best fin choice for beginner

marcuskg · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 9:47 am Post subject: best fin choice for beginner

my friend rides a hyperlite scape 116, he rides with the original plastic fins still and was wondering what would be the best fins to practice surface tricks and lip tricks? Very Happy

ridehatzic · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 10:10 am Post subject:

No fins at all. It's so much smoother and way more chill. I'll probably never put fins on my board again.

mgswed · Newbie Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 32

i just started doing exactly what you are going to and i took the fins out and like ridehatzic says, ill probably never put fins on it again. -MG

marcuskg · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 2:38 pm Post subject:

i read sumwher that your suppost to put candle wax in the fin holes when you ride finless. it didnt say why tho? ridehatzic do you do tht?

ridehatzic · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject:

Watever floats your boat. The holes aren't a big deal. I didn't do anything to mine. I know someone that filled em with silicone or something though.

mgswed · Newbie Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 32

the candle wax is just to prevent water from squirting up through the holes. I had no problem with it though. -MG

lake weir rider fl · Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 39 City: Ocala

ride finless

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Aug 21, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: best fin choice for beginner

marcuskg · Posted: Aug 21, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

i dont ride it much because its not mine. He went more towards 'skating and i went more towards 'boarding. He's letting me try it more often n i like it but uit feels like theres no traction.

Damon · Posted: Aug 21, 2005 7:18 pm Post subject:

I've got the scape, but I've never rode any other wakeskate.

I can break loose pretty easily, and I couldn't imagine the ride with no fins, it would be crazy.

I need a wakeskate that is totally locked in... do they make those?

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

I love using low profile fins-some traction, but not too much.

I love it.

Nick Taylor · Posted: Oct 24, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject:

It's all personal preference, but I find wakeskating way more fun finless. Some elitists will argue that it makes your style sloppy and that all your tricks will be sketchy... bs... I've seen people who ride fins and preach it that still sketch out all the same.

Fins don't make your style, ride what suits you...

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

Nick Taylor, oh contraire; If someone is used to fins riding fin-less will MAKE YOUR STYLE Sloppy

Nick Taylor · Posted: Oct 25, 2005 2:52 am Post subject:

Kampus-slide, No it will not. It just takes a session or two to get used to it, but it doesn't make their style automatically shîtty Rolling Eyes

urinal mint · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jun 2005 Posts: 212 City: Texarkana

i started on one fin with my flat cassette. then went to two fins on my first concave(4-trac mold) then on my second 4-trac molded concave i went completely finless and LOVE IT. it was VERY sketchy at first while trying to remember i didn't have fin to catch me but now i don't think i'll go back unless it's for wake to wake.

with two fins, sometimes i had a hard time getting out of switch but without fins, it's cake.

try both, don't listen to other people, do what suits you(the rider) best.

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

Nick Taylor, true, I guess.

wakemitch · Outlaw Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 193 City: Vallejo

nickdakoolkat, the 116 scape is the worst board ever. it was my first skate. i bought it because it was only 100 bucks and i didnt see much of a difference and the shop didnt have anything smaller. the board is a pain in the a$$ to shuvit, but it makes shuvits on a normal board a whole lot easier. gripping it also made it more tolerable. dont get a scape, especially a 116cm

Mr. Top Hat · Outlaw Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 237

Nick Taylor, if you usually ride finless alot of times riding with a fin will clean up your style. ive noticed it helps with myself and others so if you try to dispute this i will simply reject your opinion and refer to you as a hippie.

Nick Taylor · Posted: Oct 27, 2005 3:12 am Post subject:

I = Failure... It didn't do anything for me so I guess I dismissed it as hippie nonsense.