Wakeboard Size
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Wakeboard Sizing Guide
Properly Sizing a Wakeboard
Sizing a wakeboard is done using weight of the intended user and personal preferance and use. Here we have a general sizing chart and some insight on properly picking the correct size.
Size Chart
Size Chart | Wakeboards
Rider Weight (lbs)
Wakeboard Length (cm)
Less Than 100
Less Than 130
90-150
130-134
130-180
135-139
170-250
140-144
200-275+
144+
Choosing the Proper Size
Just how much fun you have wakeboarding can be directly impacted by how much thought you put into getting the proper size. If you have several people using the same board you will want to base it on the weight of the rider who will be using the wakeboard the most or the heaviest rider in the group. This is not going to work if you have children and adults trying to use the same wakeboard or if the difference in weight is fairly large. In many cases more than one wakeboard is necessary among diverse groups of wakeboarders.
Differences in Length
The length of a wakeboard can depict the type of rinding that is going to be easier with such a size. Here we look into the differences between longer and shorter wakeboards from a performance point.
Longer Wakeboards
Longer wakeboards have a lot going for them; you get plenty of benefits having a wakeboard at a decent length. It will be easier initially to get up as you have more surface area underneath you to give you a better platform adding more confidence. Beginner wakeboarders will gain more control from the longer board and it will offer softer more confident landings. You can also gain extra speed having a longer board and having more surface area going through the water. The main issues of longer boards will be the added weight and the loss of some mobility in the air with spins and other tricks.
Shorter Wakeboards
Shorter wakeboards offer great ability to perform maneuvers in the air jumping across the wake. Being smaller makes it a bit harder to make the landings as you hit the water a bit harder and have less control which can result in the nose digging in causing a bail. having less length also makes the board slower going through the water as you have less surface area making contact with the water.
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