what speed do you ride at?

macdaddy07 · Criminal Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 57 City: houston

all of last season i was riding around 18 and now im up at 20. do you think i should take it up to around 22-24mph? i can deffinatly handle the speeds, im just wondering since the faster you go the harder water is. so if i went faster would it help my pop any? i already get 4 ft of air on average, and my best airs are around 6ft probally. but i dont get those every time i go out.

Beaver · Posted: May 31, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

i wakeskate at 24.

LSEGHATCH · Outlaw Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 114

21-22 for new tricks and all the way up to 26 for going as big as I can.

Anthony Csogor · Outlaw Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 214 City: keswick

20 - 21 .... 15 sometimes, cause sloshy water is fun. Surprised

DRAGON88 · Posted: May 31, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject:

23.5 is my speed at '80 behind a VLX. Bump the speed up as you progress until you're around at least 22-25. A lot of speed has to do with wake shape as well for non wake specific boats.

NorthwestRider · Posted: May 31, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

I ride at 23-25 mostly at about 80 feet. If the wake is soft I'll bump it up to 26 or 27. I've ridden 28 behind a Nautique when the wake wouldn't shape up. Those were some painful falls.

WakeBoarder44 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107

38km/h = 24mph...

QNev · Posted: May 31, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject:

20-21 mph when I'm working on spins.

21-22.5 mph most of the time.

I/O's are a bitch to keep at a constant speed so it might be juggling around 19-24 the whole time.

Canucked · Addict Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 873 City: Edmonton

I GPS'd my boat last week cause I thought I was going pretty fast at 20mph and I was actually about 2mph faster so 22mph.

slower if I'm trying something

aarond0083 · Criminal Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 97

23.5 at 70 ft.

jpminter · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 9:31 am Post subject:

I prefer 24-25 unless there isn't much weight in the boat, then I may slow it down to 22-23.

J.M.B · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 9:40 am Post subject:

im not sure, if i feel im riding too slow my thumb goes up, if its too fast thumb down, lol

Epic · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 765

22.5mph at 75 feet feels pretty good on my boat. Fairly narrow wake compared to my friends VLX (I have an 07 SSV) so probably need to bump it up to 23-23.5 and go 80'.
Like most of the others, slow it down to about 19-21mph when trying new tricks.

HHI Dave · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 10:07 am Post subject:

22-23 (indicated) at 70'

macdaddy07 · Criminal Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 57 City: houston

so if im riding at 20 with 65ft i should deffinatly add atleast 10ft and pick up the speed some? i got the skills is just falls hurt more at higher speeds lol. im jumping w2w at 20mph with a 65ft rope

jpminter · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 11:44 am Post subject:

macdaddy07, ride with whatever you are comfortable with. Just try out different speeds and rope lengths.

wakedork · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 11:54 am Post subject:

Ride at what speed you feel comfortable at that is fast enough that the boat

1. planes out

2. the wake isn't washing over

3. is firm enough not to bust through on cuts

4. so that on a good cut you can go wake to wake no problem, if the boat is going at a comfortable speed yet you land in the flats everytime lengthen your rope

Everybody rides at different speeds all depending on several factors

boat

wake shape

rope length

water depth, or substance (you will ride slower on salt water or brackish water because it is harder, and shallower lakes will ride slower to get a bigger wake)

board (yes board if you have a fast board your boat speed will be slower)

and skill level

Experiement with your conditions, use what people have said as a starting point but there is no right awnser

Oh by the way I ride at 24.5 to 25 with an 85 foot rope

devon · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:

my speed is 22 on a wakeboard and 24 on a wakeskate
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colefooter · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:

I ride at about 22-23 behind out Bu, and wherever the wake is at its best shape behind everything else. Adjusting your speed by 2-3 MPH really does not change the falls dramatically if that is your concern.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

I have been between 24 and 26 since I started. Wake has a nice shape and is firm, and I am just comfortable at that speed for some reason.

Just try a bunch of speeds to find out what works best for you.