what speed do you wakeboard at?

As a beginner,you need to feel comfortable. I suggest that you drop the ballast, slow down to 20-21, and use the plate to shape the wake the best for you. Next, pull the rope in so that you can get to a narrower part of the wake. These steps will help you make W2W. As you gain confidence and skill, you can increase the rope, speed, ballast. Learn progressive edging and handle location, get the basics mastered.

My setup: 8750 lbs of ballast at 55 mph, rarely touching the water...

ps: Only 2000 lbs of water onboard, the rest of the weight is my girlfriend.

;)

2001 Outback DD
1000# ballast
22mph
70' line

I think you are focusing on the wake and all too much. It is all about technique more then anything. I have a 2006 Mobius LSV. I run with no ballast what so ever and run at 20 mph. I can easily clear the wake and land out in the flats. I'm not getting much pop but that is because I'm standing up before hitting the wake to get the pop. So that is my technique. I will eventually start with ballast and all. But for now I just wanted to get comfortable with jumping what I had before making it huge.

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Originally Posted by maxpower220

As a beginner,you need to feel comfortable. I suggest that you drop the ballast, slow down to 20-21, and use the plate to shape the wake the best for you. Next, pull the rope in so that you can get to a narrower part of the wake. These steps will help you make W2W. As you gain confidence and skill, you can increase the rope, speed, ballast. Learn progressive edging and handle location, get the basics mastered.

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thanks, exactly what I did. it was like everything was in slow motion, it was great. ha. got very consistent, heel side anyways. felt very confident. even landed a couple new airs. btw, you can still get big pop w/ no ballast.

sometimes you must go backwards to progress.

luke

anywhere from 19 to 21. i pull a couple of firends at this speed, who are much more advanced than me, and they can do just about any invert.

it doesn't matter how long the rope is or how fast. you want to hit the wake at its peak height, which determines how long the rope is. usually the more weight in the boat the faster you have to go so there is no wash. every boat is different.

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Originally Posted by urban8designs

thanks, exactly what I did. it was like everything was in slow motion, it was great. ha. got very consistent, heel side anyways. felt very confident. even landed a couple new airs. btw, you can still get big pop w/ no ballast.

sometimes you must go backwards to progress.

luke

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Good to hear! Isn't it so much nicer to land coming down the other wake?!

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Originally Posted by flex

anywhere from 19 to 21. i pull a couple of firends at this speed, who are much more advanced than me, and they can do just about any invert.

it doesn't matter how long the rope is or how fast. you want to hit the wake at its peak height, which determines how long the rope is. usually the more weight in the boat the faster you have to go so there is no wash. every boat is different.

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You are right on that every boat is different and that you need more speed as you add weight to keep a clean wake. But there is more to speed and rope length than just hitting the wake at the right spot. You can take tricks bigger when you're going faster and have more rope to work with. Longer cuts, bigger air.