retarted question

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 20, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject: retarted question

the slower the boat goes the bigger the wake is ( around 18-19) but the faster the boat goes, its a lot firmer (20-25) but i dont like to try w2w at 23 or whatever speed above 19 cuz the falls can start to hurt.

should i just go balls out and is it better to have a small and firm wake or a big soft one

i would think smaller but firm sould be better but never really tried it

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

find a happy medium IE 21, big firm wake = teh win

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

Shorten your line and go about 21, then keep a nice progressive edge into the wake and you should be good. Going balls out is not always the answer, learn a progressive edge and you have a lot better answer. I think the progressive edge is listed under the trick list on this site.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Ride at whatever speed you're most comfortable at. Or perhaps I should say whichever speed you have the most fun at. As you improve you'll want to increase your speed more (probably), and it's not like you have to worry about that right now.

I will say this. If you can feel comfortable riding a little faster, it tends to make landings a little easier to stick.

AndyAndy · Addict Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 660 City: cutchogue

and if your going to use a word like retarDed, spell it right Very Happy

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Aug 21, 2004 9:10 am Post subject:

lol i didnt even notice that

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Aug 21, 2004 10:49 pm Post subject:

just dont come 'round my part of the river throwing your big goofed up wake.

sh0rtyme · Soul Rider Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 345 City: Portland

a speed around 21 or 22 should be fine. I rode around that speed for a while until I started riding with a longer rope length and found that I actually liked the higher speed. It scared me at first, and I freaked out when i entered a competition and the boat was going about 25 or 26 but I ended up really liking the speed and now I try riding at that speed. I don't notice the falls being that much worse, but I guess they could be in some cases. I personally think it takes less efort to clear the wake at a higher speed as long as your edging properly.

snow_wake · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 18 City: Sudbury

When I started I liked going 16-17 cause I wasnt going as fast and the wake was bigger..but now..I like going w2w so I speed up around 20 or so and the wake is pretty much just as big but the tension in tha rope helps the lenght of your jump.

astro209 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 279 City: Nor*Cal

Yeah, I think the big scare when you first start going faster is that you start out cutting in the same as you would at the lower speed, but you go so much faster because of the speed or the boat. The faster you go, the better your progressive edge needs to be. This will keep you more in control too.

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

yeh i agree...slowly go faster as you get better... but not so fast that your wake gets smaller...thats no good at all.

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

and also..if you can, get a tower...that always helps with every aspect of wakeboarding...