fins or not?

bpatterson63 · Newbie Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 2 City: Winter Haven

the other day i was out wakeboarding and id figure id try some "butterslides" on the wake , the problem is that ive never tried it on my 6 finned board when i did it i think you can figure out what happened. i was wondering if i should switch to smaller fins or just take the middle ones off? im pretty experienced and also wanted to move on to some wake to wake tricks what do yall suggest?

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

don't use them any more, used them most of last summer, took them off in august, best decision i've made, take them off and try it, if you don't like it but them back on, you don't really need them for anything but can help when you're starting out

shaggyboarder · Posted: Jul 03, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject:

Its really personal preference. You can still butterslide with all of your fins you just have to lean farther back on your edge. You can always try taking the middle fin out and if you dont like it just throw it back on there.

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

I ditched the fins asap. Makes buttersliding - in fact any kind of sliding and switching so much easier. You can keep your outside fins to assist with tracking through the water, but those middle ones are pesky IMHO.