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| 199509 | 9758 | CJ Nelson Outlier reviews? | 23 | skurp | Feb 24, 2021 | 2021-02-24T13:22:55-0500 | jory said: I messaged cj about fins since we can't get his flying diamonds brand over here. He recommended a 9 inch l- flex true Ames as an alternative. I'm using a local guys version, same template, hand tuned flex. Mine is probably 3/4 up the box. CJ advised move it forward for small waves and back for bigger faster waves. Feet wise, I still move around a bit but mostly my back foot, I think 7'6 is probably the max for this, longer and you'd need to move both - I posted on the other hull thread that if you watch good surfers on mids (Devon howard for example) they move the back foot a lot. I tend to try and have a pretty full rail engaged bottom turn then move my feet close together in the middle for high line trim. Cutting back you definitely want to get yOur foot back towards the fin. The outlier will cut back like any other egg which is one of the great things about the shape. Single fins generally lose speed through turns a bit compared to tri fins but if you engage enough rail and have a flexy fin then you can still carve a really nice arc. Click to expand... I got one of CJ's involvement fins - went an inch longer - 10in since I'm 6ft 210lbs. To be honest, I was ready to sell the board before I got the bigger fin and moved it up. now that it's been working and fun... I've been in a "if it aint broke, don't fix it" mindset re: the fin. I'll experiment with the placement for bigger days. I haven't had the outlier out in anything over shoulder high - but I did notice feeling out of control on takeoff (when it was bigger). More like I was holding on than surfing. Assumed it was the Indian, not the arrow. But I would love to have this board In bigger surf. I have a 7'6" egg as a thruster I use for bigger days and it's so stable and trustworthy... but once I'm out of the bottom turn - really missing the glide and feel of the outlier for the rest of the wave. |