I’m planning to buy a new mast and I’m hesitating between the Race and the Torque from Unifoil.
I weigh 74 kg and mainly practice prone foiling. I mostly use small wings (Prog 100 & 125, Evo 135, and a Prog 170 which I haven’t used in at least a year and a half).
I currently have a Katana 75 and would really like to move to a slightly longer mast, ideally 80. However, since there’s no Race in 80, my only option would be the Torque — but I’ve read that the Torque is mainly designed for heavier riders or large wings, which is not my case.
Is there a big difference (in terms of speed and stiffness) between the Torque and the Katana?
Has anyone tried both of the new masts, Race & Torque, and could share their feedback?
There’s very little information online about these two new masts…
The torque is 100 percent an upgrade from the katana. I’ve spent a good amount of time on all 3 masts. The torque is my daily driver for all the disciplines I’m involved in. It’s a really thin mast so it adds a noticeable extra efficiency to all your wings and it’s in incredibly stiff for how thin it is. The race mast is the fastest but it’s not a huge difference from the torque in terms of speed. I wouldn’t recommend the race mast to anyone who wants to fly wings bigger than about 170. The flex starts to become more noticeable and negatively affects the feel in turns. That’s my 2 cents for what it’s worth!
Thanks for that info, good to know.
I do wish Unifoil were a bit more in line with other brands in terms of the specs they provide for the masts.
I’m trying to work out which one to go for too, and having some details to compare would be good, like ‘this model is this percent stiffer than the Katana’ or the actual thickness of the mast at a particular point.
Without that hard detail, it’s all a bit vague, like this one’s a bit stiffer, but not quite stiff enough to run foils bigger that this etc. It’s all confusing.
Just my two cents, but we’re all nerds here, give us some data! :B
How is the comparison between the Progression 800 and Torque - I have a Prog800 now, and am considering Torque for DW. Been trying to work out if it could give much more speed. am more than happy with the Prog800 (and plan to keep it with my FD for surf) and find it pretty fast when one brings the mast up high.