FCS H2 fins?!

FCS H2 fins?!

Postby james_swimmer » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:09 am

Hi all,

Has anybody tried the H2 fins?

FCS give them lots of hype but they're a very different shape to any others in the FCS range.

Also any other recomendations for a medium sized surfer 10.5 stone (147lbs) on a Sam Egan 6'0 swallow tail resin8, surfed in british conditions (ranging from crappy 1-2ft mush, to the nice clean 6-7ft surf i sneaked in on wednesday at fistral...)

Its got the standard plastic fcs fins that came with the board, thought it was time for a re-vamp.

Thanks for your help
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Re: FCS H2 fins?!

Postby goofybynature » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:58 pm

HI James
A friend of mine was making those shaped fins ten+ years ago and now all the guys who ride his boards swear by them. I have had a go myself and they really fly. If you surf south fistral often you may well have seen some of the local guys on phd boards with these fins, they really do go.
Unfortunately the guy who makes them states that they alter the lift of the tail of the board so simply slinging them on any board is futile, the whole rear end must be shaped with the alternate fin in mind. Love or hate the guy in question he really does know his stuff and I know he has experimented with them in a variety of scenarios.
Ever seen a pro on these FCS H2 fins? Neither have I, could be a costly experiment.

I would suggest sticking to something that has had a lot more water time behind the concept. FCS fancy range of pc 3/ pc5 would make a nice upgrade, double foil with that tasty hexalite gear in the middle. <edit>
Cheers.
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Re: FCS H2 fins?!

Postby Tricky23 » Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:14 pm

Hey dude, H-2s are awesome...sometimes on sale for about £60... but have you thought about the K-3 performance glass fins? If you want to spend and get some top quality fins those could be good?

Otherwise some M-5s always do the job for surfers of your size. I just can't believe how many fins FCS produce! crazy...
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