Fanatic team rider Jake Jensen stopped into SURF FX to go over the awesome new 2017 Fanatic Falcon



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Area10 said...
Is presenting new products in the sponsorship contracts of these athletes? It seems to be an increasing trend this year.

I doubt it is but it bloody should be. I do a better job through different social media outlets at promoting certain brands in sup just as a weekend punter than majority of the sponsored paddlers.
I don't get it, in other sports like surfing You see athletes all over social media, making clips about boards. Brands, tips, surfing etc, yet in sup only a select couple like Kai do well with social media.

On the board topic. I'm a fanatic fan, but I'm not sold on the 2017 model. I keep saying to myself they have adjusted the 2016 model and made it "more user friendly" yeah that will sell more boards I'm sure as it will appeal to more punters but is the 2017 a better board performance wise than 2016 I am not convinced yet.
2016 is loose wild and fast in the ocean, and pretty good in the flat compared to other branded ocean boards.
2017 is wider further back, less pin, more stable yes but has more stability come at a cost of speed??

Construction wise it's good it's strong, I felt 2016 was strong on the rails and up top, 2017 is heavier due to construction it has to be their strongest most durable build to date.

It has to be further forward on a pintail design doesn't it???

I thought the theory of a pin tail falcon/ace, over for example the maliko is the maliko is more a get further back surfing style bump riding board (hence you want the fin far back, the falcon/ace is more of a paddling bump board. so when the tail lifts out of the water you still want your fin to be in the water doing what it is meant to do.

When my 2016 falcon lifts in the tail its 1 step back drive paddle and away I find the more central on the board I am the quicker I am, with volume in the front you are aiming to go over the bump in front or too the side you want the fin to be in contact, that allows the pin to drop into the back of the bump you are on with minimal resistance, no loss of speed. bit further of a step back and you are engaging that fin to start to turn on the bump with out getting to far back on the board.
When you step to far back on the falcon it does stall due to low volume in that area and slow you down, so stepping so far back is going against on the theory of the board design in my opinion.
step back deep on the maliko, it doesn't stall it lets you surf the bump.

both designs work in their own ways.
pin tails work great here in Moreton Bay. short sharp shallow quick bumps, More of a high tempo paddling down wind, over a relaxed get back surf stance down wind in other oceans.

2017 falcon I am yet to down wind, but the outlines of the rear end have me a little confused about what they want the board to actually do best. Maybe the width is just right for doing what a pin design is meant to do but gives you a little more volume to keep the speed up when you do actually get back deeper on the board in the big drops/ocean troughs.

[b]Area10 said...[/b
Is presenting new products in the sponsorship contracts of these athletes? It seems to be an increasing trend this year.
This vid is actually put together by a Fanatic retailer who has also produced videos on other brands they sell. Smart move to get Jake involved.
Andy made a comment about team riders needing to work harder. We're lucky at Fanatic to have a team who are all active on social media. Kai is excellent. He sends me photos on a regular basis and works hard on his videos.
This one in my mail box today.

Dyllan Constable, Paul Jones, Ke'ale Dorries and Timothy Cyprien all send me photos daily for our Instagram and Face Book pages . In fact, here in Oz the social media is completely run by a team rider. It certainly makes sense to get your passionate team riders involved in promoting the brand.

Are the prices of the Falcon coming down for 2017 like the Starboard All Star prices

Last year's Fanatic prices here in Australia were significantly lower than the Starbosrd prices. It's not a case of all prices going down but rather Starboard dropping there's to be comparable with the others