What length should i wakeboad at?

waverider* · Outlaw Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 145 City: Pickwick,Tn

What length should i wakeboard at? Im 5'2 and 119 lbs.

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Greg__S · Criminal Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 92 City: Carlsbad

You just need to try different lengths and see what you like best. I ride at 65' off of my Malibu and 60' off of my friends Tige because it's what works best for each.

Greg

twitch88 · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 10:11 am Post subject:

varies a lot from boat to boat. Get the wake the way that you want it and then set the rope length accordingly.

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject:

yep, depends on where the wake is good.

Alva · Newbie Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 10 City: Greve, Denmark

Perhaps he ment how long the board should be?
Thus posting his height/weight

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 8:10 am Post subject:

fastsk8r · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 8 City: Central Florida

Actually he brings up a good question that many newbies may not know and I am glad you guys answered that. I normally board behind my personal boat and optimum line length for that has been 60' or 15 off for those still stuck in that 6 ball thing. But recently I skied behind a friends boat and started out at 60' and found quickly that I only had a 3 foot wide wake at that point. Great for easy W2Ws, but kind of sucks for wakeboarding in general. But switching to full line (75') put me back in what I call the sweet spot and I was happy again. Don't be afraid to feel out the wakes in an unfamiliar boat. I didn't make one lap on the dog bone to discover that 60' wasn't cutting it.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 6:58 am Post subject:

i ride 65, and somtimes 70