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onegamefreak
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2004 5:41 pm    Post subject: Help for the Newb Reply with quote

Hey guys look i am a new wakeboarder and i have no experiance at all. I was just woundering if you had any advice for a person who has never yet hit the water. I just got my wakeboard and i am really excited to get out but I really want advice on this kind of thing first ANY advice will be greatly apperciated and thx alot.
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wesgardner
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2004 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heyonegamefreak,
1) Familiarize yourself with this forum so you can Search for stuff 2) go to the video clips and watch all of the beginner clips and any others that strike you as cool (like all of 'em). Get a good mainline and handle and preferably try to go out with someone who has driven/pulled wakeboarders before. You might want to invest in Higher Education - it's a great teaching video...
Be patient - don't expect too much too quickly - get the basics down sooner rather than later (like riding switch)

Most important - have fun and Welcome!

Wes
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HyPeRlItEcHrIs
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Joined: 21 Feb 2004
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2004 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Learning to get up is the toughist for beginners, so read about that and watch videos.
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bluefish86
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2004 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you know little to nothing yet about wakeboarding, now is a good time to get Higher Education. It explains the terminology and basics really well.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2004 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

have fun dont worry about stuff too much. if you dont get up the first time you go thats okay. if you have any experience from skateboarding or snowboarding that will help out a lot so you may want to get the feel for just riding those if you are able to before you go wakeboarding. search the forums for info about getting up and edging because there are a lot of threads on those topics.
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onegamefreak
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PostPosted: Mar 03, 2004 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thx alot for the advice
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luckysloan777
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PostPosted: Mar 04, 2004 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

getting up is easy dont let them fool you, just study the physics of how its done
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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2004 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

luckysloan777 wrote:

getting up is easy dont let them fool you

Actually, it can be rather hard getting up the first few times you try. But after you get the hang of it, it's second nature.

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wzen animal
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PostPosted: Mar 15, 2004 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

try the videos on this site and c wot u can pick up dude.
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Wakebird
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Joined: 16 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Mar 16, 2004 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I was learning how to wakeboard from my brother, I kept getting a lot of advice, but I could never get up. Then we went out and bought a new board (CWB Dragon Slayer), and I got up on the first shot, so sometimes the right board helps. Although it might have been the new confidence of getting a new board. Very Happy Just a thought.
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