Q: New Board to Old One

ashfoot · Posted: Jan 31, 2007 11:20 am Post subject: Q: New Board to Old One

Hey guys, I've been browsing the past couple of days on this forum and have noticed how helping you guys are with newbies, trick learners, ect. I'm not newly introduced in this sport (started back in '02) but I haven't really been keeping up with it (usually wakeboard about 3-4 times each summer). Tricks? W2W and accidentally did a surface 180 after coming up switch.

I've just recently bought a new wakeboard so that I can join my school's wakeboard club in March, and had one question. I had been looking at this board for a long time so its not like it was an impulse buy but the first time and for the past summers, I've been riding a friend's Hyperlite Revelation 142. I don't know what year but was wondering, since I bought a '07 HL Motive 134, if it will be easier to get up, do tricks, ect. I know that thats probably an easy question to answer but can I get some details as well, like how much of a difference will it make? Was it a good thing that I learned on a heavier/longer board?

Thanks guys! I hope to be on here more often.

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

it depends on your wieght and hieght... and in my opinion, i find girls boards are much more enjoyable than a girl riding a guys board. but thats just me. whats ur wieght and height? Im 130 and 5'4'' and i rode a 132. theres another thread on here that we discussed about this topic similarly

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 01, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject:

ah, ok I'll have to look at that other thread. I'm 135 and 5'6. Oh and I actually put the wrong measurements on the board I got. It's the Motive 134 not the 138.

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

thats not a bad size. between that and 138 would be fine

goodluck!

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 02, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks!

criswb · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 310 City: Guayaquil

The first thing you will probably notice is how much more you can maneuver your new board, because it is smaller. You probably wont pop up of the water (when first standing up) as quickly as you did with the other board but its not going to be hard to do either. As cadence said, its a good length for you. The motive is a great board to learn surface tricks on, with or without the fins, I remember when I tried one that it was a loose board.

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 03, 2007 12:22 pm Post subject:

ok great, thanks for more details!

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

criswb, i spoke with the organizer of the board up comp... theres a womans wakeskate division! but im not sure if i wanna put up the money ($150) but if i do... that will be pretty cool so we'll see. ur competing right? but any way, i cant wait for it Very Happy

criswb · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 310 City: Guayaquil

cadence_131, Thats cool!!! I would love to enter that if I knew how to do more than a lipslide Very Happy

Yeah its kind of expensive... I think the price goes down if you're a member of usa wakeboard, but im not sure. But Im def gonna be there competing in amateur women. Only one month to go! Yay!!!

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 05, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject:

welp, my new board is coming tomorrow. I can't wait to see it! I'll take some pics Very Happy

criswb · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 310 City: Guayaquil

ashfoot, are you going to be able to ride it? Where is lake oswego?

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 06, 2007 12:42 pm Post subject:

Not at the moment no. But starting in March the WB Club at my college (U of P) starts up. UP is in Portland so we ride on the Willamette and Columbia rivers. My parents live in Lake Oswego which is 13 miles from Portland so I ride Lake O. in the summer.

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 06, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject:

Enjoy

criswb · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 310 City: Guayaquil

It looks great!!!! I bet you already jumped around the house with the board on Laughing

Make sure you post some pics of when you get to ride it!

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 06, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject:

Will do! And ya, I did loosen up the binding tightness by jumping in them Smile

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 08, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject:

criswb, ooo hey, I just got the Chick Flick in the mail today and I saw your segment! VERY cool!

criswb · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 310 City: Guayaquil

ashfoot, Im glad you liked it! I just cant put into words how exciting it is to be a part of it... the only bad part was that I went to camp after shooting for that and have gotten soo much better! But hey, we gotta leave something for the Chick flick 2!! Laughing

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

criswb, i didnt know you were in the chick flick!! my bf got it for me... it was really good. what part were you in?

ashfoot, have fu with that board!! it looks noiccce Very Happy

ashfoot · Posted: Feb 10, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

Thanks! And if criswb doesn't answer, she is in the bonus features titled Ecuador.

criswb · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 310 City: Guayaquil

As ashfoot said, Im in the bonus section under Ecuador! Now you'll be able to easily recognize me in Pan Ams Very Happy