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Wakeskating help

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avocado.
Posts: 262 - Karma: 247
im buying a first wakeskate. only store that has dem skates has LF mod40, mod42 and sst42.im 183 cm in height and weight 150 pounds. i have a wakeboard background, and plan on doing 50%cable park and 50 boat. im not crazy about mad skate tricks, just want to be able to do same shuvits etc. want to progress in w2w tricks. what board should i get? +++++k for helpful anwsers
Jul 8 2012 9:01AM
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Turnup_swiperigh
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I would get the mod 42, I'm not a fan of bi layer decks ,sst, I just don't like the flex they have. I ride a hyperlite karma 111 which is about in the 43 range and I wouldnt want anything shorter. You are also taller than me. If you still can't decide see if they have a demo program.
Jul 8 2012 9:12AM
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KBake
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wakeskating is ridiculously hard so try kneeboarding
Jul 8 2012 9:28AM
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avocado.
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dude, i wakeskated almost whole last summer,so i can handle that.
and for the kneeboarding, i cant flex my knee all the way, because of my fucked up meniscus, so i can forget kneeboarding:/
Jul 8 2012 10:08AM
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skithesprings
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I picked it up in an afternoon. It is not ridiculously hard.
Jul 8 2012 11:18AM
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CheddarJack
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I feel you man, same exact problem for me
Jul 8 2012 12:23PM
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AlexFromTarget
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Sst personally i like bilevels morr
Jul 8 2012 12:52PM
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avocado.
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i want something more of a surfy feel, isnt bilevel more of a skateboard feel?
Jul 8 2012 12:56PM
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joshua
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If you can wakeboard you can wakeskate, getting up feels pretty much the same on both a wakeboard and a wakeskate.
Jul 8 2012 5:04PM
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Ribss.
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Same with a wakesurf too. It's much easier to get up than one would think. I cant speak for cable park's though, ive never been.
Jul 8 2012 5:15PM
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AlexFromTarget
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I feel that bi level is more wakeboardy feel it depends on the construction all together tho
Jul 8 2012 5:17PM
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PJS.
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kneeboardings the shit, but if you can wakeskate more power to you. tish looks ridiculously hard.
Jul 8 2012 5:19PM
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.AR6rider.
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The first time I ever surfed I was actually shocked at how easy it was. You can practically pull yourself up at idle haha.
Jul 8 2012 5:20PM
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sammiedee
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It really isn't though
Jul 8 2012 6:05PM
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Ribss.
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Yeah pretty much, I actually found a wakesurf in the middle of a lake (!?!?) and that was the first time I tried haha.


Also this is the first post you have made that didn't anger me, cool.
Jul 8 2012 7:00PM
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KBake
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tricks on a wakeskate is ridiculously hard
Jul 12 2012 12:55AM
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theabortionator
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The ones with the grip top will fuck you if you fall on them

Signed somebody that used to ride one of those all the time.

As far as much info about them, it's been too long and I don't remember shit. I feel like I had a 42? I don't remember if that's how they're sized but that's what I think I had?


Only think that sucked was it delamned after a couple years of abuse.
Jul 12 2012 1:01AM
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crieschl
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If you're doing 50% cable, go with the Mod. The SST doesn't come with a grind base, so if you try and use it at the cable park often, it will get beat up pretty badly
Jul 12 2012 1:06AM
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