board to big?

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

i started wakeboarding last year..and i started again at the beginning of this summer im pretty good at it except that i havent bought my own board yet because i use my uncles boat..i actually use my cousins board but i know for a fact that its to big for me..and i noticed that when im up my back leg gets tired so fast because im using all my power to control it..am i right or am i just doing something completly wrong for me to get tired that quick?

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 17, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject:

I'm no expert but it will probably help if you post your height/weight and what size board you are currently using. Wink

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

im 4'11'' and i weigh 110 pounds

pilot_ryder · Posted: Jul 17, 2006 6:19 pm Post subject:

what size board?

gilbert · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 56

and if you could give us a pic too, that would help determine it a lot so we can see what if you are doing somthing wrong

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 18, 2006 12:03 am Post subject:

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

yea i am 18..and i currently dont have any pictures of the board but i might be able to find one that matches his and ill post it..chances are its huge for me lol..its so hard to control!!

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

i actually found the picture of the board on here..its the OBrien Ambush 136 from the 2003 line..

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 18, 2006 7:48 am Post subject:

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 18, 2006 9:09 am Post subject:

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

lol you know he prolly wasnt..thanks for the help lol..all he cares about is if im hot!!

Robert Harp · Guest

it doesn't matter how hott a girl is or how big her knockers are, all that matters is if she boards. then it's love.

Robert Harp · Guest

and yes.. 136 is too big. WAY too big. I ride a '06 Watson 138 and I'm 5'11" 165 pounds. I think the only thing that should be harder is getting up. I went from a P.O.S. Hyperlite 132 to a 138 and it was a HUGE difference in getting up. after that I loved everything about a longer board. I don't know for sure, but I think that somewhere in the mid to high 120's (cm) would be for you.

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

well i was looking at boards because my dads buying a new malibu soon enough so i would obviously want my own stuff and i was looking at the hyperlite 128 Biolite from the 2006 line..is this good or bad..heres the pic too..

Robert Harp · Guest

that may be a biolite CORE, but it's a "Divine" series.
there's alot of tech into wakeboards that I can't explain too well, but you're getting one with a continuous rocker. this takes your tricks up and out. my board has a three stage, taking me UP UP UP and W2W. If you want to take your big tricks into the flats, then get a continuous rocker. for W2W, stick with 3 stage. and there's not too much tech to the bottom. it's like a oval peice of biolite stuff with 6 fins that they dropped, it bent, and they said, "hey, that looks good". But 128 is a nice size. and think when a guy wants to try your board for the first time or whatever. personally, I would LOVE to ride something as flashy as that Colorful

. haha but it's really just all preference. it looks like all you need, that can probably take you to your first inverts and spins, if you're quick, a raley. and lucky.. malibu. you spoiled child. peace.

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

haha thanks..yea i was really surprised that i learned so quick..i mean i never did it before but ive been water skiing since i was like 3 and out of all the boys i go boating with i was the only one to get up on the 1st try so i def wanna like go further and stuck i just need somebody to push me in the right directions..and yes a malibu..i know lucky riight? Wink

Robert Harp · Guest

well, malibu's wake goes HUGE but doesn't have the shape of a nautique. I got A Super Air Nautique... I bet my boat could beat up your boat. my wake will be smaller, but I'll fly higher. Laughing

eat that, ms. Malibu. and good luck. kick those guys' rectums.

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

haha..you may be able to go higher than me..but remember im a girl at least im out there kicking butt right?..haha and dont worry i already beat all the boys that i go with..now i just gotta kick yours right?

Robert Harp · Guest

kick mine? that shouldn't take too long... Sad

but I'm working on it Very Happy

it doesn't matter how good someone is, if they wakeboard, then they = bada$$e$. I've been boarding for 4 years behind my nautique and all i have is all of the grabs and a 360, working on a backroll and tantrum, and W2W 180's i landed not too long ago.

so like i said, being better than me is not a brag.

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

lol well at least your trying!!..everytime i go out i try something new even if i fall flat on my face and get laughed at..but you know what we try!! im working on my talent..we can suck together..and WE'LL kick everybodys butt!! Very Happy

Robert Harp · Guest

sounds swell. you know to be old and wise you must first be young and stupid... maybe to be a pro you must first suck terribly. Laughing

Robert Harp · Guest

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

LOL hmm dirty mind do we have? haha i meant suck at wakeboarding..but i do see where you would get the mix up lol

pilot_ryder · Posted: Jul 19, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject:

i have a 140 and im 5'10 and 145lbs
and i think its fine, althought i do agree yours is to big everyone had different preferences on board size etc.

wakechick88 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 13 City: Middlebury

yea..my uncle said how the board was made to fit my cousin (obv) and hes like 5'9'' hes really tall and hes bigger than i am so i kinda knew that his board was to big but i just wanted to get other peoples opinion