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How much does ur board weigh and help on wake jumps

 
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isuckatwakin
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PostPosted: Feb 28, 2010 5:18 pm    Post subject: How much does ur board weigh and help on wake jumps Reply with quote

I use a hyperlite priemer 136 with XL bindings and my board weighs 15 pounds. I weigh 140 pounds, is this boars heavy for me? Also my wake jumps make it to about halfway to 3 quarters across the wake, and I can't seem to get the hight to get the whole way. My boat is 15 feet and is pretty small. What is the problem?
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PostPosted: Feb 28, 2010 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

coming from a guy who learned on a small boat, technique, technique, technique. its the only way your getting all the way across the wake. i wouldnt worry about a heavy board. it only comes in to play when you get better and start doing spins. for now when you are cutting toward the wake, keep the line tension up, lean against it a little, and stand tall at the wake.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2010 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kartman wrote:
technique, technique, technique.

This.


Just keep working on it. If you can film a few W2W jump attempts and upload a video, maybe we can help a bit better.

I rode behind a jet-boat for pretty much 90% of my wakeboarding life so speaking from experience, you can make almost any wake work for you.

While lighter equipment is nice, a few pounds will not make a difference over proper technique.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2010 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll try to get a video from my iPhone, but it might take awhile and I don't know how to upload it so I'll email it to you or something.
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