Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

I have a 5'10", 23.25" wide, "Vee panel" Parkes. It has a classic fish tail and the current fins are FCS GPR's and GX. It's got blazing speed but is a bit too drifty (Could be that I weigh 200 lbs).
What fins could I put in to tighten up this board a bit?
Thanks for any suggestions.

4XGR

I would suggest you put some M7s or G7000s or something with a 7 in it. Then see if you can get some G1000s...

If you dont wanna go that big, then you could always try some G5s and G3s

the beauty of FCS or any other removables is that you can play around. i have a collection for different surfs. for my parkes quad, I start with the H series for small surf up to 6 ft and then put a big larry mabile twinzer ( lots of rake) as the back fin to start to lock the tail in more for when its getting big (DOH faces). i've ground them down so they have less area and more flex. if it gets above that, i'd stick a big set forward (like an MR twinnie) or , more likely, get my gun - a flashie pintail. or go and get my camera!!!

i like my fins to be able to bite if i need to exit fast and I'm never going to be good enough to do the air thing. I'm a 100kg point and shoot tube junkie.

if your board is drifting in the beginning of the turn, beef up the forward fins - if its sliding (unnecessarily) in the second half, add some size there. i like flexy trailing fins because they are forgiving but many don't.

some even prefer a larger trailing fin but so much depends on your style and what gives you confidence. if you feel good about a set-up then you have the magic factor to push your turns.

there's no "right" way for any board - you are only limited by your budget and ability to discern the differences in fin configurations. just mix it up.....

Thanks for the help, I'm going to start with leaving the small ones in and replace the large fins with some Occy's.