| Properly Sizing a Wakeboard | | | | more than one wakeboard is necessary among |
| Sizing a wakeboard is done using weight of the | | | | diverse groups of wakeboarders. |
| intended user and personal preferance and use. Here | | | | Differences in Length |
| we have a general sizing chart and some insight on | | | | The length of a wakeboard can depict the type of |
| properly picking the correct size. | | | | rinding that is going to be easier with such a size. |
| Size Chart | | | | Here we look into the differences between longer |
| Size Chart | Wakeboards | | | | and shorter wakeboards from a performance point. |
| Rider Weight (lbs) | | | | Longer Wakeboards |
| Wakeboard Length (cm) | | | | Longer wakeboards have a lot going for them; you |
| Less Than 100 | | | | get plenty of benefits having a wakeboard at a |
| Less Than 130 | | | | decent length. It will be easier initially to get up as |
| 90-150 | | | | you have more surface area underneath you to give |
| 130-134 | | | | you a better platform adding more confidence. |
| 130-180 | | | | Beginner wakeboarders will gain more control from |
| 135-139 | | | | the longer board and it will offer softer more |
| 170-250 | | | | confident landings. You can also gain extra speed |
| 140-144 | | | | having a longer board and having more surface area |
| 200-275+ | | | | going through the water. The main issues of longer |
| 144+ | | | | boards will be the added weight and the loss of |
| | | | | some mobility in the air with spins and other tricks. |
| Choosing the Proper Size | | | | Shorter Wakeboards |
| Just how much fun you have wakeboarding can be | | | | Shorter wakeboards offer great ability to perform |
| directly impacted by how much thought you put into | | | | maneuvers in the air jumping across the wake. Being |
| getting the proper size. If you have several people | | | | smaller makes it a bit harder to make the landings as |
| using the same board you will want to base it on the | | | | you hit the water a bit harder and have less control |
| weight of the rider who will be using the wakeboard | | | | which can result in the nose digging in causing a bail. |
| the most or the heaviest rider in the group. This is | | | | having less length also makes the board slower going |
| not going to work if you have children and adults | | | | through the water as you have less surface area |
| trying to use the same wakeboard or if the | | | | making contact with the water. |
| difference in weight is fairly large. In many cases | | | | |