what do pop stage 3 mean?

[chris83]

well my board is the atla 136 and i was wondering what does it mean to ride like a progressive rocker and a pop of a stage 3 mean?

[Sinkoumn]

The amount of rocker describes a wakeboard's bottom profile using the angles where the board curves at either end. Wakeboard rockers have three major categories: continuous, continuous/progressive, and 3-stage.

Continuous rocker offers predictable performance with a smooth curve from tip to tail. It accelerates smoothly and generates a comfortable pop off the wake.

Continuous/progressive rockers are They have a continuous rocker through the belly and then become gradually more angled around the area under the feet.

3-stage rockers are also designed for enhanced acceleration and an aggressive lift off the wake. They typically have a significant flat spot in the middle of the board and then kink or curve abruptly under the feet and flatten out off the tip and tail. Wakeboard's generally come with rockers between 2-3".

A higher rocker--a more rounded bottom-- makes for softer landings. A lower rocker--a flatter bottom-- is easier to control when going straight and accelerates better.





Pop is a termed used to the "pop" off the wake you get with the proper progressive edge.

[nick@night]

porblem solved