What board to buy?

MattKelley02GT · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 31

Hi guys, im somewhat new to wakeboarding. I'v been riding for about 2 years now, but it was behind a sh*tty boat and board from a sporting good store. We just bought a 2000 Moomba outback with a tower and i was wondering what you guys could tell me about a new board to get. I havn't seen the wake of this boat yet because it hasn't been warm enough yet, but what is a good board for a beginner/intermediate wakeboarder. I know that your supposed to consider the size of wake you ride behind, pop, etc., but what board would you guys recommend? I caught on pretty quick and i'm hoping to be able to do some decent air tricks because i can already go W2W. I'm 5'10" 180...thanks for the help.

HHI Dave · Posted: Jan 21, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

MattKelley02GT, welcome to Wakeboarder.com.

Your first post is a question that gets asked repeatedly around here.

The standard answer is to try and demo as many different kinds of boards as possible to decide which one you like best.

Good luck. Cool

MattKelley02GT · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 31

where do you go to demo a board, and how much does it usually cost?

wakeG · Outlaw Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 241

if you can't demo fill this out http://www.wakeworld.com/Wizard/Boards.asp

recomandations will appear...

HHI Dave · Posted: Jan 21, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject:

MattKelley02GT · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 31

yeah it should be an amazing summer, just need the right board

nickl011 · Posted: Jan 23, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

MattKelley02GT, try wakeside.com, they have a scale if you run your cursor over the board

wake_quake · Posted: Jan 24, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject:

get a board with moulded fins, bindings are more important in my opinion, they cushion all the impact, and make the ride comfortable

SeaLyon · Posted: Jan 27, 2007 10:03 am Post subject:

Do you have any brand in mind?

Waking up the World · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 164 City: Olathe

Go to wakeside.com they have ratings on boardds skill level, id say a 140, 142 length board? CWB makes good beginers like the sol and flame. Colorful

pet575 · Posted: Feb 02, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

I had the same problem with demo issues, Matt. The board shop in town here that carries the best selection only would demo maybe 5% of their stock, and even then it was only their top-of-the-line stuff that they would demo. Pretty tough for a beginner who basically had to teach himself everything by using this AWESOME forum.

I got up, learned to cut, carve, ride switch, etc. on a 1999 Hyperlite Vashon 141. It was basically a slickster, because it only had a very small fin on each end and slid all over the place. Taught me how to use edges pretty quickly, though, and I was doing surface 180's and riding switch right away.

Once I decided it was board upgrade time, I got a lot of advice from different guys at that board shop and they sold me a 2006 LF Team 143 w/ Sphynx bindings. Freakin awesome board! Very versatile, as it is stable, cuts very well, and has good pop to it. Plus, there are 3 removable fins on each end so that you can add/remove them to suit your style of riding. I love it, and would recommend it to any beginner or intermediate rider (which I now consider myself after the board upgrade).

SeaLyon · Posted: Feb 03, 2007 8:15 am Post subject:

The Hyperlite 3DS is a Pro board but is very beginner friendly,and is a very consistant board also.