I ride a Balance 140 with cupped fins on the sides. I am having a problem with cutting my fingers on them when grabbing the board. The most common is when I don't get around far enough on a stalefish (tailfish), this usually results in a gash in the first joint of the middle finger next to the palm. <BR> <BR>I'm thinking of riding without those fins. How will that affect the way the board rides? Is it a good idea? <BR> <BR>I guess any suggestion on how to quit grabbing there in the first place would be good too :-)

Ha, re-read the title - that's removing the fins, not the fingers <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/proud.gif" border=0>