Please Help School Advice

mtn_bik_chk · Criminal Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 53 City: Southeast MO

Dying to go ! Searched the back of wakeboardmag, wakechicks, etc. Need advice on what to look for in a school, pricing advice, length of 'school' training advice program that's optimum. What do I look for? I live in Southeast MO, there's NOTHING here !! Please advise on anything you can. Sorry for bein' a newb !! Confused

Mister C · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 7:04 pm Post subject:

MO as in Missouri? I hear that the best schools are in Florida, and usually wakeboardmag has a lot in there.

BoardinDan · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 8:05 pm Post subject:

i love where i live less then 10 minutes away from one of the best Very Happy

Edge · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 46 City: Melbourne, FL

Yea, living here in the realm of the "wakeboarding loveland" makes it great! Lots of time to hit OWC, year round riding, and tons of camps to pull from. I went to Miami Wakeboard camp for a 1 day session and those guys down there were rad...I even got my pic in WBM a while ago!

Mister C · Posted: Jun 18, 2003 9:53 pm Post subject:

Edge, was it for an advertisement for the school or did you just happen to bein the background of a pic?

tyybo · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 340 City: Fargo

Im going to TWC in a few days, ill tell you how it goes

gryffin · Criminal Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 89 City: SoCal

Yeah Florida has the best camps from what ive heard. So if you can get there, go for it, and get some wakes for me.

Edge · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 46 City: Melbourne, FL

Mister C,

It was for an advertisement for Caribe....they were there that day. I was in the boat with Byerly....so I just got lucky....but either way, never thought I would have a pic in WBM. The other cool think about it was when I called WBM to buy a couple copies of it, they sent me 4 for free.

siuski · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 5:25 am Post subject:

Lutee, SIUC and Iowa ski clubs went to Swiss Ski School for Spring Break a couple of years ago, it was a blast. The accomodations were Awsome!. The people who owned it were great, and the instructors were not bad either. They were mostly geared toward 3 event skiing. They had a Malibu Responce with a wedge and tower, but the boat had NO wake. The lakes were low, so we could touch the bottom in most places, so I wouldn't think that they have a wakeboard boat now...could be wrong though. We had as a group we spent about $500 bucks for 5 days with accomodations and 2-4 sets a day. Were do you ride? We mostly board durring the week at Lake Kinkaid In Southern Illinois. Come over and ride with us sometime!

mtn_bik_chk · Criminal Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 53 City: Southeast MO

Hey, SIUSKI ! I'm from Southern Illinois, myself. Herrin. Thanks for the info. We usually go to Wappapello Lake. That would be a little over 2 hours away for you though.......
Also, we only have a SeaDoo, so I usually hook up with my friend and board behind her supra. Come on down whenever you want a change of scenery !!

Anybody that knows of any schools or clinics in Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, Kentucky, or anywhere closer than like 10 hours away....please let me know !! Very Happy

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

BoardinDan · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 7:31 pm Post subject:

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hc_zer0skater · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject:

BoardinDan, since you live so close to TWC, you've been there, right? Will you tell me about your experiences there? Pros? Cons? Thanks

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

Well, I've been there too. Everything is great, I tell you. Well, maybe except the dormitories, but hey, who cares, you only sleep there! The food is great, coaches are great, people are great (except if you get unlucky) and boats and lake are great. What can you ask more? Oh yeah, a price drop, but oh well, you can keep dreaming Razz

BoardinDan · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 3:58 pm Post subject:

havent really seen te dormitories but what could be so bad. its fun. everything wakeboardingmaniac said never really had a prob with the other people it is a lil expensive but its worth it

hc_zer0skater · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 5:32 pm Post subject:

How much did yall pay to go there?

BoardinDan · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 7:23 pm Post subject:

i pay daily cuz i go like 1nce a week... its 165 a day and like 1136 a week

hc_zer0skater · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 9:26 pm Post subject:

DaN\n thats expensive but from what ive heard its worth it

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WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

if you get a group its goes down 50$ per head in the group. Other than that, its 1000$ is the off-season and 1100$ in the peak season.

They also have a discount for return campers.

hc_zer0skater · Posted: Jun 21, 2003 3:38 pm Post subject:

Im thinking about going next summer probably...if my parents will pay for it and my friend can go...

By the way, is it easy to get thrown out or in trouble? Me and my friend get really dumb ideas and we think that they are good ones.

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

I'd say it depends on who you fall on... I rememebr some peeps drank and they werent allowed to but they didnt have much problems, but dont do anything more than this, cuz yeah, you "could" be trhown out. I wouldnt take the risk.