How much does tower help??

petrey10 · Criminal Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 70

Just getting started wakeboarding and I am trying to w2w but come up about a foot or 2 short of the flatts everytime. Granted my form aint great yet but how much more height and distance will I see with a tower cause we currently just go off the tow loop and have no tower on the boat.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jun 23, 2009 5:36 am Post subject:

if you can afford it, get one.

JeffreyCH · Posted: Jun 23, 2009 5:47 am Post subject:

A raised tow point (tower or pylon) will not make up for proper technique. However once you have your technique down it will help you get more air. I rode all last summer off the ski hook, and installed a tower this spring, and between that and working very hard on all aspects of my technique it boosted me from 2-3 ft of air into the 6 ft. range. The main difference I noticed was how much easier it was to get out of the water, causing much less fatigue giving me longer ride times.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jun 23, 2009 6:03 am Post subject:

/\ a great post

whiskeytown · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 31 City: CLT

^^couldn't agree more

petrey10 · Criminal Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 70

im glad to hear the fatigue part....cause I i get fatigued pretty quick and I am a pretty in shape athletic guy... We are thinking about getting a wakeboard boat here in the next year as long as we can sell our jetskis(1100 zxis if anyone is interested)...

JeffreyCH · Posted: Jun 23, 2009 7:58 am Post subject:

petrey10, Just a word of advice, not many on here are fans of jet ski's Wink

Get rid of those things A.S.A.P. and get a boat.

jctwake · Newbie Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 46 City: Leawood

Like JeffreyCH said, once you get a proper form, the tower will allow you to get off the ground and stay off the ground for a longer amount of time. Just work on the progressive edge in and everything should come together.

ctgretzky99 · Posted: Jun 23, 2009 9:52 am Post subject:

No one NEEDS a tower (or specific wakeboard boats, bindings, board etc...)...case in point: early Scott Byerly, behind a ski boat. Watch this vid, then think of a tower only to extend out from these humble beginnings:

http://www.wakeboardreport.com/archives/2008/02/exclusive_footage_of_a_young_s.html

smitty1258 · Criminal Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 91 City: NW Ohio

ctgretzky99 · Posted: Jun 24, 2009 5:54 am Post subject:

Christobull · Addict Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 898 City: Tulsa

The first time I ever got up on a wakeboard, it was one similar to that, but it had no fins, and only one lonely sandal strap in the front. Never could have imagined at the time that tricks like that were possible on it.