Ok, so i've never wakeboarded in my life but I want to learn, and would like to know a good make, model, and size for my situation. I plan on renting first to make sure that I like it and will buy one if it works out. Thanks for the help.
I have the perfect board....The Big Gun from Hyperlite. I learned on this board, its big and stable. Very easy to ride for the beginner, and still alot of fun as you get better.
I'm 6'6" and weigh in around 245lbs.
It's also available for loan.
P.M. me if your interested
I'm in the same boat, pardon the pun. For myself, I was thinking of getting a 4x8 piece of mdf and straping some bindings on. That outta float my ass.I might paint some flames on it too. Gotta have the bling factor ya know.
I'm interested to see what the real responses will be cuz I want one for me too.
They are not fat dave!
They are large girth human beings, that need love and cuddling.
I'd recommend a 12' longboard with some good snowboard bindings for someone your size laserray.
J/K...
I'm not much smaller the you but I have a wakeboard i still havent managed to learn to ride very well. I dont know the name or the size because some chick i was boning last summer bought it for me.
I wish I could be more help but at this point I am a hang over from hell into my second case of coors lite tonight.
POWER TO THE BIG GUYS!!
I can say that too cuz im a big guy.
I'm thinking it's easier to just buy the wakeboard for friends to use. Nevermind trying myself. I can drive and drink beer. Smoke some ciggies after a few beers too! Oh sorry RD, just read your sig. Nevermind.
Originally posted by RiverDave
What's with all the fat guys trying to learn how to wakeboard?
RD <---- I can say that shit becuase I'm fat too. I Dunno, Mid-Life crisis? Trying to prove to our kids and wives that we still have a little game left? Fat Guys Rule!
Count me as one of the fat old wakeboarders, 235 and 47. Even went to boarding school, 20 something little **** sez "you're pretty good for an old guy".
The biggest boards found are usually 147 cm. If you can find a Liquid Force Huckster, it's a few years old model that is a good big guy board. I ride mine in the spring to get my wheels back, then switch to a couple of other higher performance boards I have.
The comparable current year model is called the Rhythm 147. It looks to be OK for beginners but has a three stage rocker (bottom arch) that the Huckster doesn't. A bit trickier to learn on.
Don't even bother trying to board with sandals. Big fockers have to work the board a lot more than lightweights and you just can't do it in sandals. Again, going the older equipment route I would look for some Hyperlite Moon Boots, a few years old but a good beginner boot. If you wear a size 13 plan on finding some XXL bindings. Not all manufacturers are sized the same, but the Moon Boots I have are just right for me.
I moved up to some laceup hipo bindings. They are a bitch to get on, and so choose carefully. Don't forget to buy some Spooge or you'll never get your foot in 'em.
Use a 70-80' rope. I suggest getting a rope made specifically for wakeboarding. Ski ropes act differently, stretch characteristics I guess. New for me this year: a helmet. I got a nasty concussion skiing in Colorado a few years back, and figured that head to board contact would mean a repeat trip to the E Room.
Find someone to give you a lesson. Getting up is a bit tricky for fatsos, and you might as well make it easy on yourself. Once you learn it's no sweat. Just remember for a while your best trick is gonna be a face plant. Close your eyes before you slap water, dummy.
Once you get all this down, don't forget to suck in your gut as you pass the girls on the river bank.
Originally posted by rrrr
Once you get all this down, don't forget to suck in your gut as you pass the girls on the river bank.
Size 13. The need to suck in the gut. Dude, you've got me pegged! LOL!
Originally posted by RiverDave
Man you gotta be one limber SOB to hit your head on a wake board?
RD
They come off your feet when you crash hard.
edit: At least on fat guys they do.
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