Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

[Campylobacter]

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Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs

another important thing....point your toes toward the boat instead of digging your heels in. that will help the board plane.

This is the advice I give newbs - and the advice I wish someone had given me (43 y/o, 6'3", 220 lbs).

You say you ski, and I did too. I kept remembering how important it was to keep the tip up and out of the water when learning. I figured its the same with the wakeboard, big mistake. I was trying to keep the board up and out of the water by pushing it up with my heels, totally backwards of what you want to do. When you feel the pressure from the boat, you need to POINT your toes. Some times with us big folks using a slightly underpowered boat (mine is a 140), the board may actually sink below the surface. Don't panic, POINT your toes and you will come right up.

 

[smitty1258]

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Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs

again....

Sit in the water with the board in front of you parallel to your shoulders, grasp the handle with two hands palms down. Place your elbows on the outside of your knees for stability. When the boat takes off it needs to get up to plane fairly quickly, don't snatch your arms off but a steady constant pull. The water should push the board towards you. don't fight it let it bend your knees to your chest, when the board gets to your but roll up to a sqwatting position, don't try to stand all the way up, when you feel the board is on plane then try to stand up, put a little weight on your back foot and let the board swing around so you are following the oat, pull the handle down to your front hip and you are on your way. REMEBER DON'T FIGHT THE BOAT IT WILL WIN.

look at my body position as I come out of the water. I didnt learn to get up this way, I just knew the way i was getting up was the wrong way, so I learned how to do it correct, and its 100% easier the correct way. Also look at my board position before i get out of the water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lof57b6A2M&feature=player_profilepage

arms straight, palms down, in a "frog" stance.

sounds to me like your fighting the boat. I used to do it to.

 

[RoyR]

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Let them go fast and roll you off the back of the boat....then while skimming along on your back, rotate and put the board down on the water

PS. With my first timers I make the rope 15ft long, so they are close to the boat. Easier to get up and I can see what they are doing right/wrong and I don't have to travel 200ft to pick them up again . A lot of it depends on the driver. Does he/she just nail it or do they slow down and keep you in the "pocket"? Do you have enough power in the boat, with 135hp, they are going to need full power. Is it a wake boarding rope that doesn't stretch? In the end you will have to pay the dues.....few just walks in a member

 

[superpop]

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I was getting drug around for quite a while before I figured out that you really need to point your toes at the boat or you act like a giant anchor. If you are pushing your toes towards plane then you will find that you pop up much faster and easier. Once you get up it is a blast. I am 42 and 6'7" and 270lb so it is possible to get up. I also have a tower and that makes a big difference.

 

[grahamh]

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I'm 6'3 and like 240, and I've rode behind a 130hp boat, so you can definitely do it!

Just to add onto what everyone else is already saying, when I was learning, I found it easier when the driver accelerated more slowly, it gave me more time to think what I was doing. Even big guys like us can stand up on a board at a surprisingly low speed, but do make sure the board is the right size for you.

 

[Old Timer Boater]

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I'm 5'10" 240 lbs, 60 years old and I ride behind my 18' 150 all the time..... of course I have a good couch, my 21 yr old is 2009 national champ 2008 2nd place world champ and 2009 world contendor.

 

[bigpoppakdog]

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Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs

I'm 7'2 and 450. No, just couldn't resist. The wakeboarders keep getting bigger and bigger.

 

[seeber06]

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Yes, but you need a big board. I was watching my kids having a blast, so I had to try it. With no sking expierience at all I bought a CWB Kink 146, and my underpowerd boat was able to pull my rather large -ss out of the water (6`8" 275lbs.) You have got to try it...

 

[Bilgamesh]

Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

Pointing the toes toward the boat and keeping the top of the board under water did the trick from the first pull! Thanks for the tips.

Your humble narrator:

 

[bigpoppakdog]

Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

you need a concealed weapons permit for those guns?

 

[Bilgamesh]

Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

you need a concealed weapons permit for those guns?

Nah, I photoshopped those in so that I could post this without shame after having popped off that I was closer to Brock Lesnar than a cornhusker.

 

[Campylobacter]

Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

congratulations.

 

[BumbleBeeTuna]

Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

show off

 

[smitty1258]

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you need a concealed weapons permit for those guns?

still cant believe Im reading/ you posted this.........

 

[bigpoppakdog]

Re: Can I wakeboard at 240 lbs? - Edit: Yes I can!

just having some fun....wakeboarders kept getting bigger and bigger. In this case, he wasn't exaggerating.