Good point CS. Which way do the winds blow the water across the pad.

^^^that

^^^i would not do that after the pad is already attached. You are just likely to fuck up the adhesive.

It is not going to slow you down enough to make much of a difference.

That said, the pad...

No.

You are over thinking it. You will likely not notice any difference in drag from fin height either. Maybe a pro would.

I surf with rear traction pads on most of my boards. They might...