| In order to ride your wakeboard successful and have | | | | experience may become a very bad and frustating |
| full control over it, you need to choose a board with | | | | one... so do not let that happen and reinvent yourself. |
| the right size for you. But how do you find a board | | | | If your board is to short for your size you may not |
| that fits your needs? | | | | float as good as you would like to. You could also |
| Wakeboards are designed for various weight ranges: | | | | sink further into the water and your board might feel |
| For example a 119cm board is suitable for anyone up | | | | unstable to you. On the other hand, experienced |
| to 95 lbs, while a 142cm board is ideal for those who | | | | wakeboarders may choose a shorter board because |
| weigh 165 lbs and up. Experienced wakeboarders and | | | | it is much easier to do flips, spins and tricks and |
| pros can up- and downsize their wakeboards to | | | | because of the fact that they are able to handle the |
| achieve specific purposes and to match a cerain | | | | harder landing they get while using a shorter board. |
| style, but since you may be more of a beginner, you | | | | There are also some larger sized wakeboards on the |
| should consider the size charts as your main help in | | | | market. Regulary they may feel just too heavy for |
| finding the right board. Therefore, you should consult | | | | you at first and you may think that they will be too |
| the chart at your local wakeboard store and if you | | | | difficult to manage. It is in fact harder to do flips and |
| are unsure, you can also ask a sales person to | | | | other tricks becauseof their heaviness, but on the |
| provide you with some individual advice. | | | | plus side, a longer board can be great for beginners |
| Later on, when you become more experienced, your | | | | since it offers more control as you lean tricks. The |
| riding style will emerge and you may find that the | | | | larger surface area means that it chan sit on top of |
| standard wakeboard for your size does not fit your | | | | the water and glide thriugh it just fine. Your landings |
| style and what you want to do and achieve with it. | | | | will be much less painful too. |
| For example, you may have the feeling that you | | | | In conclusion, the choosing of the right wakeboard is |
| need to challenge yourself more, to attempt more | | | | entirely up to the rider. There are different factors |
| extreme stunts and to see where your limit is at. | | | | (like the riders experience, his weight, his style and |
| When that happens, you may need a new | | | | what he wants to do with it) which in combination will |
| wakeboard that is a level or more above or below of | | | | make it impossible to give an advice on THE perfect |
| your originally required level. | | | | board for everyone. But there are numerous size |
| If you come to the point described above and do | | | | charts avaible to help you determine the correct |
| not consider changing your board, your riding | | | | wakeboard length for your particular weight range. |