Boards for cable wakeboarding

Skids · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 35

guys need help with a board a currently have a liquid force 134 now but im not comfortable doing sliders on it in a cable park

im thinking of buying the witness grind cos i heard good reviews on it and tom foshee used this board on cable parks

or i would get a hyperlite ones so i could match it with my hyperlite REMIX bindings and all.

need advices Smile

for those who ride on cable parks Smile

thanks in advance

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 08, 2010 7:35 am Post subject:

I had last year's Witness Grind and it was pretty good. The rails started splitting for me after a while but the base was super solid. I'm not sure if they fixed that issue for this year (they have their 'liquid rail' on a few boards but I don't think they put it on the witness) but it's defintely a super durable board and you'll be happy with it if you get it.

I just got a new Watson Hybrid though and it is the most fun board I've ridden. Just enough flex to make rails really fun but it still feels pretty solid on the water.

If you're going to focus on air-tricks (raleys, rolls, etc) while hitting rails, the Witness grind will probably be your best choice since it has molded-in fins. Also, the Witness is great behind a boat.
If you're mostly going to be killin the sliders with a few air tricks thrown in, I'd check out the Watson Hybrid.

Bama_Wake · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 77 City: Mobile

Watson Hybrid looks sick! I rode a witness grind at the cable park I went to and I liked it alot.

Skids · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 35

cool man ill take note on that Smile

ill watch some reviews on the watson and all how bout

for hyperlite do they have good boards for cable riding? i mean i dont really go behind a boat and all.

any suggestions on any hyperlite boards? Smile

thanks!

Skids · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 35

oh yeah is the watson good for kickers too i mean the pop and all? im mean im still a beginner and whats a good board for me to use on sliders and kickers Smile

thanks so much!

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 09, 2010 3:24 am Post subject:

The Watson Hybrid is pretty much meant for rails/kickers. It's a flex board and it comes with the liquid force grind base and their 'liquid rails' (basically it's built so the board's rails can take more of a beating on sliders than normal boards without splitting).

Skids · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 35

oh okay

so im thinking now if i would get the state 130 or the watson hybrid 135 the problem is the watson hybrid is too big for me Sad

im just 5'4 17years old and 115lbs

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 09, 2010 6:59 am Post subject:

Why are you ditching the Witness? It's a GREAT shape and they're durable. The witness has molded fins and gives awesome tracking without a center fin, I loved the ride.

The Watson is a fairly advanced deck, especially if you're riding it without fins (the bottom is fairly flat). It is a TON of fun though if you like a loose deck and some flex for learning presses.

The State won't hold up as well on rails but it's a good beginner board in general and for the most part, regular wakeboards do OK on rails. (Not great, but they'll probably last you a season if you ride hard)

A 135 is definitely at the top of your weight range but you can get away with it if you want to (it'll also give you some time to grow in to it!)

colefooter · Posted: Jul 09, 2010 8:15 am Post subject:

I ride a 09 LF witness grind 140 and I LOVE it for cable. (Same exact shape as the 2010 just 200 bucks cheaper)

I had a ronix one before that and I was using it at cable and it broke the core in half so you could actually bend the board due to the rails. The witness is holding up pretty well but my edge is starting to split a bit, but that is sort of to be expected abusing it daily at the cable.

In my opinion I would get something like the witness that has molded fins if you are going to be trying any air tricks. The thing about the witness is the molded fins are the perfect size to where you can get a great edge for air tricks, but they are small enough to where you can still do good nose and tail presses on the rails, and the fins do not get caught. And for beginners, they are small enough to do butter slides and what not on the water. Not a bad board behind boat either.

Nothing against the state, I don't know much about it. But I would suggest getting a board that is somewhat made for cable (such as the grind base) because regular boards just get murdered on rails.

And with the size of the board, i'm about 5 10, 150 lbs and I ride a 140 cm board. A lot of people would say that is too big but I think that a bigger board does nothing but helps make the landings softer and give you more surface area giving you better pop off of the wake. So don't be afraid to get something a little bigger.