Am I the last wake skater, or what?

[madcityskier]

Straight, but tilted slightly higher in the front so it will pull up onto the surface.

i stand straight up in the water when i wakeboard and surf. its a lot easier

Me too. After you're used to it, it's a back saver.

[KxCorky]

With the board turned or just straight? I would probably face plant lol

[MC25]

i stand straight up in the water when i wakeboard and surf. its a lot easier

[KxCorky]

I saw a video on youtube where they stand sraight up in the water to start too. Seems odd. Didn't think that would work on a wakeboard though. I just bought a cheap world industires one today from work. We carry their vendors jet ski stuff and not knowing how much we were going to ride I thought I would give it a try.

Excited to switch it up a little.

[AlbertaSurfer]

Ride the same as you would a wakeboard. To start, I always stood completely upright in the water, with the board under my feet, but that's how I start on a wakeboard too. For your first board, I'd suggest a wood deck with griptape. They're cheap and really durable. My local MC dealer has several old Cassette blanks in a padded case for $50.

Wear shoes, and bring a towel, you're gonna get wet!

[HOT-4-TEACHER]

My buddies and I are interested in learning to Wakeskate. Any suggestions for our first board? We could have riders from 160 to 230lbs. Do you have to wear shoes?

As far as driving goes, is it the same as pulling a wake boarder? 18-22mph? Same rope length?

I look forward to your input.

You kinda gotta Ollie it. Approach wake with knees bent, push down with your back foot and let your front foot up a bit, and when the back of the board leaves the wake, bend that knee too and let the board kinda sick up to your feet. I think there are some nice YouTube videos that cover wake to wake jumps well.

[Traxx822]

Yeah, riding it in general is rough. Been having a lot of fun with it out in the flats. Trying ollie 180's and a few kick tricks off one wake. Haven't had the nuts yet to attempt wake to wake. Not even using ballast yet.

Is it the same concept, stand up off the wake to pop and then hold it. Would the board actually stay under you without holding it on wake to wake?

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Lookin good. Almost time for some wake to wakes! When I first started jumping I shortened the rope up a bit. Casing a jump on a skate is rough!

[Traxx822]

My buddy riding switch

Not as easy as we thought. But we got up and did some Ollie jumps and surface switches. Just getting the feel for it.

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Thanks to Alberta Surfer. We will pass it on to the next guy with the same deal when done with it. Thanks again. Can't wait to try it.

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Heck yeah traxx. Post some pics of you gettin rad on the bad boy...

[AlbertaSurfer]

Awesome, cool to see it it someone else's hands, have fun!

[Traxx822]

Thanks to Alberta Surfer. We will pass it on to the next guy with the same deal when done with it. Thanks again. Can't wait to try it.

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[madcityskier]

I would appreciate it if you were to go like, say 142 or so. That thing plows a lot of water with me on it. Also, if you wanted yo gain like, say 100lbs, you'd be all set.