So I am exchanging messages with a famous ski type guy about fin settings and he says

[Horton]

So I am exchanging messages with a famous ski type guy about fin settings and he says

 

“ that's why running a long/shallow fin setup works better on A and a short/deep setup works better on C”

 

At this point my ears started bleeding and I had to go to lunch.

WTF

 

[liquid d]

go in the middle with B.

 

[Chef23]

A young pro skier told me once that for fin settings he had seen either forward/long/shallow or back/deep/short works. He didn't believe that back/long/shallow generally worked. He was working at a school and keeping track of fins of skiers he coached and/or adjusted.

 

His comments weren't specific to a ski but more general observations.

[waterskicorey]

I think what @Horton is getting at, is that not only do we have to adjust our fin for ski style, water temp, etc. now we have to adjusted it to A B C 1 2 3 on Zero Off also

[Horton]

@waterskicorey‌ No. Not at all. I am saying that when I read this my mind went blank and my ears started bleeding.

[Jody_Seal]

@Horton My eyes are bleeding reading this!!

[SkiJay]

There are a lot more old wives tales than there are old wives in waterskiing . . . .

[ozski]

This sounds more like ebola @Horton

[mwetskier]

@Horton -re bleeding ears i recommend seeing an otologist immediately. just dont ask him about fin tuning.

[MattP]

Makes complete sense to me. @Horton was it the same guy we were talking about last night?

[Horton]

@MattP‌ I do not recall what I told you. I flush my brain daily

[A_B]

Good thing he didn't include water viscosity and ski surface area..

[Horton]

@‌ab

no. I will ask him

[Waternut]

We all know how much of this sport is mental so I'd say he's got a leg up if he is positive his setup will work better on a different ZO setting.