Fins 101

MadMac · Faceplant Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 14

Can someone please give me a lowdown on fins.......sizes, shapes, how many, etc. I notice lots of people ride without them, but what do all the different combinations offer?
thanks

numb · Posted: Mar 07, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject:

it depends on the kinda board you have. but anyway for a wkeskate small fins are always best and usually just one for tech stuf and two for w-w

Vance Collins · Guest

numb,

I thought it was two for tech stuff and one for w2w?

Catalyst · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 736 City: Kelowna

hmm if ur into the fin thing on a wakeskate i would go with a longer small one or even a regular lenght reallt small one. Just enough to haull ass into the wake. But you dont realy want em for lip tricks cause they get in the way. Some people just ride with one fin so they can alternate shizzle around. I did that for awhile but it gets anooying if u cant always flip your board around.

numb · Posted: Mar 07, 2004 9:37 pm Post subject:

i use two for w-w cuz of landeing 180s and stuff and one for technical....

Catalyst · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 736 City: Kelowna

yeah just keep a screwdriver in the boat.

MadMac · Faceplant Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 14

Thanks for the info, this'll be my first season trying wakeskating so just trying to get up to speed.

Catalyst · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 736 City: Kelowna

yeah it shouldnt take long to get the feel but if ur just starting leave the fins on so u can understand how your board work first. Than when u get going a little you can start experimenting and decide what u like. The plus to a catalyst i guess is it has like molded channels so you dont have to worry about taking em off to soon.

nick · Posted: Mar 08, 2004 8:29 pm Post subject:

i ride 2 fins w2w and no fins tech and lip

Catalyst · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 736 City: Kelowna

good plan, im just trying to lear to do it all finless. I wish they woudl just make the catalyst heavier then it would be perfect.

John Cee · Faceplant Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 2

no fins are the most fun for me u have a little more room to mess up

Mumble · Faceplant Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 27

Do you guys actually take your fins on and off?

That seems a little ridiculous to me, I ride with 2 pretty small fins that I grinded down and I have no problem doing lipslides or shuvits or anything (I assume that's what you mean by "tech"), and it's perfect for wake to wake too.

nick · Posted: Mar 16, 2004 2:41 pm Post subject:

and how is that ridiculous? Confused