New to the board....

[waterbuffalo]

ok ok I'm sure there are about 100million threads of "so I'm new what kinda board do I need"

my turn.....

Basically I've seen people do it...I myself have water skied...ok I lie I was a human anchored..any how... I wanta get up on a wakeboard.

So from reading the forum I guess the larger the board the more stability also good for large individual (read the screen name its the truth) is this the truth ? is there a "good beginners board" .. what I'm looking is a good name in wakeboards..and a site that would have a "package" board and bindings....

is there a site that shows weight and board size ?

Also is there anything I need to know about Vests ? is there a preferred wakeboarding vest ?

(ps forgive me if I used the wrong lingo in this thread...what can I say..newbee here..you were once like me)

[RootAxis]

Just because I'm kind of new at it, but able to do it, I can tell you what I have done that has helped me.

When I first started wakeboarding, beginner boards have actually helped, but I am an extremely well rounded boarder, as in, I have skateboarded since I was 8, and have snowboarded since I was 10. In any case, I bought just a random preset setup from a local wakesport shop and it did the trick, but only after a few runs did I try and do some tricks, and it really just shown through. Now I have upgraded from beginner to export boards instantaneously, and figure that the beginner board was a waste of money.

If you are not an avid boarder of sorts, then I can see where a beginner board would work, otherwise, go for an advanced board to not waste your money on having to buy a new setup.

As far as companies go, the major people are Hyperlite, CWB, and some others that you see floating around here. It all depends on preferences on which company you choose, and most of the time, it makes no difference. You can switch companies on a setup, for instance, CWB Fuse bindings on a Hyperlite Murray board which is my setup. In any case, READ THE REVIEWS FOR PRODUCTS. If there is no review for a product, DO NOT buy it. REVIEWS are extremely helpful on the internet, for instance, CWB Fuse bindings, for a size 13 foot like mine, are HELL to get on and off, and took a huge amount of time to break in so that my foot didn't feel like it was out of blood every ten minutes.

The manufacturer details vary for sizes, such as a Large size on CWB bindings could range from size 12-13, to 13-14, etc., so it depends on the bindings itself, and it usually will be listed, but if not, look on the manufacturer site, and same with wakeboards, as they vary depending on weight and height for the best stability.

With vests, there is a topic on USGA or whatever approved vests, you should look into that topic to answer that question. Pretty much, form follows function.

And as a last reminder, on a wakeboard, to start, level your wakeboard horizontally so that the edge is only slightly poking out of the water. Then it works just like skis, just get pulled up and then the fins will actually swerve into their place instantaneously so you are sideways. Keep your legs bent a little with it, and of course, practice makes perfect. Watch a few videos on it too that you find floating around just to get a better picture.

[waterbuffalo]

Hey man thanks a lot very useful !

[jt09]

welcome waterbuffalo! and thanks for appreciating the fact that yours is an oft answered question.

i only skimmed rootaxis's post, but it seemed spot on (too many words for my little head to read them all).

my suggestion would be to hit up the major brand sites and look for a board chart. most of them have something that shows a graph of where each board is in terms of aggressiveness, advanced, etc. those are fairly helpful. my advice would be to find one as close to the middle as possible - a couple from diff companies, actually - and then hit ebay or grizzlysports.com and look for an 06 or 07 model. you'll get it at a seriously low discount and be able to figure out which direction you want to go w/ your next board.

happy hunting