Just curious if there are any wakeskaters on here. I just started about a month or so ago, never been wakeboarding or skiing, just figured it looked like something fun to do.
What do you 'skate on? I have a Liquid Force Anthem 2012 'skate. It's apparently an "advanced" board, but I'm so new I don't really know what makes it different. I know wood has more pop and weight than composite, and is less durable, but that's about it.
What do you 'skate behind? I use my 88 Four Winns Freedom 160, but just bought a Polaris SL 750 to use as my "tow rig". I've gone behind a Kawasaki Ultra 150 and it was a pretty decent ride. You pull the ski quite a bit but I think it's easier to maintain the speed in that and pickups are MUCH easier. My boat has decent wake, but that's the part I like about 'skating...you don't need a wake to have a good time.
What kind of tricks can you do? I'm quite a newb, so I've only done a front and backside butterslide, and a little ollie over the lip of the wake. I can ride it pretty well and have no problems cutting in and out sharply. I've been refining my deep water starts to the point of just standing on it and sliding out of the water...seems like the stress is a lot lower on the boat AND myself, zero plowing, etc. Sometimes I pop out too fast and my feet get too far in front of me and I slide off of it haha.
Anyone else?
What do you 'skate on? I have a Liquid Force Anthem 2012 'skate. It's apparently an "advanced" board, but I'm so new I don't really know what makes it different. I know wood has more pop and weight than composite, and is less durable, but that's about it.
What do you 'skate behind? I use my 88 Four Winns Freedom 160, but just bought a Polaris SL 750 to use as my "tow rig". I've gone behind a Kawasaki Ultra 150 and it was a pretty decent ride. You pull the ski quite a bit but I think it's easier to maintain the speed in that and pickups are MUCH easier. My boat has decent wake, but that's the part I like about 'skating...you don't need a wake to have a good time.
What kind of tricks can you do? I'm quite a newb, so I've only done a front and backside butterslide, and a little ollie over the lip of the wake. I can ride it pretty well and have no problems cutting in and out sharply. I've been refining my deep water starts to the point of just standing on it and sliding out of the water...seems like the stress is a lot lower on the boat AND myself, zero plowing, etc. Sometimes I pop out too fast and my feet get too far in front of me and I slide off of it haha.
Anyone else?