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Gavin from Go Surfing San Diego. Today we are going to talk about the difference between FDS and feature fins
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For starters, these fins are built a little bit differently. The FDS fin, at least the original, requires two fins to screw into the board, whereas
the feature fin only requires one. Fortunately, you can use the same fin key for both, but then there's also the new FDS2
which are snap-in fins that don't require any screws at all. Starting with the FDS original, you're going to see that there are two screw holes, one
on either side of the fin, one here, and if you turn it over, one on the other side
So that's how you're going to install and remove the FDS fin system
When it comes to features, they have a single screw at the top of the fin, right here, so
all you have to do is slide the fin into the back, snap it in, and then you can screw in
the front. Because of that one screw setup on the feature fin versus the FDS fin, I usually find features
are a little bit easier and user-friendly to install. The other benefit of this installation is the features
The fin can't, doesn't attach to the fin box as much. And basically all you need to know is what that means is if your fin ever hits the bottom
of the ocean floor or it gets snagged on something, you're more likely to get fin damage on your
FDS fin setup as opposed to your feature fin setup, and that can result in a more costly repair
Other than that, the feature fin setup usually is a little bit closer to the board, which
can, you could argue, is better for higher performance. But ultimately, at the end of the day, if you're an average everyday surfer, the FDS
fins are just as good as feature fins. I would say the only thing that you need to concern yourself with is FDS fins are super common
They're globally, you know, I mean, they're both global fins, but FDS fins you can find
are compatible with more boards. So that might be a better choice if you want to use it on more boards
At the end of the day, though, it's not going to really impact your surfing that much
So I guess I didn't answer the question that well. You can't go wrong with FDS's features, but I'm interested to know what you think in the
comments below