Any Wakeboarders in here? - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

schmitty34 · 08-05-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JayMess686

i wanna try it seems a little harder than snowboarding and i like a challenge

I don't know if I'd say it's harder than snowboarding. Maybe some of the tricks are because you have to hold the rope at the same time, but you don't have challenging terrain like you do on the mountain. Unless of course you decide to wakeboard in really rough water but that's really just no fun.

caneyhead · 09-02-2011, 12:58 AM

Wake boarder here. Not so much since moving to Montana. Still have my boat though. MC x55. Throws a excellent wake. Surf wake, not so good. My wake board skills are rudementary. Basically heal side wake to wake with 75 out. Few grabs. Basic heel side switch Wake to wake. I would go more but 1. have hard time getting people to go with me and 2. I'm now injured. Also, water is friggin cold here.

IdahoFreshies · 09-02-2011, 11:28 AM

how the hell is it hard to find people to go with you!?! You have a boat, everyone loves boating, all you have to do is say, hey we are going boating who wants to go, and you have bitched and homies lining up out the door. I want more friends that have a hard time finding people to go...because ill go!

Jon T · 10-01-2011, 10:17 AM

Love to wakeboard!! If I could ride everyday I would!! Hitting cable parks is just as cool as being behind a boat!! I also helped build a winch park this summer. So fun!

I rock an old Watson with blown out liquid force vantage bindings. I also picked up a Roam for super cheap this summer.

notter123 · 10-25-2011, 01:34 PM

been riding for 5 years, only get out 1 week every summer though, my grandparents rent a cottage in the muskokas for a month and the family usually makes it up for one week and maybe one more weekend. First time i tried it I quit cuz I couldnt get up. the next year i got up, and learned wakejumps within a week, slowly progressed, I can do raileys, 360's and tried what was supposed to be a backroll but turned into a tantrum for the first time this past summer.

I wish I could wakeboard more, but since I can't I took up snowboarding and probably like snowboarding more now! haha

Still love the rush though of flying through the air completly layed out 8 feet in the air and landing 7 feet outside the other side of the wake.....

oh and I ride Obrien valhalla with obrien access boots/bindings

hyperlite team edition vest and hyperlite zero stretch rope, (can't remember what there actually called)

AjP · 10-25-2011, 02:39 PM

niceee. i have a lake house at conneaut lake pennsylvania, we have 2 boats, and i wakeboard a ton. its sooo much fun bro

aplummer · 10-25-2011, 02:42 PM

australian wakeboarder. we ride on the murray river. or well we used too until we sold our boat to go travelling for a couple years. still have my kit though. ride a watkins with ultra's. tried other bindings but haven't found any better than my ultra's.

C.B. · 10-25-2011, 08:02 PM

Love wake boarding! Ive been riding wake for a while.

My favorite though is riding my foam top wakeskate barefoot on while the lakes empty and the sun is setting, its fucking magical.

baconzoo · 12-06-2011, 08:07 AM

last wake surfing session for the season...

This was my first time trying this. My POV video didn't make the cut in the edit as I had to hold the rope. Harder than it looks. I kept thinking that being too close to the boat was dangerous, but that's where the sweet spot was.

Triple8Sol · 12-09-2011, 05:40 PM

Love wakeboarding! Only got to rip a twice this Summer unfortunately :/

10-01-2011, 10:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
Jon T -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Midwest Posts: 51	Love to wakeboard!! If I could ride everyday I would!! Hitting cable parks is just as cool as being behind a boat!! I also helped build a winch park this summer. So fun! I rock an old Watson with blown out liquid force vantage bindings. I also picked up a Roam for super cheap this summer. __________________ PARXbyJonT.com Boarding the Midwest All Day, Everyday... Last edited by Jon T; 10-01-2011 at 10:19 AM.

10-25-2011, 01:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
notter123 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 303	been riding for 5 years, only get out 1 week every summer though, my grandparents rent a cottage in the muskokas for a month and the family usually makes it up for one week and maybe one more weekend. First time i tried it I quit cuz I couldnt get up. the next year i got up, and learned wakejumps within a week, slowly progressed, I can do raileys, 360's and tried what was supposed to be a backroll but turned into a tantrum for the first time this past summer. I wish I could wakeboard more, but since I can't I took up snowboarding and probably like snowboarding more now! haha Still love the rush though of flying through the air completly layed out 8 feet in the air and landing 7 feet outside the other side of the wake..... oh and I ride Obrien valhalla with obrien access boots/bindings hyperlite team edition vest and hyperlite zero stretch rope, (can't remember what there actually called) Last edited by notter123; 10-25-2011 at 01:37 PM.

10-25-2011, 02:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
AjP Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: The 'Burgh Posts: 48	niceee. i have a lake house at conneaut lake pennsylvania, we have 2 boats, and i wakeboard a ton. its sooo much fun bro __________________ 7SpRiNgS K2 TuRbOdReAm AjP

12-06-2011, 08:07 AM	#19 (permalink)
baconzoo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Western New York Posts: 256	last wake surfing session for the season... This was my first time trying this. My POV video didn't make the cut in the edit as I had to hold the rope. Harder than it looks. I kept thinking that being too close to the boat was dangerous, but that's where the sweet spot was. __________________ Drift Helmet Cameras

12-09-2011, 05:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
Triple8Sol Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 3,686 Blog Entries: 1	Love wakeboarding! Only got to rip a twice this Summer unfortunately :/ __________________ 14 NeverSummer Proto HD . 13 Never Summer Cobra . 12 Gnu Rider's Choice C2PTX 14 Now Drive . 13 Now IPO 13 NB x 686 580

09-02-2011, 12:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
caneyhead Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Big Sky MT Posts: 98	Wake boarder here. Not so much since moving to Montana. Still have my boat though. MC x55. Throws a excellent wake. Surf wake, not so good. My wake board skills are rudementary. Basically heal side wake to wake with 75 out. Few grabs. Basic heel side switch Wake to wake. I would go more but 1. have hard time getting people to go with me and 2. I'm now injured. Also, water is friggin cold here.

10-25-2011, 02:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
aplummer Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 58	australian wakeboarder. we ride on the murray river. or well we used too until we sold our boat to go travelling for a couple years. still have my kit though. ride a watkins with ultra's. tried other bindings but haven't found any better than my ultra's.

10-25-2011, 08:02 PM	#18 (permalink)
C.B. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Northern MN Posts: 303	Love wake boarding! Ive been riding wake for a while. My favorite though is riding my foam top wakeskate barefoot on while the lakes empty and the sun is setting, its fucking magical.

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