However, when it comes to FCS2 you’ve limited to buying FCS fins. One thing you’ll quickly notice when shopping around for surfboard fins is that there are plenty of options for Futures fins – both from Futures themselves and plenty of other surf companies too, like Project Blank (which I’m currently riding in a few of my boards), Captain Fins and more
Since switching to Futures fins I’ve never once had an issue slotting them in or out – let alone damaging my board in the process! In fact they’re such a pain in the ass to remove a whole fin removal tool was invented to help make the process easy – so now you can buy a tool to help with your tool-less fin system! Removing an FCS2 fin again gives you lots of opportunity to slice your hand (seriously make sure you use a towel for this!) and I’ve even dinged a board when a fin suddenly released, flipped forward and hit the bottom of the board! You’ve got to apply a good amount of pressure to pop them into place – and I’ve seen numerous people put pressure dings in the tail of their boards whilst doing it, or even slicing their hand!Īnd then there’s taking them out – which requires even more pressure, which surely this can’t be good for the long term integrity of the fin box? Sometimes slotting in an FCS2 fin is smooth and easy, but 98% of the time they’re a bit of a pain in the ass, taking time to wiggle them to the front of the box to clip them in. Well in theory, yes FCS2 should be easier. Isn’t that the whole selling point and marketing focus of FCS2? I know exactly what you’re thinking – hang on aren’t FCS2 surf fins super easy to take in and out? So why have FCS developed a fin that can be popped out relatively easily from the back, but have little to no give with pressure applied from the front? Meaning if you collide with something moving forward the chances are you’re going to rip out your fin box and do some serious damage.įutures surf fins on the other hand pivot around the tab at the back – so in theory if you were to ride into something at enough force the single screw would give out and the fin would then pivot around the back tab and slide out – minimising the potential damage to the box itself and therefore the board.Įffectively if you look at it, FCS2 fins are designed the wrong way around! Therefore your fins, fin boxes and board in general are in much more danger of serious damage. If however, you hit it whilst travelling forwards, the chances are you’re actually surfing and will therefore have a lot more speed, momentum and force. If you get pushed backwards on a surfboard (get sucked back on a duck dive or with a bit of current) and hit an object or the sand, your fins aren’t really in that much danger – you’ll be travelling at low speeds and really aren’t going to be travelling in that direction much. …although you can add a screw in both the front and backīoth fin systems are widely available in most board brands and models and both have a huge range of surf fins to choose from, so lets get down to why I’ve ditched off FCS2 in favour of Futures….Īlong the same line as fin security is the fact that if you think of it logically, the Futures fin box just makes more sense – both in design and also practicality for surfers.But if you’re looking for your first surfboard or debating making a swap between the two, what’s the main difference between the two fin box setups? Futures When it comes to dividing surfers and starting a heated debate the “FCS or Futures” questions also result in very polarised opinions. Surf Fins – 5 Reasons I Swapped FCS2 For Futures Fins.
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