Kneeboarding tips.

[SeanT]

Re: Kneeboarding tips.

I'm 6' 5" and 300 pounds. I LOVE kneeboarding. My knees, of course, hate it.

Really taking to wakeboarding though. It nearly makes up for how I've never been able to ski (although I'm in pretty good shape now, I might try again!)

 

[rrkyle]

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Im also a big guy at 6'2 260, I just got done playin college ball.
Theres alot of great kneeboarders in east LA and georgia if youd like to learn. Check out kneeboardworld.com forum

There is an HO joker on ebay right now for 150 buy it now. Its brand new only drawback is some idiot had it wrapped in chicago bears stuff. I would love to have it but dont have the money to spend right now.

 

[SeanT]

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Thanks! I'm up in Canada, just north of Calgary. I'll check out eBay, but my budget at the moment is a bit strained with home improvements.

 

[rrkyle]

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Haha i thought the AB was Alabama. My bad. But there is a couple guys up there.

How can yall ride in that glacier water?

 

[SeanT]

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LOL there are some cold mountain lakes up here, but where I usually boat in Sylvan the water is about 68 - 70 degrees. Don't even wear a wet suit most of the time.

A few weeks ago I was over in a shallower lake in northern Saskatchewan (my parents have some lake front there) and the water was a nice 72 degrees.

 

[DennisM]

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If it starts porpoising before they get up they are taking to long to get up and you need to slow down a little.

The way i teach new people is to hold the rope with both hands pronated and wrap fingers over the front of the board. That way they feel more secure hopping to their knees. But as soon as they get to their knees they need to let go of the board and lean back.

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Thats the same way I learned. Laying on board, holding the rope handle just at the tip of the board, fingers over.

Soon as the slack is out and line taught, I let the legs drip a little farther in the water to bring the tip of the board up and driver takes off, as soon as the board planes out, which usually is the same time the boat does, I in one quick jerk pull knees up into the board, my driver is watching this and usually slows a tad at this point.

Once in the board, I make sure top of knees are all the way in the recess, reach over and tighten strap, (take another moment to remember the warning label that is so kindly placed right on the tip of the board I have been eye to eye with, chuckle) then give the thumbs up to the driver and hang on!