Towers

suck my wake · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 9 City: Sherwood park

Could somebody tell me how exactly a wakeboard tower works and what it is designed to do? Does it give you more pop/height, or does it give you more hang time in the air? Shocked

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 01, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject:

It pulls you off the wake and into the air, when you are in the air you won't have the downward pulling motion that you would have if the rope was tied low.

suck my wake · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 9 City: Sherwood park

Thanks man,makes sense i guess. By the way, thats a pretty rad little vid of you kickflipping to manual to pop-shuv-it out. Nice work!!!!

suck my wake · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 9 City: Sherwood park

So is it alot harder to get good air/distance w/o a tower?

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

The tower also helps pull newer riders out of the water when they are first learning.
But the distance or air you get isn't really affected by the tower. It's more a result of a good size wake and a good progressive edge thru the wake. And board design is a factor in that as well.

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Sep 04, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject:

towers give you more hang time

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 04, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject:

Haha. Thats not actually me, I wish it was. Mr. Green

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 09, 2004 7:18 pm Post subject:

beasoldierprstn, ya keeps you in the air for more time

there good

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

agree with the others.... the tower with your rope pulling you from a higher level you are pulled up not down when you jump so you will get more pop and more hang time