Wakeskate Tower

WaKeSkAtA66 · Ollie Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 57

I Have a boat but it doenst have a tower, will tha affect my ridding????

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

Raven · Posted: Jan 23, 2005 10:09 pm Post subject:

Yes, if you want to catch air.

You don't need one, Greg T is right, but I would put it on your wigh list. After a tower you get racks, speakers, lights= 1 bad ass boat. It just makes the whole experience mo betta.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

Raven, very true. never really thought of the whole w2w part.

but overall, you can still do ALOT of stuff with out a tower. most anything.

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

ya i wakeskate behind skis mostly. i dont have a tower. but that could be why i suck

skatethewake247 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 172 City: nova

well i think it all depends on wat kind of boat u have. with a tower ull b able to do w2w stuff but only if u have a wake that allows u to go w2w, some boats have really bad wakes. and w/o one u can still get really tech with ur tricks. wat kind of boat do u have? or maybe a better question, how big/smooth is the wake?

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

big_dee45, no I ride behind a bitchin malibu all the time and I still suck

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 24, 2005 12:35 am Post subject:

you don't need a tower to go w2w

stu · Posted: Jan 24, 2005 9:24 am Post subject:

it wont affect your riding

BillyOLDS · Posted: Jan 24, 2005 9:37 am Post subject:

its not a big deal but it helps. i went out with this kid nick who had a pylon on his center concel and he said it makes a light and day differance. i know that it helps for w2w and also when ur turning around qand picking up the fallen rider the rope is less likely to get under the boat. i would say if u can get a tower cheap or have the money to do one it would be worth it but dont stress if u cant

Nekkie · Posted: Jan 24, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

it does affect your riding since the pull is really different, even on flat tricks.

When you ride a boat with a wake tower a lot and then ride a ski with no pylon u can really feel the difference in the way you are pulled. It takes time to adjust to it.

I'd say the ideal height would be a small pylon so that the pull from the rope is about waist high or a little higher ^^

I'm gonna start working on putting a small tower on my ski. Instead on puting a pylon at the back, I'll try putting a small roll bar at the back, about waist high ^^ If it's a rollbar type thing I could maybe even put some speakers on it lol Smash

crazy_Syber · Posted: Jan 26, 2005 3:40 am Post subject:

Yeah it can helps U. If U try some 2wakes tricks U can feel the difference. In flats too U just have to put a little pylons like skiers had.