First Post - Some Questions

Perkboarder · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2010 Posts: 5 City: Cinnaminson

Hey everyone. I think you have a great community here with lots of helpful people. I got my boat last year and after spending most of the summer tubing with the kids we decided it was time to step it up and start wake boarding and start the kids knee boarding.

I am 6'4" and weigh 215. I am pretty athletic. Never wakeboarded but did do some water skiing back in the day and was skateboarding when Tony Hawk was probably in diapers...lol...

I am looking at an O'Brien Vice 141 with CWB Grip Bindings. Would this be a good set up for a complete beginner? Or is this a little too much for me to learn on? Would I be able to get up and ride this board?

I also have really big wide feet(size 14) and I see a pair of LF Index bindings for size 12 - 15. Are these good bindings? I want to make sure my feet and ankles are supported and comfortable.

Thanks. I am sure I will have more questions and I will continue to search the many posts.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 30, 2010 7:59 am Post subject:

your gonna need a larger board to get teh stance width you need at 6'4
i would suggest a 144.
brother in law is a touch over 6' and his two 142 boards are too narrow stance.

qballjr13 · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 20 City: Holden

Welcome to forum! I am a beginner too, this is my first season riding. I bought an O'Brien Vice. Now I have never ridden anything else but I enjoy the board a lot. Maybe learning how to ride without fins is a little tougher but it made me work harder and figure it all out. Now I like it even more since I am trying to start doing surface tricks. I have also taught 3 other people how to get up so you should be able to handle it. My advice is try it out of the water first, on grass so you can get a feel for sliding your butt to your heels, and keep your toes pointed toward the boat. My .02

Perkboarder · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2010 Posts: 5 City: Cinnaminson

Thanks for the replies guys. I think I will try to find a larger board to stick the big LF Index bindings on.

Anubis_79 · Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 2010 Posts: 40

I can't really comment on the durability of the Index as I've only been out with mine 4 or 5 times, but they are really comfortable. I started riding years ago but had some time off while away getting an education and while my boat was waiting for repairs so I'm coming from an old setup. I'm an out-of-shape 30 y/o and I'm not hard on gear and I think the Index bindings will serve me well. They're supportive but not super stiff, real easy to get on and off, I've got the middle 8-12 sized bindings and I can't get them as tight as I'd like on my dwarfish size 9s, but they're plenty snug. My only complaint is there's little clips molded in to the knob on the end of the laces to hold them down, and one snapped already. Not a big deal with 3 people sharing the bindings, just hoping the boot itself can handle more. You could also look at the LF Domain bindings, which I believe are similar to the Index just with 3 velcro straps instead of laces. It might be easier to get a more customized fit with those since you can adjust toe and ankle separately.