Getting up without fins......

Mitch3 · Criminal Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 80

I left my fins at my house and we were out on the lake......I got up fine.....my sister got up fine......but my sisters boyfriend couldnt get up.....my dad says it was my fault cuz we didnt have the fins in.........do the fins make a difference in getting up?

savage3221 · Posted: Aug 30, 2004 3:53 pm Post subject:

I don't think that they affect getting up, maybe a very minute difference..unless they are like huge 2.5 inches on a completley flat board..then they might make a wee bit more difference, but I have never felt a difference in the getting up part, but the riding is a whole different thing

jayman101010 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Posts: 104 City: Flossmoor

it does make a diff cuz when ur going slow getting up you have WAY less control than when ur at reg speed and if you dont have fins and ur going slow you have a very small amount of control

savage3221 · Posted: Aug 30, 2004 4:10 pm Post subject:

going slow your fins do not make as much difference going slow..you can spin all over the place if you know how to do it..but also it is much easier than riding reg speed for a beginner. but he was talking about getting up..not riding

jayman101010, and I know that it makes a big difference when riding, just don't think it does for the initial getting up part

focusdave21 · Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 29 City: Columbus

i agree i used fins in the beggining then realized that surface 180's were a pain so i just got smaller one's

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Aug 30, 2004 5:32 pm Post subject:

Fins shouldn't make a difference getting up, but they might make it harder to stay up since it would make the board looser and less stable while he is trying to get comfortable riding.

Mitch3 · Criminal Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 80

ya.....he never got up........so now i can tell my dad it doesnt matter......WOW I LOVE BEING RIGHT!!! awwwhahaha

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

Fins will help newbies have more control of the board, but they are more for steering than anything. You can get up while still keeping your board sideways, where your fins are out of the water, so my thoughts would be that fins shouldn't affect you getting out of the water...unless you're a newer rider.

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:

i tool the fins off of my board and as far as im concerned it is easier my dad got up on my board with out the fins/ Cool

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Sep 04, 2004 7:08 am Post subject:

i ride a Hyperlite Big Kahuna with a single 5" fin in the back...I think it would make a difference! My friend's HO also has a 5" fin. He tried to take it off on time. while he was riding, the board came off of his feet and went through his head. It's a dangerous sport.

hyperrider · Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 City: Edmonton

i took my fins off my board and it got up exactly the same...i dont think it makes any difference at all when getting up how big or little or if you have no fins

patrickengler · Posted: Sep 09, 2004 11:51 am Post subject:

Mitch3,

Dont stress. Having fins off makes a dif. if you're edging and trickin out but as far as getting up...any person should be able to adapt to a finless board. In fact, I think its much easier to get up w/o fins. Don't let your dad push you around Wink

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 09, 2004 7:08 pm Post subject:

i don't think it makes a difference getting up but it would ride better on a rought day with fins

gotama176 · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 341 City: Columbus

Yeah, I finally took the fins off my Fluid 137, I can have a lot more fun with it but it got a little hard to control on the rough water. It really made me focus on my edging a whole lot more though. I still get the same pop, w2w is not a problem, the only hard part is setting my edges in to start my approach. Getting up didn't feel any different... P.S. It was a fun board to learn on but I'm ready for some more action, I rode on a Byerly last night and it was amazing Twisted Evil

Mitch3 · Criminal Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 80

thanks.....

DJew Jake · Posted: Sep 16, 2004 6:48 am Post subject:

Round bay was that a joke>?

Bruky · Guest

aFramer, I hope so. That's just @#$*ed up... Neutral

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 18, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject:

i think it makes it hrader with fins

ben746 · Addict Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 560

I tried to teach my freind how to get up on a wakeskate with no fins. That was funny

savage3221 · Posted: Sep 23, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:

ben746, hahaha..my buddy was trying the same thing the other day..man I havn't had so many good wipeouts (and faces) behind my boat in so long..lol