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Kinda hard to describe but my latest custom asked for twin set up and shaper sold me on a twin fronts and quad rears with fronts set up normal quad placement and rears set up a inch. You can really feel the pivot and how it holds kinda like twin feeling of drive with hold of a quad.
Intuitively, I would think that the drive comes from the rear fins on a quad set up, so you would want the rake fin in the back? Pivot fin in the front, for pivot, and rake fins in the back for drive?
Fronts: Finsunlimited 2win twin set fiberglass 5.5" h 5.25" b
I know that's how some people feel about it. I guess my retort to that would be that the drive from a quad is coming from all 4 fins.......that's why they feel faster. But having 4 drivey fins allows you to play around with them a little more. A common quad complaint is that they turn a little rounder and don't quite have the same amount of pivot as a thruster. So why not get as much drive as you can out of the front fins and have the rear fins more upright so they can pivot harder/quicker like a thruster? If you're surfing an hp quad, your back foot is really close to being on top of the rear fins, right? So to me, those are the fins you're pivoting off.
Interested to hear your thoughts. You're more of a AM fin guy, right? If so, I have a feeling you'll like more upright fronts and raked rears.I have a set of Von Sol Stiletto fins that have upright rear quad fins, I'll do some experimenting on this theory and report back.
I was a solid AM guy, but after riding the V2 PC fins (K2.1 template) I haven't ridden AM's in almost over a year.
^ I approve this message.@ReForest what jkb is saying is more than a theory.
Keep in mind you're predominantly riding rather straight railed, very short Tomos.
It's easy to fall into the trap of surfing them flatter and pivot off the fins rather than really engaging the rails like a board with longer curved rails.
At this point, you may have missed the party!
rusty quads are 50/50 foil, 3.5” tall and raked paired with a M/L sized neutral/pivot front.
Yes! For the past year or so, every time I'd review my waves, I am always turning the boards flatter (lateral). I've been trying to get the boards more vertical up the face on the bottom turns and try to carve through the top turn, but it is a challenge if you don't have proper technique.@ReForest what jkb is saying is more than a theory.
Keep in mind you're predominantly riding rather straight railed, very short Tomos.
It's easy to fall into the trap of surfing them flatter and pivot off the fins rather than really engaging the rails like a board with longer curved rails.
