Best Speed?

sweberr6 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 2 City: Rock Hill

What do you feel is the best speed for wakeboarding? I usually stick between 17-19 but feel I have to keep having the driver speed up or slow down.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Sep 11, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject:

It entirely depends on that boat, and what you're comfortable with. As you progress you'll probably kick the speed up a bit.

I usually ride 23.6 mph @ 80' behind the VLX.

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

Agree with Dragon, depends on what you're doing and what you feel comfortable with.

When you learn things like switching then you'll want to run the boat a little slower, in fact trying anything for the first time I usually pull the speed back to about 18 or so, ten as I get more comfortable gradually increase the speed. For jumping I'm usually running about 25.

Also depends on your driver, we're lucky that we have an extremely intuative driver/coach who knows how everyone rides and what he needs to do to help them out either by slowing down or speeding up.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

sweberr6 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 2 City: Rock Hill

sounds good, "my" driver doesnt really have a clue haha![/quote]

Thats the boat i'm in!! I give my driver credit for pulling me but she can't drive for a lick! We have perfect pass which is nice but any time I want to change speeds she either isn't paying attention or changes too much.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

yup, or just cant go straight haha.. that way the wake is changing all the time..

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

LOL well that's going to make it tough.

slidin_out · Soul Rider Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 353 City: Pearl

about 24mph at 70' behind an 03 SANTE with factory ballast, w/o ballast for learning new stuff about 21 at 65'

dalderman · Soul Rider Joined: 08 Aug 2008 Posts: 356 City: Carlsbad

23.5 at 75' behind my '08 SANTE 210 with factory ballast and additional lead.

SexyWS6Mama · Outlaw Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 150 City: Killeen

hawkster0001 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 441 City: GR

23 at 75, 20-21 at 65 for new stuff

actionmama · Outlaw Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 140 City: Mountain Home

Ya'll are haulin! I'm kinda a newb behind the boat (08 VRide). I go about 19.4 at um, 60' back, usually no ballast cuz the wake is nice as is. Guess I'm getting comfortable before I switch ropes back to the 70'. I had to do some serious shopping to find the baseline 55' rope.

hawkster0001 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 441 City: GR

yeah a started out between 18-21, the only reson i go faster, is so i can cut harder, to get a tad more line tension/ more pop, and the wake's a little less "mushy"

IndyColt42 · Criminal Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 83 City: Somewhere

It also depends on your size. I have a buddy who boards and he is probably 6'4" and weights 275 and I have to pull him at like 25 mph where as when I ride I love 21 or 22 and I'm like 5"6 140ish

OperationROL · Criminal Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 92 City: Rockford

I am 6' 4" and am usually about 230 (currently out of shape). I usually ride in the 22-24 mph range. About a month ago, I was being pull by a driver that was not use to pulling me and was less than responsive to my signs and other telling him to speed up, so I gave in and ended up doing my first set at 19ish. What I found is that my jumps were so much better. I always thought I needed the speed to stay up and to get accross the wake, but found that once the boat was slowed to about 19, I got much more pop and still made it accross the wake. I have now adjusted my range to 19-21.

holdsworth · Posted: Sep 23, 2010 7:36 am Post subject:

24.7mph at 80 feet behind the X-Star is where I ride... other boats really depend, but it ranges from 75' at 23.5-24mph or 80' at 24-25mph.