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My parents just got a boat and I wanted to start wakeboarding. I have been snowbaording for almost 10 years and I am a pretty good water skier, but I was wondering what kind of board I should get. For the most part I will just ride around, but I would like to learn some tricks eventually. What kind of board is the best for this type of activity?

Along with renting some demo boards from your local board shop to find the board that would best fit your abilities and your desired progression. If you want to review the various manufacturers online, check out Wakesides wakeboard site.

http://www.wakeside.com/page/w/CTGY/wakeboards_wakeboard

Click on a manufacturer and then simply scroll your cursor over the boards to see their defined characteristics. This should give you an idea of the boards to look at first.

Being that you are an experienced snowboarder, you should not have much trouble after getting up. Edging on a wakeboard is similar to snowboarding. You will have the addition of fins and perhaps channels on the bottom of the board to provide stability and control.

May I also suggest checking out ‘The Book’ DVD Wakeboarding series. This 5 DVD set will provide all of the information you ever wanted to know about wakeboarding. The first DVD covers an introduction of sorts about equipment from history to current design as well as learning your way around a boat and how to boat safely. While this wouldn’t replace a course in boating safety, it will cover some important information to know. The second DVD will be your ideal starting point for learning the basic fundamentals and help you to avoid any progression pit falls. The DVD’s can be purchase seperately but the better deal is for all of them. Also available on Wakeside or any other wakeboarding site.

There is also some good forums at http://forums.wakeboarder.com/, here your will find great information and contacts from all over the world. Probably the best wakeboarding community on-line. Hope this information gets you what you need to get out there and start enjoying this great sport. Good luck and most of all, have fun!

I love wakeboarding and I’m going in a few weeks and I’ll only be 14 weeks pregnant is it ok to do it, as long as I don’t do any jumps or tricks that will make me biff it hard?
Oh just incase people don’t know what wakeboarding is its a watersport kind of like slolum skiing only your strapped to a bigger board sideways, kind of like snowboarding on the water.

That isn’t a good idea. I know it’s going to be tough to be pregnant over the summer, I’m gonna have to do it too. Anyway, God forbid something bad happened and you fell or hit something… this could be terrible news for your baby. Just don’t risk it, a life is more important than a day of fun.

im starting to try some more advanced tricks while wakeboarding. my first goal is to complete a tantrum (back flip). i know how to do the trick i just have a quick question. when i cut to the wake i need to straighten out the board to start the flipping motion. my question is: how do i keep my speed from my cut and convert it to getting more air if i slow down to straighten the board. when i straighten the board, wont that take some of my speed away? help on how to keep my speed to get higher so i can complete the trick

That’s awesome that you are onto tantrums, those are one of my favorite inverts to do. Well you switch and straighten your board just before you reach the wake and then switch to ts at the top of the wake. Yeah it will kinda slow you down but its not enough to really slow you down and prevent you from doing the trick. Practice switching and doing your edge for a while before you go for the tantrum and practice cutting into the wake and then at the last second switch back and cut away (its awesome and makes a HUGE spray).

This might help….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcgtM7Dxtxk&feature=PlayList&p=4343964AA8625CCC&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/wakeboarding-at-lago-de-oro.html
by the way, it’s cable wakeboarding

360, 720, grab, flip… check out the website

http://www.wakeboarder.com/tricks/glossary.phtml

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/wakeboarding-at-lago-de-oro.html
by the way, it’s cable wakeboarding

360, 720, grab, flip… check out the website

http://www.wakeboarder.com/tricks/glossary.phtml

I notice that the item will specify either or. Other than lenght, the handle seems the same.
thanks

Wakeboarding ropes are designed to stretch less, providing more consistant pulling than a very cheap ski rope.

It’s a very annoying problem to get yanked around really hard while on the wakeboard because the rope bungies on you from it stretching too much.

A bunch of falls with some good tantrums and backrolls thown in.

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In this video we breakdown and analyze a heelside front flip video clip. We show the basic principles of the trick with the clip showing the proper techniques for approach, take-off, and more.

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Mike Weddington Plays Wakeboard Wally!

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The final notorious ninjas wakeboard video… Wakebaorders unite to fight off the wakeboarding ninjas. This is a home made wake board video, made by and starring my cousin and I. PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT, we would like to know what you think

Produced with youtube user: Nildo2 (brown haired guy)

songs:
Guano Apes- Open Your Eyes
Tool- instrumental part, forgot name
Disturbed- Meaning of Life

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