New board with questions for my son

cooperfly · Criminal Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 61

My son has outgrown his board and purchased him a new Hyperlite State 135, this is way bigger than is 119 and I attached a picture. I am trying to decide if I should move the bindings to the center and I am trying to set binding similar to his old board.

he is going on 12, weight around 110 foot 9 1/2

any suggestions on how to setup board is appreciated, I am not a wakeboarder

I have his Motive on sale with this site also

thanks for help

BigBadWolfe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Mar 2012 Posts: 111 City: Orlando

Have him stand with his feet a little more then shoulder width apart, that's how the bindings should be set up. Age weight and foot size are non factors

cooperfly · Criminal Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 61

ok thanks for help

what about the angle of each boot

stxr racer · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 179

12 deg ducked would be a good start point. 135 sounds a little big for a 12yo so prob 1 hole in from widest setting? If he's tall for his age then all the way out!

BigBadWolfe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Mar 2012 Posts: 111 City: Orlando

You want the bindings ducked out, how far will be a personal preference thing

cooperfly · Criminal Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 61

if you look at my picture I have the left boot turned to the left and the right boot slightly turned to the right. It is hard to see or tell the numbers on the bindings.

does this look correct

thanks for help, he is pretty big for his age. growing like crazy and wearing a men's 9 1/2 shoe

thanks for help

stxr racer · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 179

Here's my boys board with bindings at widest setting and ducked out at 12 deg...hope this helps?

Skeluntes · Newbie Joined: 17 Sep 2012 Posts: 4 City: Leuven

Quick hijacking of this thread:

What's the biggest benefit of having a wide stance?
I am an average build male riding a LF S4 138 and I'm using the center stance.. should I switch to a wider stance?

BigBadWolfe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Mar 2012 Posts: 111 City: Orlando

The advantage is being able to bend and absorbed the impact of landings. Try a little experiment, stand with your feet close together and try to do a squat. Most likely you can't do it without falling over. Now spread your feet farther then shoulder width and duck (left foot at 11 right foot at 1) your feet out. You'll see that you can do a standing squat with good balance, this is what you want

cooperfly · Criminal Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 61

Thanks everyone we got out yesterday and battled the cold weather, he got right up the first time and liked the board. I plan on getting him a lesson down at LOTO this year as I have no idea what to tell him.

Thanks everyone

thanks for the picture STX Racer - also a very cool picture

BigBadWolfe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Mar 2012 Posts: 111 City: Orlando

If your looking for some instruction I'd recommend the book and learnwake.com, both are great resources

http://www.thebookdvd.com/
http://www.learnwake.com/

stxr racer · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 179

thanks for the picture STX Racer - also a very cool picture[/quote]

You're welcome Very Happy