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There was one dude who was like 25 and had been waterskiing for years. He had a bitch of a time getting up and riding. He kept trying to put his toes forward instread of sideways because he had the bad habit from water skiing.
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I've snowboarded a little too so I know the idea......the issue I've had is the board is really narrow and my toes reach over the side......hopefully a newer board will be a better design.....
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Try standing on a small piece of plywood with no attachment you your feet and have a boat pull you so you are skimming across the water on it. I've never tried it, but it doesn't look easy. Once you are up I bet it is a lot like skateboarding.
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those suck ... my dude has a malibu i think ... it halls ... fill both bladders up and load the rear with people ... mad wake ... a tower with speakers and a perfect pass so the speed is consistent ...
timing is everything - i stilll have trouble going progressive with the edge ... read some **** on wakeboarder.com it helps ...
wakeboarding is more of a workout then maxing out on back, bench, squats, and deadlifts same day lol .. i am always drained and sore as hell afterwords
timing is everything - i stilll have trouble going progressive with the edge ... read some **** on wakeboarder.com it helps ...
wakeboarding is more of a workout then maxing out on back, bench, squats, and deadlifts same day lol .. i am always drained and sore as hell afterwords
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you have to lean back that's the whole point
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Yeah, that board sucks then. What helped me out a lot with getting up on plane was being used to having my center of gravity way off and having the fast twitch reflexes to re-center my weight. I was told it is like snowboarding on ice, but I think it is more like riding tracked up powder.
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But it is specifically a wakeboard boat. The main thing with those is that they are V-Drive. It's like direct drive with the motor in the back. The steering is done with a rudder. A boat like mine is an ib/ob where the propeller actually turns from side to side.
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Get a new one. I guess Dicks is already cutting prices on them. In a month or two you should be able to get a $350 wakeboard/binding setup for around $130.
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FOr general boating purposes I'd rather have the IB/ob so you can pull up the prop in shallow water. Thread Starter
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getting up is easy if the driver is good ... my dude can get anyone up ... just lean back and put your butt to your heals
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