Using smaller fins as you increase length of board.?

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lostdoggy started the topic in Saturday, 7 Jan 2017 at 4:49pm

Mick Fanning
“With my thrusters I’ll use a MF large up to a 6’2” and once I jump on a 6’3” or bigger I’ll use MF medium fins,” says Mick. “With the quads it is the same sort of thing. Anything up to a 6’2”, I’ll use the MF large on the side and quad trailers in the back with the 80/20 foils and the 6’3” and above is the MF medium in the side and the same quad set up in the back.”

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lostdoggy Saturday, 7 Jan 2017 at 4:52pm

Is this going against conventional wisdom?
Anyone here choose fins to surf in this way?

I can't see why he'd want the larger template in the shorter boards. Maybe the shorter the board the wider the tail for Mick?

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nicko74 Saturday, 7 Jan 2017 at 5:04pm

Mick possibly wants to put shorter boards in more critical/hollow waves? I'm thinking Desert Point/Speed reef type waves. Shorter boards kinda fit in the pocket better in round barrels rather than almond shape.?