http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYOZCS6zd6c

first time ever wake boarding. JL 133 taking care of business. different feel for sure. i tried with the 140 sprint worked fine but the board was way too flexible. out from about 2-4pm fun. the next day we went out again and dude hooked me up with a old school hyperlite 152 with boots. totally strange with the boots. but felt great switching doing "fakies" he called it but loose in the center . totally fun. my friend is a lifer on the river with ski/wake/bigwave surfer stuff said i held the record for longest runs. the fact it was my first time even attempting wake boarding was a shock to us both.

Your skills and longevity don't surprise me a bit. You looked very comfortable back there. I guess it felt different with someone else deciding where you went? You are used to being in control of speed and direction and that's out of the picture when behind the boat.

sweet ride! Next we'll see you on a wakekite and in cable parks :wee:

Does anybody even water ski any more :dunno:

Never knew what a wakeboard was 'till I overheard it here...

the super flexi board SK140 sprint is magic with a kite. but drag with a boat gives a huge negative rocker between the feet! after about 30min on that thing i realized it and changed to the JL. def a fun sport.

BB i'm sure you could school me on the boat show, no doubt.

the low pull vector is a different feel but its nothing time want fix.

being so close to the boat kind freaked me out and not having the lift vector probably where the most distinctive elements in the cross over. out wide beside the boat i felt most comfortable , with an air pole it would be very similar to up wind riding.

oh and a wake skate on a kite is much easier than behind a boat. the lift thing is like magic for the starts .

good job dude! looks fun! we need some warmer weather round here tho

Nice one

I used to love slalom skiing ... but cos boats and running the buggers are expensive, it was a once-a-year or so thing for me

... you know you can combine wakeboarding and kitesurfing???

Nice ride but 50 degree water isn't for me. WooHoo, it will take the life right out of ya.

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Originally posted by acampbell Does anybody even water ski any more :dunno: Never knew what a wakeboard was 'till I overheard it here...

Angus, my slalom ski is my go to tool when my turn comes up in the boat. I'm not the norm by any means though. I have to avoid the big jumps out in the flats on the wakeboard due to some disc issues in my neck. Seems to be the only thing I do that has enough g's to mess me up.

Now back to our originally scheduled programming (Phree's Chargers)

I miss getting out on the water. I used to be in a water ski show here in Naples a few years back...that vid just brought back a LOT of memories :wee::wee::wee: