New to Wake~boarding! What kind of board should I get?

Meowsy

Hi There!
I live in NC and I just tried wakeboarding last weekend.
I love it ~ It it sooo much fun.
However I am a girl and I was using my friends board (a guy) and it seemed heavy and of corse my feet kept slippin out of the bindings. I am of corse gonna try it out more on his board, but I was wanting to get some advice on getting a starter board and bindings for a girl. Question

And any advice for me on the water.
Very Happy

I got up but now what?
Thanks for your help,
Meowsy [/b]

Hyperlite For Life · Criminal Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 89

whatever u get make sure its a hyperlite Very Happy

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

actually... I would try everything.. dont limit urself to hyperlite

wakeboardr2000 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 207 City: Lake Anna, Va

if you dont like how heavy it was try out a liquid force or gator boards board. almost anything else is lighter than hyperlite so if weight is a factor to you, dont go down that road

jflock2 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 234 City: Atlanta

Meowsy, how tall are you? My sister just got a new Hyperlite and loves it. It depends on your height, weight, etc. Have you been to the Hyperlite website?

Meowsy · Posted: May 20, 2004 4:35 am Post subject:

5'3 ~ 128

^..^

mn_vtec · Criminal Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 66 City: Fargo

I just bought a Gator and it is super light. I love it, it was quite a bit lighter then the parks or something like that. Don't limit yourself to hyperlite, there are many many many great boards to choose from. How much are you looking to spend for a board and bindings total?

Meowsy · Posted: May 20, 2004 7:08 am Post subject: ?

I don't really wanna spend too much right away b/c I have no clue what I am doing right now. And I am sure I will want to buy a different board and stuff when I get better. So I mean as reasonable as possible.
We are going out tommorrow and I am gonna see if I can try sum boards out from one of the shops. Do you have any suggestions on what to try?
Thanks guys! Very Happy

Mazzam01 · Soul Rider Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 296

Liquid Force Trip, I got the 03 board and it rocks! It's 133, I am 5'4 and weigh a staggering 140 lbs. The guy in the shop should help you to decide what is right. the first board i bought had huge fins on and they were not releasing any that fit it till the year later so make sure you are happy before you buy. (I ended up selling it)

akdoc · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 43 City: Overland Park

My wife rides a Hyperlite Divine 134 with Parks bindings and loves it. She is 5'6" and weighs around 115 lbs.

elyse · Posted: May 23, 2004 4:50 pm Post subject:

seedickride · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 97 City: Munich, ND

I suggest you try out the Trip 133 with Alpha bindings. We've never had a dissatisfied Trip customer over the years. It has excellent pop, and good tracking ability, but does let you release the fins from the water when you want to do surface spins. There's also a good package price on that equipment, too. Another one to try would be the Nemesis 131 with Evo bindings (or Alphas). Both of these boards will give you great performance at a good price.

grafik · Newbie Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 47 City: Tamworth, UK

http://www.wakeworld.com/Wizard/SearchResults.asp?Weight=128&Type=Wakeboard&SkillLevel=Beginner%2FIntermediate&MSRPRange=&Company=&Year=2004&SearchResultSorts=PriceSort&Submit=Submit

Theres a list of boards that will work for you. Hope that helps,

Ian.

Bowen · Posted: May 28, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject:

My girfriend is about the same as you... she had never boarded...I bought her the Blindside Flower and she loves it...its an excellent womens beginner board w/ a girly picture of a flower, you can find them for about $200, MSRP is something like 250, but use your good looks and skills to talk the weak sales guy down...they have give room on the prices. it was the most reasonably priced womens board I found while i was searching...i read alot of reviews and had her demo it and she liked it.