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2 weeks in with 2023 G25 ZZ8. We have enjoyed surfing and now kids want to try wakeboarding. The surf settings were easy to understand but I know nothing about setup for wakeboarding. Do I need Ballast ? Best speed? Kids weigh 130 to 150. Best rope length? The internet is full of suggestions but I wanted info from actual Nautique people.
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How old are your kids; have they been on a wakeboard or ski/skis before; what do you have for wakeboards? -
18 21 22. Snowboarded and one has wakeboarded a few years agoComment
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We are getting a hyper lite 138. Should be here ThursdayComment
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use the factory programed settings. they are a good place to startComment
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Do you have any friends that are wakeboarders? That's a great way to get them going in the right direction.Comment
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They have recruited some friends that are wakeboarders so we should be set.Comment
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I'll bet that was difficult to recruit some kids to ride in your new G25.
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I love to watch snowboarders learn to wakeboard, it's a different edge but same principal. Once they learn to use the energy of the rope, wakeboard edge, and pop off the wake, they usually pick it up pretty fast. Youtube and Shaun Murray is a great direction to sharpen the skills.
Sounds like you are on the right track, let us know how it goes...Comment
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The best place for Wakeboarding information is Shaun Murray's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEO...4abJD8jQwCXSKA. If you are learning to wakeboard... I personally highly recommend the Hyperlite Murray 140 to 150. It is big, but that allows you to stay on top of the water at slower speeds. A slower speed allows you to try more things without hard falls. I also ride a Slingshot Nomad 160. I am 50 and weigh 220 lbs. With this setup, I can ride as slow as 16 mph. Start with the wake novice settings, should be about 19 mph, and no ballast. Until you can do surface 180s, jump the wake, and do some other basics, this is the only setting needed. I would even lower the speed down to 16 to start. Catching an edge at 23 mph is so much harder than at 19, it doesn't seem like much, but I go a concussion at 23mph, and under 18mph never had an issue.Comment
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I start my new wakeboarders out with no ballast. The boat tends to make a decent wake in the 20-22mph range even without the ballast. As they progress, I will increase speed and ballast if they like to get some air. We've been using some of the cheaper complete board kits to start the kids off, then get better gear as they progress there too. We wore out our LiquidForce Trip board with me around 190# and the boys around 130#. Worked for all of us. Now the boys share a Shaun Murray board and I got a sweet Ronix. The girls have 2 boards due to the variation in heights and weights. And Mahnal has good advice there too.
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No ballast and as slow as possible to get this sliding around on top of water, at those ages like 14-16 mph. Surface 180's, bouncing, etc riding both directions. Watch and do learner videos like Murray, the book dvds whatever.l to learn board control.
Then up to 18,19, 20 mph once they are avoiding hard falls (face) and want to start jumping one wake and ollies . Start longer rope like 65' then once trying to go wtw shorten to say 55.
All this should be in any decent leaner videos
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Once phrase version - go slower than you think .
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Advice much appreciated. The G25 has been wonderful for our family will post more pics soonComment
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