Teaching my little brother

svt_gEEk · Outlaw Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 152 City: Tupelo

Ok, here's the deal. I think my whole family is coming out on the water with me and my friends this weekend including my 14 year old brother. I'm going to try and teach him how to wakeboard but I have a question first. I have an o'brien oasis 142, my friend has an o'brien custom 142, and we also have a cheap $40 hydroslide we bought to learn with at dick's sporting goods. He only weighs about 80-85 pounds, very little guy. Would it be a good idea to let him try with my board or the hydroslide. The hydroslide is a little smaller board but there is a huge difference in stability, my oasis being the most stable in my opinion. OR should I just get him to buy a smaller board for himself before he tries it? Thanks.

sktw8 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 126

He can probally learn on your board if you move the bindings in to suit him. If he gets hooked then he will definitly want to get his on board.

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

First question...do you like ur brother...If not let him use the peace of **** board lol

svt_gEEk · Outlaw Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 152 City: Tupelo

I kinda like my brother, wouldn't wanna kill him or nothing, lol.

chadwick · Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2005 Posts: 18 City: Lee's Summit

he is 14 and only weighs 85? not bashing or nothing. anyway let him use urs if u dont care.

Delta138 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 107 City: Springfield

he can use your board ,but the main thing is patience you must have a lot of it!!!!

WannabeSS · Posted: Jun 13, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject:

wkebrd3 · Posted: Jun 14, 2005 10:32 am Post subject:

Once he gets up and starts riding for the first time, he'll probably do what I did (as well as many others on this site did) and go out and get his own board right away...

svt_gEEk · Outlaw Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 152 City: Tupelo

Well, it's been a while since I've updated on this...but my brother did get up on my board but the farthest he could ever go was like 10 yards Razz

I ran out of patience because I told him everything in detail what he was doing wrong and how to fix it. Should've had more patience but I didn't. He could get up fairly easy but instead of staying low while he got his balance, as soon as his board popped out of the water he stood straight up and one of 3 things would happen.

1.) He would get alot of slack in the rope, pull the rope, and fall backwards.
2.) He would get up, turn the board and stand up completely straight all within a period of 3 seconds and fall to one side.
3.) Stand up way too early and the board would burry up and he would fall forward.

I told him time, and time, and time, and time again stand up slow and don't stand up all the way until you can balance better. Oh well, maybe he'll get it before the season is over. Smile

And no, I wasn't exaggerating on his weight, he's 14 years old, 5'1" and 85-90 pounds. He's literally all skin and bones, I keep poking fun at him for it hoping he'll get the message and actually start eating more but it hasn't seemed to help Rolling Eyes

Oh well.

Jasmin · Newbie Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 23 City: t.o/bala/london

hey,
I just haev a few suggestions which may help, may not ... but whatevs

He is able to get up but not stay up ... maybe he is riding on his weaker side?? I have seen a few new people struggle to stay up riding one way, then try to ride the other way ... and it ends up working out. Especially if he has never done any boardsports before, there is a 50/50 chance that he'll choose his stronger side to start with.

Also, it may have to do with the size of your board. A 142 is huge for such a small guy ... some of my guy friends are 5'8 175pds and they ride a 138 or 140... it will probably provide some stability as it is bigger, but it would be very hard to maneouver and control... so that may also have something to do with it

WhoUBe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 City: Spokane

Whatever you think he would get up on easier.

svt_gEEk · Outlaw Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 152 City: Tupelo

Nah, it wasn't an issue on getting up on his weak side....he tried both ways several times. It wasn't really a maneuverability issue either, it was more of a "I'm up!!....I'm down." thing, lol. He never really lasted long enough to try to maneuver the board. He's just never done any kind of watersports, boardsports, or basically anything to do with balance...not even roller skating that I know of. He'll get it eventually, I bought a skateboard to help me during the offseason and I'm gonna let him ride it some to get his board balance.

LFevo138 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 147 City: Grand Rapids

lol dude you got it easy, next summer i gotta teach 4 of my brothers and probably my mom and dad