The numbers are in! According to FCS' own logic, Futures is the superior fin system!
John John takes the championship early. Makes Pipe a bit of an anti-climax. Always great when the title comes down to the last few heats of the year. So exciting!
But the blonde kid won it, fair and square. Certain South Americans are losing their shit about it online, but we can all agree they’re crazy. Not their fault, Brazilian Portuguese doesn’t have a word for “good sportsmanship.” (I may have made that joke earlier this year. If so, I apologize for recycling my garbage.)
It all brings to mind a bit of advertorial that ran on another outlet last year. Something about how all the events of 2015 were won on FCS2.
I don’t buy the line that your fin box really affects your surfing. Maybe it does when you’re good enough to earn a living riding waves. But for us normal humans, from the dudes stink-bug-stance trimming out on the shoulder to the hard off-the-bottom-blast-the-lip types, it really comes down to personal preference.
Some of us like solid fin boxes that almost never break and use a single screw to hold in each fin. Others dig using a hammer for removal and enjoy spending a ton of money when the newest version isn’t backwards compatible with all the sets they already own. Bonus points, I guess, if the boxes are prone to breakage and contain a hunk of titanium that makes replacement a nightmare.
Based on FCStitch logic, let’s look at this year’s numbers.
Futures work so good they helped John John Florence sew up the title after only ten events.
Despite the fact that Futures team riders only make up 22% of the top 32:
40% of the contests in 2016 were won by guys on Futures.
45% percent of surfers in WCT finals in 2016 were riding Futures.
Futures team riders account for two of the top three surfers in the world right now.
How is this instance of fawning over a fin system brand better than what StabStitch did last year?
Well, we don’t own Futures. They don’t even pay us. But they should. Or at least send me some t-shirts. Don’t need any fins, already own more sets than I can possibly use.
Never actually seen a broken Futures fin so I don’t anticipate needing a new set anytime in the near or distant future.
John John Florence Signature Techflex from Futures Fins on Vimeo.
Who live on denial? Not Bob, him never live on de African river
What is it with (most) Brazilians and sport? I never understood, nor cared really, why every nation in the football / soccer world all hate on Brazil. Cue surfing Brazilian Storm …
I broke a future fin once. Got lipped in the head with some awkwardly timed backwash, the board flipped, fin got stuck in between my ankle and leash before snapping at the base. Hurt like fuck, but somehow resulted in very little broken skin and a big bruise.
FCS on the other hand always break on the same side, making it impossible to complete the set.
This sounds so familar “Just look at their current situation. Country pretty much divided, half
of the population has a fraudulent Judge as hero and will follow him to
death if need be. And the hero of the other half is a shit lying cunt.” Where have I seen a similar political dynamic?
Well done rasta.
At last! Futures ftw!
The Stitchy Stab.
here’s proof Futures is better: almost all of the freesurfers who DONT get paid to ride certain fins are using Futures…. that’s gotta count for something?
Well said.
I now (due to being an idiot and buying boards off the rack) have several boards in futures and several in FCS2. IMO Futures is better if only for the fact they make the ‘Blackstix’ fins that have the curve in the base and create shitloads (well noticeably) more drive. Futures is also just a cooler brand cos they don’t have Mick and Gabs as team riders.
Blackstix fins are great
FCS2 fin system went full retard, think we can all agree on that
it’s really superficial, but fcs plugs are butt ugly too. every time i turn a stock board over and see those horrible misshapen ovals instead of some nice sharp lined-up futures boxes, i conclude that the board has been irretrievably ruined
any feedback from board repairers on the issue?
when you rip a futures box out your boards fucked
Yeah Futures are superior fin set up and not trying to wrangle the masses into a system that only FCS can fill.
What’s up with Noted Beach Grit Advertiser Matt Biolos going so hard on FCS2? Can’t Derek talk some sense into him? It really softens my lust for that channeled Baby Buggy in the ad.
I have weak arms and I can’t budge the sonsofbitches! I wept a little when I saw my beautiful thinned-out Puddle Jumper with the FCS 2 system.
Coming soon to a shop near you!
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Oh noooooooo!
Pretty much all non custom Carbon Wrap boards are FCS 2. It bums me out and has prevented me from buying at least one board.
I got a custom carbon wrap made with futures. Cost an extra $150 though.
Truth.