Board Width

MysticalOne · Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 3 City: cordell

Ok im a newbie..i have gotten up and rode a few times and im very good and riding...i have gotten to when i can turn left easily but when i goto turn right (lean forward) my toes clip the water and i bust...Is my board to skinny or do i need to turn differently...well ty for all ur help Cya Outthere

Stanny · Posted: Jul 16, 2004 11:08 am Post subject:

What kind of board are you riding?
are your bindings centered in the board?
you don't have to lean forward very much to carve, try to turn without leaning so much.

BTW....Assuming you ride left foot forward
turning left = Heelside
turning right = Toeside

MysticalOne · Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 3 City: cordell

The board is a board from wal mart called the black widow..the bindings are centered but the front (left) is pointing just alil forward....on the bindings when im riding i feel like im leaning forward way way much how can i fix this???with bindings???but the board is a black widow from wally mart ty for ur reply

Pat McCarthy · Posted: Jul 16, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Umm, it's hard to know without seeing it. Your front foot should be angled a bit towards the nose with your back foot angled a bit towards the tail. Sorry to say, but whatever you bought at Walmart is probably a piece of junk.

So does it have bindings?

640Pressman · Addict Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 753

Pat is right..... if You bought it at Walmart it's junk Crying or Very sad

MysticalOne · Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 3 City: cordell

Yes it has bindings i cant remember what they say on it but they are blue and black and the velcrow....everytime i fall forward my feet come out....but it works

geezer38 · Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 1 City: fort worth

hi pat, I have been wbing a few years, my problem is not enough air to do any nice grabs or 360s. I have read all the advice in mags and talked to people who pull inverts - though have never ridden with one. I dig hard and cut at the wake(old slalom skier) with a lot of speed, getting up to 5 feet air - but working hard for it and flying fast. I have been told to get "pop" you go slower, build speed and pull the rope downwward toward your waist as you stand tall, at the peak of the wake - propelling yourself upward. Do you use the tower and rope to pull yourself higher at all or is it all in how you hit the wake and "stand tall? The pros' seem to hit the wake casually to get great air. I have a v8 boat, tower fat sac byerly board and all the goodies - why can't i hang in the air? I do weigh about 210 but am in decent shape.

Pat McCarthy · Posted: Jul 16, 2004 11:12 pm Post subject:

You should check out our trick tips at:

http://www.wakeboarder.com/tricks/tricks.phtml

There is a good tip on how to edge properly to get pop off the wake.

show_boy08 · Criminal Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 93 City: Cedar Falls

definitly need to upgrade your board to get better results