New Wakeskater - Advice on a Good Board?

sandlake · Faceplant Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 2

Im new to wakeskating and looking to pick up a good board.

I have wakeboarded for years and am bored with it.

What would be a good board for someone who will move off the beginner boards pretty quickly?

fins or no fins? (i would like to do tricks and what not, cutting not as important except for speed)

Bare feet (foam/rubber) or Grip Tape?

Wood or Plastic?

Rocker?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Will

DirtyCracker · Guest

i love u but have you read this forum at all? i understand everyone is different but there alot of informative threads on this forum explaining everything for aspiring wakeskaters

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

samgoskate · Posted: May 29, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

Support privately owned wakeskate companys, like -Supra-, said Oak or New are great.

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

Grip-tape

Try a concave definatly, even a bi-level if your peckish. Laughing

Try sattelyte for a really sick concave.

joel · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 747 City: ORLANDO

Dont get some thing with all eva. Because the odds are your gunna like it and start to progress, then you are going to want to step up and get something a little more grippy. So just put some money into a good solid board. It will help in the long run.

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

Just have fun with it and welcome to the forums

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

Welcome and Enjoy Wink

Now go to Newwakeskates.com

jmdfd415 · Faceplant Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 49

Go with an oak. I got an oak for my first skate and its amazing.

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I think New, Devotid, Oak, Omen, Sattelyte are all good boards but imo for the $$$ and quality you can't beat a New

sandlake · Faceplant Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 2

Everyone- Thanks a lot for the helpful comments.

I'm going with wood and grip tape and will be buying a board momentarily.

It seems like everyone is in support of the concave deck.

The only thing I dont understand: Are there different levels of concave decks? If yes, how concave should it be?

What is the bilevel deck?

I weigh about 190 pounds - any particular size I should have?

Thanks again!

jonnyuniteus · Faceplant Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 6 City: Gentry

dude i have been wakeskating for only half a year and went through the same thing, if you have a local board shop most of the time they will let you try some out, I own the byerly legacy, the gator duce pop bi level, and the armada by liquid force. the bi level hands down. its easy to get up, its easy to track and very stable, its slower cutting but youll get used to it, just cut harder. and for tricks it is amazing, i landed the toe and heel side shuv it like nothing, ollie 90s to a grind are pretty fun too, but im no pro, these other guys that are better can tell you more, but if you can go to a local board shop, i heard the hyperlite vinyl is kick ass, but havent riddin it yet

samcollett · Posted: May 30, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject:

the vinyl is a boat. it seems like a solid board from what i've seen of it, but it rides sooo high on the water.

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I weigh 190 and ride a 43" unless you plan on gaining some weight in the near future I'd stay between 40 and 42 . . . . Some boards do have more concave than others but it's all preference . . . . I haven't ridden bi-levels much but I will be getting one of my own very very soon Smile

http://www.newwakeskates.com/images/StandardBoard/final/DubStixBIG.htm

jonnyuniteus · Faceplant Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 6 City: Gentry

what is the best skate for shuvits and progressing to the kick flip. ive been trying a while to hit the kickflip and can do it consistantly on a skate board but that is one hard beach to land on a wakeskate

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

I really don't think that there is a "best skate" for kickflips. Kickflips are being done on almost every kind of deck. Kickflips take alot of practice. I like them better i/o becuase you have more air time

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I've seen people land em on a flat deck

T-Hawk · Posted: May 30, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject:

Personally, I started out on a Hyperlite Catalyst 2.0, and It was the best board ever for learning how to wakeskate and do basic tricks. But I have an Integrity coming soon, and hopefully i'll progress a lot more on it.

But to answer your questions:

About the concave thing, I'm not exactly sure.

A bi-level deck is pretty much just a deck on another deck. here's a Picture.
http://www.m2sports.com/zoomify.asp?catalogid=225&image=http://www.m2sports.com/assets/images/ZARIEL_SIDE.jpg

And I weigh around 160, and I have a 38.65 in. deck. <---- Haha. Smash

Hope that helps, bro.

Le Jalapeno · Guest

sandlake, devotid is droppin bombs right now, I'd check them out if I were you

Oak, New, and Oak seem to be doing about the same

Never rule out making your own skate, pretty fun and inventive.... what I did was made a few flats and concaves and then bought a devotid Bi Level Smash

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

get a cheap wood flat deck. everybody always says to start out on a concave but there is really no point for a begginner, especially since ive usually seen begginers progress faster on flat decks. in fact, the majority of people on this site have probably never ridden a decent flat deck, only crappy scapes or LFs with foam.