slingshot: bad for boat only?

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 02, 2008 7:30 am Post subject: slingshot: bad for boat only?

been eyeing the slingshot recoil 142 for awhile now. but was told there not good for useing behind the boat. more for cable parks and sliders and such.

i rode a responce 137 and really liked its light weight. without the cost of a merek or something. anyway dont want this to become a "why not try this board" thread, i really like everything about the recoil 142.

what is the forums opinion on riding a slingshot behind the boat only?
wake pop? i noticed with the flat bottom they are allitle looser than im used to but that can be worked on.

any and all thoughts/opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Cory

vette74 · Posted: Jul 02, 2008 7:42 am Post subject:

Didn't you just get your board a few months ago?

Iukekini · Newbie Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 36 City: Portland

I ride the Recoil behind the boat every day and love it. Tons of pop and the landings are awesome.

Who told you that it wasn't good for behind the boat?

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 02, 2008 9:13 am Post subject:

awesome. what length do you ride? and what height/weight are you?

what other boards did you ride before it?
if you had to find something you DONT like about the slingshot what would it be?

my instructor eric is the one that told me. it was his responce 137 i rode. hes in this vid. hes a diehard LF Watson rider.
http://www.vimeo.com/1176701

Iukekini · Newbie Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 36 City: Portland

I ride the 42 and I'm 6'2" 175. I rode the HL Premier before the Recoil.

The one thing that I didn't like about it were the fins it came stock with. They were way to big. I got the smallest fins I could get for it.

Hope that helps.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 02, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

very much so. thanks.
ironically ill probly be going the opposite, with bigger fins, i like a very tight board.

anyone else?

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 02, 2008 10:09 am Post subject:

What happened to "there is no way I could afford a new one, and your season would be over?"

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?p=1071059&highlight=#1071059

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

hehe... i was kinda wondering the same thing. lol!

but, i have the 142 recoil & it is definitely a board for behind the boat. i'll never go back to "conventional" boards. flex is for real. i used to only go w2w because my knees couldnt take the pounding of the flats, but that's changed since i've been riding slingshot. i'm all about it & have converted several diehards over. the only thing i dont like is the fins. they constantly strip out. i switched to some metal hyperlite .7 s & they work great. problem solved.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 02, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject:

lol i said i was intrested in it (eyeing) didnt say i bought it. Wink

window shoping FTW!
and i dont plan on being broke forever lol. im self employed so my financial situation is a roller coaster. no constant pay check. its been slow for the last few months, but some work is starting to come in so im hoping to have some extra soon. Laughing

now that the e drama is cleared up Very Happy

thats great to hear. seems like there are folks out there boat riding these boards and loving them. sucks about the fins though. i was hoping to get away from the heavy aluminum fins.
maybe when the 09s come out the 08s will be on ebay for cheap.

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 03, 2008 4:26 am Post subject:

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 03, 2008 6:46 am Post subject:

your absolutly right.
a quote from the origonal thread Wink

flounderbout · Outlaw Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 224 City: London

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 03, 2008 8:19 am Post subject:

ug i give up. i tryed to be nice about the slandering. Crying or Very sad

i never asked for anything, i just posted a story/experience of mine.
and ive done nothing wrong. i was asking info about a board, what this site is for, ive bought nothing.
and i just dont appreciate the accuazations. chuck and jeff please send me your addresses. i would rather send these back and not ride than my fellow boarders think im some kind of shady character. thats not who i am. Crying or Very sad

my integrity and the respect of my peers means alot more to me than a day on the lake. no one knows the type of guy i am, well except Ed (flixmaster), has know me for over 10 years now.
i consider my self the most honest, nicest straight shooter out there.
i was just asking for some info, i cant afford a board right now but i will someday. i was enjoying the heck out of being back on the water, and was VERY grateful and suprised by those who made that possible. i will for ever be thank ful to them. of all places i didnt think a wakeboard forum would have drama instigators. Embarassed

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 03, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 03, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

weatherford · Soul Rider Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 471 City: Seattle

A newer board isn't gonna make that big of a difference with your riding. If you ride a board with heavy fins now just edge really hard and don't let it up, you will get good pop. Then next year when you do have enough money for a new one, you will get more air B/C your used to edging really hard.

Just don't whin n whimp over internet. Very Happy

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 03, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

02, amen, thats the plan Wink

weatherford: lol no whining here, just standing up for myself. just never cared for false accuasations from the misinformed.

its all good fellas Very Happy

although not the most direct route lol, i got the advice and help i was looking for. gotta love wakeboarder.com and its knowledgeable members.

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

stang-- it doesnt bother me. if ur in a better financial status & can get another setup, go for it. just remember the good will & pay it forward. i will say that until u learn the technique, it doesnt matter what ur riding. save the money until u can go w2w hs & ts. when i started playing golf i went crazy & dropped a chunk on custom fitted everything. it didnt make an ounce of difference in my game. i felt like a huge jackass. long story short: learn the basics first. if u cant go w2w, u cant truly know how a board rides. good luck & stick with the lessons!

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

on the sligshot note, i hated the slingshot...pop sucked and the landings were even worse. so for me, no, i wouldn't get it as a boat-only board. for sliders, maybe.

on the 'getting a board for free because you couldn't afford one but now you can so you're thinking of buying one,' well, that's your problem. karma will bite you in the ass though and i doubt the people here will sympathize as soon as it gets you.

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

i love my 142 recoil. bought it off the forums a few weeks ago. had a blast on it behind an x-star.

King of the Tigers · Posted: Jul 05, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject:

I think the people passing judgement on stang have some karma headed their way. Have you never thought you couldn't afford something and then found yourself spending a lot of $$$ on it just a few weeks or months later? Gee, I know that's happened to me with wakeboarding gear way too many times for me to count.

If I recall, his original story was that his board got busted up on the road. I'd definitely question whether wakeboarding was a worthwhile investment if I lost my gear in a nasty freak accident. Then some people hook him up on gear (stoke), he gets a sweet boat (super stoke), and all that stoke probably made him start drooling over new gear.

All I know is that when I want something pretty bad, it's usually not very hard to figure out how to get money by rearranging my finances.

That said, I do think learning the basics on his current board would be a smart move.

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Jul 05, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject:

Wow you guys are really harsh. I remember him saying he would pass the board on when he was in a better financial status, and he just re-iterated it here in this thread. Good God you guys are like on a witch hunt to call any unsuspecting victim out for the tiniest thing

pancoast · Outlaw Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 193

Innov8 Action Sports · Criminal Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 92 City: Lake Granbruy

No bad feelings coming from me Stang Killa, I know you will pass the setup on to someone in need when you get your new setup!!
Ride the shiz out of those bindings and then when you are done, pass them on to another rider thats is feeling down and in need for bindings!!
Have a great summer everyone!!