Anyone here wakeboard???

[Blitanicle99]

Start small and work up. I bought a starter board off ebay from an ebay store for like 170 bucks. Ive used it two seasons and bought a hyperlite. Get a comfy jacket. The neopreme ones are completely worth it. Gloves are overrated.

Two big rules:
A. While riding, DO NOT try to turn the board sideways. You can learn to turn it 180 on the water but everyone justs lets the toes down and your in for a hurting.
B. Learn toe side first. Meaning when your riding, your toes are pointed outside. Like when you want to jump, you learn forward so your toes face outward, you lean back in and "pop" the board, basicly the second you hit the wave you push on it quicky and youll fly. I can get 10+ feet of air without a tower. It also takes a while to learn heel side jumps.
-Also the wakeboard ropes that strech and are a little shorter are well worth it, you can get alot more air.

As for getting up, I dont get up sideways and turn the board, I get up on an angle. You couch on the board in the water with the board facing about a 60 degree angle with the rope on the open side of the board. As the boat pulls you up, you stand up slowly. Its a lot easier than trying to ride sideways and falling 10 times.
I have been skiing for 14 years, been able to sloalm for 10 and been trick skiing just as long. Ive been waking for 3 years now. If you were in the area Id teach you.

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B. Learn toe side first. .
-Also the wakeboard ropes that strech and are a little shorter are well worth it, you can get alot more air.

Personal preference on which side to learn. Goes for anthing on a board. Shorter ropes to start off but you will not get bigger air. Shorter ropes will bring you in closer and make each side of the wake closer together. So when you get really good you will increase speed(to harden the wake) and a longer rope to increase the width of the wake.

[ScreaminZetec]

Start small and work up. I bought a starter board off ebay from an ebay store for like 170 bucks. Ive used it two seasons and bought a hyperlite. Get a comfy jacket. The neopreme ones are completely worth it. Gloves are overrated.

Two big rules:
A. While riding, DO NOT try to turn the board sideways. You can learn to turn it 180 on the water but everyone justs lets the toes down and your in for a hurting.
B. Learn toe side first. Meaning when your riding, your toes are pointed outside. Like when you want to jump, you learn forward so your toes face outward, you lean back in and "pop" the board, basicly the second you hit the wave you push on it quicky and youll fly. I can get 10+ feet of air without a tower. It also takes a while to learn heel side jumps.
-Also the wakeboard ropes that strech and are a little shorter are well worth it, you can get alot more air.

Couple things, toe side is when your leaning on your toes, and heal side is when your leaning on your heals. Not sur if thats what you were saying. Kinda hard to understand what you were saying. Heal side is easier to learn as its more natural, Toe side is a bit awkward at first.

Second thing, for wakeboarding you want a ZERO stretch rope for wakeboaring. Get a spectra line, they are a bit pricey but its one of the best things you can do for your riding.

As for turning, if you want to turn on your heal side you pretty much lean back and lift your toes, if you want to turn on your toes side just push down with your toes and lean towards them a bit. Toe side is kinda hard to explain but you'll figure it out. One thing though on toes side keep your hip forward dont get all bent over trying to do toe side.

And lastly for jumping, cut into the wake and right as you get to the top of the wake stand tall. Basically stand up. But do it while staying on edge, do not come off edge or you wont get much air. If you have the right technique you dont need all that much speed to go big.