Hi and can i get some help

Ylwflg101 · Newbie Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 14 City: edwardsville

Ok my name is josh and i want to start wakeboarding ive been waterskieing and kneeboarding and want to get into this allot.

i have som every newbie questions that i hope someone can help me with.

One is that what it the perpose of the tower on your boat do you need it to wakeboard or does it just increase your abilitys?

Another is that if anyone has any tips for me that would bemuch apreciated. (keep in mind that i dont own a board and havent even been up on one)

thanks for all your help in advanced

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

first off a tower is a huge mega part of wake boarding. What the tower does is
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when you jump your rope is like this: -----, instead of this / whitch lets you get hella higher

My seccond tip is get a board package out of Overtons or Ski Limited, because you coa get a board&bindings for dirt cheap, oh yah ebay is amazing, I got a wake skate for $53

My third tip is: for your birthday/christmas ask your parents, if you still live with them, to buy you a wake skate off ebay

have fun bro!

Ylwflg101 · Newbie Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 14 City: edwardsville

So its not necccisary for my first couple of weeks but later it will when i can get some air

i think thts rigth..

ok well thnks for the help

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

thats what im here for Smile

vette74 · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject:

Ylwflg101, A tower is not necessary you can get buy without it for a while. I have seen people pull inverts without it. I would get a beginner/intermediate board that is for your size and start from there. Don't skip steps int the learning process and have fun.

sajasmith2 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Posts: 47 City: Williamsburg

if you don't have a tower you get pulled down by the rope when you get air
a tower is not a necesity but when you advance your skills you will want one

wake1ghuth · Outlaw Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 177 City: Columbus

Ylwflg101, What kind of boat do have at your disposal. Is it your rents, or a friends?? How much riding do you see yourself doing in the coming years? If you are a slalom skier / Kneeboarder you should be able to pick this sport up quickly. My point is... if you get a more expensive intermediate to advanced level board you will not out grow it as fast as the ones from Overtons. When I started boarding I picked up a new 2000 Byerly finless, and everyone told me, "that board will be too hard for you to control." but I bought it anyway, and I still ride that board from time to time 5 years later. It was a very good investment. Yes it was harder to learn on, but it taught me how to edge properly, and I'm a better rider now because of it. I'm not craping on the cheaper boards but if you'll be boarding even just once or twice a week you'll progress fast and want to upgrade soon. If this is something you'll be doing two or three times a year. Then yes go with a cheaper less expensive set up.

Ylwflg101 · Newbie Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 14 City: edwardsville

Well i got a pretty good ski boat i dont know what kids and it my dads it made for skiing so the boat is good

and i play pn doing this a TON im planing my college life around it i love water sports but do to injuries i havent been to able to prusse this passion but now that i can i will and look this is the stuff i gto pick out
http://www.buywake.com/account/wishlist.lasso?-session=buywake:684F0C6CB6062935941BD9FFFD08FF15

im probably going to go with the package deal not the seprate boards and i need biger bindings i were a 13 shoe so a small wont cut it