Now let's consider a 3 fin (2 +1) setup on longboards 9 ft and longer v/s a single fin board.
Granted the "general" maneuverability of a longboard tends to be quite different from shortboards. Yet some of us "loggers" can and do crank hard sharp turns on our aircraft carriers.
While I'm at it, let's toss in the 5 fin combos offered on some Takayama longboards.
What I want to know is (and maybe you already have an article planned on this) is how do shapers know where to place the fins? Is it just an intuitive feeling, or is there a science behind that, too? I've noticed it especially in quads, where you have the different setups. Some quads have the two back fins close together, and others have them far apart. And I get the drive, looseness aspect of that, but I also want to know how they figure out how close the back fin should be to the front fin, and how far from the tail, etc.
Now let's consider a 3 fin (2 +1) setup on longboards 9 ft and longer v/s a single fin board.
Granted the "general" maneuverability of a longboard tends to be quite different from shortboards. Yet some of us "loggers" can and do crank hard sharp turns on our aircraft carriers.
While I'm at it, let's toss in the 5 fin combos offered on some Takayama longboards.
The fun never ends
Thrusters are the best.
What I want to know is (and maybe you already have an article planned on this) is how do shapers know where to place the fins? Is it just an intuitive feeling, or is there a science behind that, too? I've noticed it especially in quads, where you have the different setups. Some quads have the two back fins close together, and others have them far apart. And I get the drive, looseness aspect of that, but I also want to know how they figure out how close the back fin should be to the front fin, and how far from the tail, etc.