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Can someone give me some direction on ropes for wakeboarding? I need to buy a new rope for the beginners on the boat. What does everyone use for the kids? Do you keep a rope with some stretch? Or do you start them right on an A-Line or Spectra?
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I have always just used the non-stretch lines, even for the beginners... I don't see how giving them a regular ski rope would help them get out of the water easier. New rope just for beginners? any reason not to use the same one? I'm just curious.
I did just buy a second rope, but because the kids complained the Accurate Lucid I have (its like 10 years old and has the finger bump/extensions) was too hard to wrap their fingers around. Picked up a Proline from amazon for $100 a couple of weeks ago, and it has a much smaller diameter handle barrel.
http://www.amazon.com/Proline-80-LGS...LGS2+Wakeboard
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No stretch. Skiers want stretch to get around bouys, wakeboarders want a static line- as beginners they will progress with their first wake jumps much quicker if they aren't dealing with a rubber band loading and releasing at the top of the wake.Comment
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Non stretch right our the gate. It's very important. The other very important thing are the takeoff sections. For Newbs you want a rope you can really shorten all the way down to 50-55ft. This is a must for someone who is learning and wants to progress. A 70ft maiine with either (4) 5ft take offs or (3) 5ft take offs and (2) 2.5ft take offs is about the best place to start.
Start them all the way out at the full length so they have room wake to wake behind the boat to learn how to carve. Then start one wake jumps with rope all the way out. Then when they are ready and have their balance shorten the rope all the way to the shortest section so the wake is much more narrow to allow them to clear it side to side. Once they master the short rope wake jump, slowly let the rope back out. Again the key is to pay attention the length and takeoff sections on what you are going to buy as there is no "standard"Comment
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