How did you get into wakeboarding?

[murr]

For me it was my gf. Her dad owns a shop. lucky me hehe

[vette74]

Your girlfriend got me into it also .... and still does.

[Krent]

vette74, HAHA!!

Yeah it was murr's gf's dad that got me into it

[intotheflats]

Well while I hate to admit it, I was a skier and always wanted to try wakeboarding. Then when I started working at West Marine and found out I got a huge discount on boards, I bought myself an obrien 8 ball (what a POS) but I got up my first try and was absolutely hooked. I still ski every once in awhile just to see if I still can but wakeboarding is where my heart is

[Krent]

intotheflats, that's pretty much exactly how I started, bought a wakeboard at sports authority (O'Brien Buzz), and loved it. I still like to slalom though from time to time, it's fun to mess around with all the old boards we have stashed in our boathouse closet.

[intotheflats]

Krent, yea it's cool to slalom once a year or so. It's crazy how I can ride all day but I can only do 1 or 2 sets on a slalom and I feel like i'm gonna die

[Krent]

yeah i know, totally different muscles I guess

[captaincraig]

Krent got me into wakeboarding...and still...does?

[ky1e]

Got into wakeboarding watching Brian Aurthur ride on my lake. I used to sit on the patio just watching this guy do "giant supermans" and huge front flips and "backflips" and had to try it. Got up my first try and rode for about 6 months when I heard Brian gave lessons. I was riding behind a sea doo jet boat and I remember the first time I went riding on his mastercraft 205 dd sacked out the wake was the biggest thing I had ever seen. It basically started there...

[Zach2orJack]

A friend of mine bought a boat and invited me to come out to the lake. I got hooked the first day. I was looking for a change from being at the track all the time and found it.

[jcush313]

my bestfriends kyle alberts... graduated hs with him and now he was rookie of the year!

[Krent]

jcush313, pics or it didn't happen

[jcush313]

of what? me graduating haha it did happen i swear! or kyle being rookie of the year?

[Krent]

riiiight.

[jcush313]

obviously your confused.

[captaincraig]

jcush313, to being his BFFL!!

[Krent]

jcush313, i'm messing with you

[jcush313]

haha i was lost for a second there too... its tight tho super cool guy and def a shredder.. id say it wasnt too bad of a way to get into the sport!

[Krent]

yeah he's got awesome style, i've seen a bunch of his videos

[jcush313]

anyone else friends with any pro's?

[Krent]

i'm friends with adam fields!!! woo!!!!!!!!

and i'm also friends with marcos hes a pro at bein cool

[captaincraig]

gatorbait wakeboard school FTW

[VaultWake]

My girlfriend got me into wakeboarding. Had been snowboarding for years and I always wanted to

[Krent]

Wow alot of people's gf's have gotten them into wakeboarding... what is up with that? I get GIRLS into wakeboarding and then i get into THEM.

CHA CHING

DANG SON

[pet575]

Buddy of mine had an older HL Vashon in his garage that I kept noticing every time I went to his house. Finally got him to loan it to me for a couple of months. Ended up being my first board-still got it for those who want to learn behind my boat.

[holdsworth]

Kneeboarding at about 2/3, skiing at 3/4 (slalom at 5 or 6), wakeboarding at 7. Just grew up skiing, dad bought a wakeboard, got hooked. Quit skiing at 12.

[valhalla]

My 17 yr old son. It kind of hurts at 42...but addicted

[Wakebrad]

My grandparents had a lakehouse about an hour from us my whole life. Started skiing when I was 10 and as soon as I saw wakeboarding I was interested. I didn't get the chance to try until just before my Sr. year of highschool when I went to camp. Learned how to get up and ride at camp then demo'd boards for the next year until I bought my own. Next year it will be a 10 year love.

[Zach2orJack]

[prior40]

Started skiing when I was 4, then got a skurfer for my 8th grade graduation. Haven't looked at my slalom since. I guess that means I've been riding sideways for almost 14 years now.

[Dpierce37]

Surfed and snowboarded through college. Moved to Austin (i.e. no ocean to surf in). Wakeboarding just started to get popular, I love sideways sports, and thought I need to do this. Bought a boat, a wakeboard, a rope, a DVD (Higher Education) taught myself. Then I started to meet and ride with friends who own really nice wakeboard boats, sold my boat, upgraded my board....and here I am today!

[jt09]

dude who dated the chick next door to me moved down from aspen for the summer w/ his xstar (this was in like 02) and he rode everyday. my roomie from college had a 205v and was dating her sister, who also lived next door. i went out w/ them a couple of times and loved it. bought a crappy board off of ebay (that i later sold to D$ ) and that was all she wrote.

[Houston 21V]

In 05 went to the lake with my dad and my lil' brother had picked up a small HL board. Tried it and could not get enough. By the middle of 08 I am on my third boat and have approximatley 5 boards in the garage. No telling how many of my friends I have turned on to the sport.

[IrideLITE]

Saw it on the internet one time and always wanted to try it...finally got to a few years ago cuz people at our lake had one and they couldn't get up. and my dad helped them with their jet ski and in return they let us try it. Got up right away and been hooked ever since. It was just a ol' body glove board.

[LFADAM]

I waterskiied occasionally but we lived on a lake (later it became just a vacation home, but still was there a lot) and one day one of my friends/family friends took us out on their old ski supreme and showed us this "cool new thing we picked up." (wakeboard) I saw my friend go on the boom and thought it was super cool. This other girl that was out with us went first (behind the boat, not boom). She got up like 2nd try but she didnt know you were supposed to go sideways. She went about halfway down the cove in a powerslide. I went next, got up 2nd try and have been hooked ever since (I was . Never will forget that first time. Thanks Delhi family!