beginner wakeboard

[cain0725]

I have just started wakeboarding and i am 43 years old in pretty good shape, i can get up fine on my wifes 134 hyperlite. I was looking to buy one for me to learn and advance on a few years..
I am 188 pounds, 5'10, and can spin on her board and go left and right, only been up twice, i am pretty agile and daring. I know nothing about boards or boots,, please help. Thanks

[seth]

Based on your height and weight I would suggest getting a board right around 142cm. Im 6'4 190 and ride a 145cm slingshot response. As far as which board to get, you need to borrow friends or go to a local shop and demo a few different boards to see what you like. There are 3 types of board rocker. 3-stage, continuous, and a hybrid of the two. 3-stage has a flat spot in the middle of the board and the nose and tail are curved up. Continuous has a continuous curve from tip to tail, and the hybrid is a mix of the two. Ride boards with different rocker to see what you like best.

As far as tower speakers, there are a couple good brands out there. If you want to hear them while youre riding, you will need HLCD speakers. Check out wetsounds and exile.

[HS]

Hyperlite State

I have a slightly used Hyperlite State 140 cm with CWB bindings if you're interested send me a PM

[bkhallpass]

As a 46 year old, somewhat athletic, somewhat in shape, my thoughts:

With your height, weight, and experience level, I would say 138-142 in length. You can probably ride the 142 a bit slower when you are learning than you could with the 138. 138 might be a bit easier to get around while learning 180s, 360s, etc, but it wouldn't be much different.

Continuous rocker board should be more forgiving in landings, and less susceptible to face plants. At 43, and new to boarding, I'd recommend a continuous rocker board. Sometimes people think of continuous rocker as a begginer or intermediate board. It is true that most of the pro riders these days use 3 stage rockers. However, pro riders, including Sean Murray do world class trick on continous rocker boards. A continous rocker board is not going to limit you.

I haven't kept up with specific models of boards for the last coupel of years. Perhaps others might have recommendations as to specific continuous rocker boards in the 138-142 range.

BKH