How often do you check your fin settings

[disland]

I hadnt checked mine since last fall. Opps it was off by a few hundreth's all the way around

[gmut]

I check the length every day. If it changes then probably the depth has also changed. I always make sure that the fin clamp is tightening down on the fin and not the set screws. Easy test...tighten side screws and then see if set screws will turn fairly easily, if they do then 99% probability that fin clamp is working properly.

 

[Horton]

meh. only if I fly somewhere or start to ski bad

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

@Horton agreed. I usually try to check them every 3 weeks or so anyway to make sure everything is copacetic.

[thager]

Anytime @Horton is within a hundred miles.....

[DanE]

After every flight.

[Stevie Boy]

Every two to three weeks, always after flights, always check ski flex after flight as well to avoid any nasty surprises.

[bkreis]

1x per week..

[brody]

2 years ago after I found my settings was last time I looked

[Gar]

Only if I can find a really good person to adjust it!

[ScottScott]

After a couple months..... if I checked them every time I skied bad, that would be after every set.

[Stevie Boy]

@Gar go ski with the likes of Lucky Lowe, Terry Winter, or another Pro who is willing to help, maybe somebody who skis in close proximity, might have the knowledge, they need to see you skiing and what the ski is doing, once you have the numbers, write them down, buy yourself a good digital caliper, then there is no reason why you cannot make fine adjustments or check the fin yourself

[Gar]

Well my ski partner for years was one of the best but he gave it up! So I'll admit I've been lazy in not getting a caliper and doing it myself. I have access fortunately to really great skiers who have helped me. So once they move it and it feels good, I try and work on the are between my ears!!

[chris55]

At the statr of the season of course and when I go to private lake coming from open water

[SkiJay]

Daily when testing, but never in between tests. I know my fin block is set up properly, that I tighten it enough, and that I always handle my ski carefully. But I remove the fin altogether for air travel.

[skialex]

Not very often, my fin doesn't move. Sometimes I check when I ski badly few sets in a row, but it's never the fin. Some skis need to be checked more often than others.

[ozski]

Since switching to the new Nano if I notice that my fin is still in the ski then I'm going to have a decent set. :smiley: But seriously since the initial dial in I've only checked the fin once and that was to confirm and share the numbers with @bkreis

[303Skier]

Only when I fly or ski bad, like Horton.

 

I think more important is to check your screws are tight often!

[gsm_peter]

I borrow this tread for a related question.

What are the fin tool screws dimension?

Standard for all fins or per manufacture?

I need to buy those tools....

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

For adjustment screws you'll need a T handle allen wrench 5/32 @gsm_peter

[Wish]

Was not happy today with the way the ski was coming around. Changed length and depth...no measuring just turned some set screws and then this happened. I may have to measure now cause it's coming around nicely.

 

[Zman]

Settings?

[Wish]

@Zman unless you have a Denali, I suspect my numbers will be meaningless. That.. and I have no idea. Didn't have time to measure before I had to head back to work. Playing with a different wing as well (little science behind it). I'll measure before next set. :)

[Zman]

Lol. @Wish ... was just saying "what are settings"? Like, don't you just say "hit it", and make 6 turns?

Settings?