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Timmy Patterson Tri Thruster Fins by True Ames
Timmy Patterson's thruster set in Hexcore, Futures compatible — a close base-to-height ratio with moderate rake.
★★★★★5.0 (7)
In Stock
$123.50
Color — Smoke Hexcore
The Fin
Timmy Patterson's thruster set in Hexcore, Futures compatible — a close base-to-height ratio with moderate rake.
Patterson has shaped for high-performance surfing long enough that his fin template is essentially a statement of what a shortboard thruster should do: hold when loaded, release when unloaded, and not surprise you in between.
The geometry
Base and height are close to equal, with moderate rake. That combination is deliberately middle-of-the-road — it does not specialise into drive or into pivot, which is what makes it a default rather than a choice you have to be sure about.
Construction
Hexcore construction is lighter than solid glass and flexes more, which reads as a livelier, springier fin.
Specifications
| Configuration | Thruster — three fins |
| Construction | Hexcore |
| Base | 4.56" |
| Depth | 4.63" |
| Colours | Smoke Hexcore |
| Designer | Timmy "TP" Patterson |
| Made by | True Ames, Santa Barbara CA |
Specifications
ConstructionSolid Fiberglass
Sizes—
Colors1 option
Price Range$123.50
AvailabilityIn Stock
Reviews
What people say
An all-around shortboard fin that excels in the ripable waves of Trestles.
The set you reach for when you want drive off the bottom and hold through a turn in good waves rather than a loose, skatey feel; it stays connected when the wave stands up. If you want a livelier, more release-oriented top turn, look to a flatter-foiled thruster instead.
More About This Fin
Thruster set designed by shaper Timmy Patterson and built by True Ames, with a close base-to-height ratio and moderate rake. It is sold as a three-fin set and offered in solid fiberglass and Hexcore constructions with both Futures and FCS bases. It is intended for performance shortboards.
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