weight range, and give it a try. When you understand the different feels, you can get the most performance & enjoyment out of your equipment.
FLEX
Flexible fins will feel springy through turns and generate speed better, while stiffer fins will feel solid through turns and control speed better. This factor has the most weighting in determining Ride Number.
RAKE
Upright fins feel pivoty, allowing for tighter turns, while raked fins feel stable, providing hold through carves. The effect of rate on feeling is a significant factor on determining the Ride Number.
FOIL
V and V2 foils feel responsive and fluid through turns, while flat foils feel engaged and predictable through turns. The effects of Foil on the overall feeling are subtle but noticeable, therefore Foil has the least amount of weighting on the Ride Number.
Noel and John converse on what fins work best in different board types, wave conditions and how a fin with different flex can change the feel and characteristic of a board.
Sit back and enjoy the show!!!!
For more information on Futures Fins and their breakdown on Ride Number, go to Futuresfins.com.