Proper board position for getting out of the water?

[biggy boy]

Hi everyone!
This summer for the first time my kids started to learn how to wake-board. My daughter 14 has no problem getting up and staying up, but non of my other kids can
11 and 20. I think i may be telling them to have the board
wrongly positioned for start off.
Attached is a picture of my daughter sitting waiting to go.
can you tell me if this is the position that the board should be in or should the board and her front foot be facing the back of the boat, like at a 45 deg angle? ( keep in mined this picture is her just sitting there waiting for me to tighten the line)

Thanks in advance for your help.

Glen

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

[colour=blue]Knees up to chest.

Heels touching butt.

Elbows outside knees.

Arms slightly bent (optional, some people like straight arms).

Board square to rear of boat.

Feel pressure of boat pulling and allow feet to 'wash' towards butt, then stand up and board should turn automatically to comfortable stance.

DON'T PULL TOO HARD, the wash of the boat does the job, not the speed.

My daughter says that your daughter has a nice board8)

 

[biggy boy]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

[colour=blue]Knees up to chest.

Heels touching butt.

Elbows outside knees.

Arms slightly bent (optional, some people like straight arms).

Board square to rear of boat.

Feel pressure of boat pulling and allow feet to 'wash' towards butt, then stand up and board should turn automatically to comfortable stance.

DON'T PULL TOO HARD, the wash of the boat does the job, not the speed.

My daughter says that your daughter has a nice board8)

Cool8) thanks for the help. I have been telling her and my other kids to have the front (narrower part) of the board facing towards the boat at a 45 deg angle. I guess that is why my other kids are not able to get up. I also have to remember to not pull too hard.
Yes its a cool looking board it's a CWB.

Thanks
Glen

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

[colour=blue]When learning, square to the boat is easier. Once they get competent, try any angle. My son takes off like he's riding a surfboard!

 

[tommays]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

I would say the boot angles are a big issue

pretty much everybody we board with likes the boots at different angles and if they board normal or goofy

" left or right foot forward "


Tommays

 

[biggy boy]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

One good why to find out what foot goes forward is to try the following.
Have the person in question stand squarely in front of you, facing you.
They should be about 3 feet away from you and their feet shoulder width apart. Now give that person a shove with your hand on their shoulder. Which ever foot they move back behind themselves is their bracing foot. The other foot that stayed forward is the foot that goes in the forward binding.
This is a trick I learned from a friend who taught me to slalom ski.

Glen

 

[Speedwagon]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

An important thing to remember... you don't HAVE to stand up. You can ride the squat for quite some time. Alot of people try to stand up too early when they are learning from what I've seen. If you try to force yourself out of the water, you will fall right back in the water.

Ride the squat!

Also, in addition to Biggy Boy's post, you can see which foot you put forward if you try to do a slide. As in, a slide on ice or a slick floor. Whichever foot you lead with, is the foot you, well, lead with...

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

Her position in the water is perfect ...... when the rope tightens and the boat pulls away .... the easyest way to get up is to put more pressure on your back foot and at the same time try to lift your front foot a bit .... I found that this method let you pop out the water quick with less effort .......

 

[aerwin]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

a taller tow point also makes a big difference, her stance is just right, as soon as you start pulling then start to 45 then 90 deg the board

 

[Deimus]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

good info I was going to give wakeboarding a try next summer and thats a good place to start. any advise on a good starter board that I and the kids can both use?

 

[aerwin]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

unless your kids are the same hight, you will need dif boards. I am about 5-8, 185lbs and I use a 135 to 138, go to wakeboard.com and you can find the proper sizing, I love it, I am 40 and have a great time

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

best is to get the best board you can afford, the wider and longer the board the better the ride, the wider, the longer hang time you have the longer, the easier to manuvre, the more skegs it have the less it will slide out from under you .....

 

[tangent]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

One thing I found helpful is pointing your toes slightly forward. Before I did that I was either pushing water or getting dragged under.

 

[Shredhead]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

What is the best way to determine the proper angle for your feet? Or is it a trial and error thing? I ride a Hyperlite Motive 134 (awsome board bye the bye) and with all the different adjsutments I would spend most of the summer trying them all and not enough riding.
Thanks

 

[8AteEight]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

The way I like to tell people is: To get in a position like you were going to do a Tug-0-war; and you were going to pull as HARD as you possibly could. (You could even get a rope and tie it to something, and try to pull it)

Then, look down at your feet. Notice what angle EACH foot is pointed. and Thats actually the best position for you to place the bindings. Also, note the distance between you feet, and place the bindings accordingly.

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

90 degrees to the board ......

 

[BoatMyAssOff]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

As soon as the boat start to pull, rotate the board....reduces the force and put you on a plane much quicker.

 

[Mgb1974]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

How is the take off compared to skiing? My brother and me have been trying it a few times last summer and couldnt get up. We were doing take offs like water skiing

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

the take-off is totally different, where ski's is in a forward vertical position, the wakeboard is in a side to side horisontal position, if my friend that looks like the mitchelin man can wakeboard then you can get it right also, keep on trying you'll get there eventually .....

 

[Mgb1974]

Re: Proper board position for getting out of the water?

No I mean take off with the boat? Like gunning it like your skiing or is it a gradual take off?

Thanks