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creation Faceplant
Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 29
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Posted: Apr 25, 2004 3:53 pm Post subject: Skating with or without fins.... |
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Which is better and why? |
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minus_gravity Pop Shuvit
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton
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Posted: Apr 25, 2004 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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I personaly like it better without fins...I used to ride with fins but the day that I took them off I knew I would never go back to riding with fins. I can't tell you which is better for you. Just go out and ride both and see which works for you. _________________ "I do not fear death. I grasp it by both hands and edge hard" |
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wakesk8r9610 Backside 180
Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267
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Posted: Apr 25, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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well it matters what your style is. w2w you want fins. like lip and tech you dont cause it gives you mroe room to land and it relases easier. |
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wakeriderof87 Frontside 180
Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla
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Posted: Apr 25, 2004 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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i like finless _________________ ow thats gonna hurt tomorrow |
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minus_gravity Pop Shuvit
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton
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Posted: Apr 25, 2004 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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I dont really agree wakesk8r9610 because I do just as fine w/o fins on my w2w tricks. I feel just as confident w/o fins on w2w as I do with fins. _________________ "I do not fear death. I grasp it by both hands and edge hard" |
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nick Island Rat
Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 14553 City: Honokowai
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Posted: Apr 25, 2004 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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im with 9610. fins w2w, no fins lip & tech _________________ √ |
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wakesk8ordie Pop Shuvit
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 148 City: Fond du Lac
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Posted: Apr 26, 2004 10:13 am Post subject: |
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I actually agree with with minus_gravity, I ride finless always, even for w2w. I don't necessarily feel that I can get as good of an edge into the wake without fins but it is a major hassle switching them on and off and I am just as confident going wake to wake without them. _________________ death before dishonor.
Chris Fink
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el Backside 180
Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea
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Posted: Apr 26, 2004 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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I ride with tiny 1" fins all the time. _________________
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foammesh Frontside 180
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 287 City: Lantana, FloriDuH
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Posted: Apr 26, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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No one can tell you what you will like. I'm more of a lip tech guy and I don't like finless. I know people who are way better w2w than me and ride finless. That garbage doesn't matter. Whatever feels right,,, run it. |
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minus_gravity Pop Shuvit
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton
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Posted: Apr 26, 2004 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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foammesh, is right...thats why I said "I can't tell you which is better for you. Just go out and ride both and see which works for you." _________________ "I do not fear death. I grasp it by both hands and edge hard" |
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creation Faceplant
Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 29
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Posted: Apr 26, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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I actually go without, I was just curious. I only rode with fins once, before I had a wakeboard about 2 years ago, then I ordered my board and never felt like screwing them on...haha, yeah I am lazy, so I went without. I like without. |
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offkilter23 Pop Shuvit
Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 221 City: venice
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Posted: Apr 27, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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ive rode both and i dont like fins but when i ride with them i can do tricks higher but its whatever is good for you |
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Kian Ollie
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 60 City: Singapore
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Posted: Apr 28, 2004 12:13 am Post subject: |
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When the boyz from cassette came by our way, i noticed they rode with just one fin... figured why not give it a shot, so I set up with just one on the tail (i'm on the 4trac...)... and its pretty good actually... you kinda get the best of both worlds.. |
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xtremebordgurl Faceplant
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 47 City: all over the place, soon to be missoula montana
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wakeriderof87 Frontside 180
Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla
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Posted: Apr 28, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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but other than when you do a 180, you can ride a wakeskate switch, but still have the skate goin in the same direction, the problem i wuold worry about is when you do a shuv it or a 180 _________________ ow thats gonna hurt tomorrow |
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Kian Ollie
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 60 City: Singapore
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Posted: Apr 29, 2004 4:09 am Post subject: |
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xtremebordgurl, wakeriderof87, right on.. but i guess its just the initial stages...you get used to it for sure... and learn to ride holding your edge tighter when you ride switch or when you land on a 180/shuvit.... i've noticed also that some liptricks are hell easier without fins.. but as mentioned earlier.. with wake to wakes and on the flats.. the fin helps a lot... .. so with one fin on the tail.. you get to toy around with either riding with a fin or finless...
Suppose for an in-betweener like me.. its works great!... |
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