Speed Generating vs. Speed Control
A TOOL TO HELP YOU SURF BETTER
Using Ride Number is easy: you just have to understand the feelings of Speed Generating and Speed Control. On one end of the Ride Number scale are Speed Generating fins. These fins feel responsive and provide that extra spring desired when the surf is lacking power. On the opposite side is Speed Control. These fins feel solid, engaged, and predictable, providing that extra hold usually only needed when the surf is cranking. The middle ground is Balanced which offers a mix of the two extremes for an all-around feel. Just remember, when you're pumping: Speed Generating. When the waves are pumping: Speed Control.
Speed Generating
Springy, Fluid
& Responsive
BLACKSTIX
Balanced
All
Around
ALPHA
HONEYCOMB
Speed Control
SOLID, ENGAGED,
& PREDICTABLE
TECHFLEX
CONTROL
Speed Generating
Springy, Fluid, & Responsive
Help generate speed and make your board feel more lively.
Shop Speed GeneratingBalanced
All-Around
Allow for the original characteristics of your board to shine,
without any directional influence.
Speed Control
Solid, Engaged, & Predictable
Help control speed and make your board feel more stable.
Shop Speed ControlFeel = Flex + Rake + Foil
Speed Generating
F6 Blackstix
Speed Generating
vs
Speed Control
The Speed Generating, Speed Control, or Balanced feel that fins have based on the the weighted effects of flex, rake, and foil.
Speed Control
EA Control Series
How we calculate: FEEL
FEEL = FLEX + RAKE + FOIL
Feel
F8 Legacy
RN - 5.6
Flex
F8 Legacy
6.72% Flex
Rake
F8 Legacy
Balanced
