| If you have ever wondered what is the purpose or | | | | because of the low tow point. But by having the |
| why wakeboarders use wakeboard towers then | | | | rope attached to an 8 ft. high wakeboard tower, the |
| please read this article. In wakeboarding, the main | | | | rider will be able to achieve much more air before the |
| thing most people want to do is catch some air. Not | | | | tow point begins pulling the rider down. This also |
| only is it fun, but once you learn how to get some air | | | | allows a rider to achieve more 'loft' in their jumps |
| between you and the wakeboard there are countless | | | | where they spend more time in the air. In |
| different tricks that can be performed. Wakeboard | | | | wakeboarding more time in the air means more time |
| towers can greatly enhance both the height, and | | | | to perform more difficult wakeboard tricks. |
| time on a wakeboard one spends in the air, or | | | | Wakeboard towers are also useful because boards, |
| increase 'hangtime'. | | | | while not in use, can be affixed to the tower in |
| The reason is this - a wakeboard rope is normally | | | | wakeboard racks. This helps keep clutter to a |
| attached to the lower part of the boat, whether it | | | | minimum from taking up space in the boat. |
| be a ski pole or a tow hook on the back of the boat. | | | | Wakeboard towers come in many shapes and |
| By attaching the rope to a wakeboard tower, which | | | | designs, oftentimes steel or black, with some being |
| is often 8 feet high or so, the person on the | | | | more robust and others going for a more sleek look. |
| wakeboard is now being pulled from a higher tow | | | | Most all wakeboarding boats now come equipped |
| point. This is important because it changes the angle | | | | with a wakeboard tower, as it is now almost an |
| by which a rider is towed. | | | | expected part of the wakeboarding experience. You |
| When performing a jump without a wakeboard | | | | should choose a wakeboard tower based on it's |
| tower, once airborne, a rider is immediately being | | | | functionality, durability, and also how each one's |
| pulled back down toward the water's surface | | | | design fits with your boat. |