| Since binding attaches the wakeboard to the rider, it | | | | the shock and securing the rider's foot. Footbed holds |
| is imperative that the wakeboard binging is very | | | | the heel of the feet a bit higher than the ball in order |
| comfortable and snug. Having your wakeboard binding | | | | to relieve or lessen the pressure on the rider's knees |
| set up on your board is necessary to maintain and | | | | and ankles. Many footbeds of wakeboard binding |
| enjoy comfort while wakeboard riding. How a | | | | have ridges under their arch and toes to support and |
| wakeboard rider stands up on a board is what we | | | | maximize leverage of the edge of the toeside. |
| call a stance. There are many varieties of stances | | | | The hardware component of the wakeboard binding |
| that work best with the different types of | | | | helps in keeping the binding materials together and |
| wakeboard riders. | | | | supporting the side of the foot. The hardware should |
| The quality and type of binding material will really be | | | | likewise support the rider's foot by having a curved |
| a big factor in assuring the comfort that the rider will | | | | shape. The hardware component likewise has bolts |
| experience when using the wakeboard. A wakeboard | | | | that hold firmly the binding to the wakeboard. On the |
| binding should ideally be curved in order to support | | | | other hand, the baseplate component is found |
| your body arch and accommodate your feet and | | | | between the wakeboard and binding, and can be |
| toes. There are many wakeboard binding | | | | adjusted to allow different stance positions. The |
| components such as overlay and underlay, hardware, | | | | baseplate comes with a number of holes that are |
| footbed, baseplate, and adjustment. These factors | | | | drilled in order to allow for easy changing of the |
| should be considered when you buy a wakeboard | | | | position and angle of the wakeboard binding. The |
| binding. | | | | baseplate should be sturdy and stiff, while flex should |
| The overlay component provides firm support on the | | | | be minimal in order to maximize the control. It should |
| wakeboard rider's feet by holding the toes and heel | | | | also be adjustable to the wakeboard rider's stance. |
| snugly together and pushing the heel towards the | | | | A wakeboard binding can be adjusted if you tighten |
| washboard. The overlay of a wakeboard binding is | | | | the straps and ties. If the wakeboard bindings are |
| made out of thick material for enough support, yet | | | | really difficult to adjust, putting lubricants on the |
| still allows for some movement and stretching. The | | | | bindings such as binding lube or even just a liquid soap |
| underlay, on the other hand, is the material found | | | | can really make adjustment easier. Another method |
| between the overlay and the top portion of the feet. | | | | of adjusting the wakeboard bindings is by taking the |
| The underlay prevents any areas that bind or pinch | | | | boots apart and then loosen or tighten the overlay. |
| the rider's feet. | | | | Be aware however that the boot is very hard to |
| The footbed is the cushy wakeboard binding part | | | | reassemble. |
| that helps in supporting the foot's bottom, absorbing | | | | |