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WAKEBOARD WIDTH |
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The width of the wakeboard directly affects how high it sits in the water. There are three places to check wakeboard widths: tip, tail and the middle.
Narrower tips and tails sit lower and make the wakeboard turn more aggressively. Wider wakeboard tips and tails allow you to break your fins loose and slide around for lip and surface tricks. Wider tips and tails for wakeboards also release better off the wake for spins. The wider the middle of the wakeboard, the higher it will sit in the water and the harder it will bounce off the wake. |
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WAKEBOARD WEIGHT |
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Less weight in wakeboards is definitely a luxury. Lighter wakeboards are easier to move around and may have better flex patterns, which affects your pop and landings. Wakeboard weight is a variable that is closely related to length and can be used in the same way.
Most of the lighter wakeboards are made with a wood core or lighter density foam. Wood is said to flex better, giving you a snappier feel off the wake. On landings you get more flex on impact so it should feel softer as well. High density foam is standard on most wakeboards and will better resist the punishment of hitting rails or sliders. Note: Hitting sliders, rails or any other obstacle voids the warranty on every wakeboard. |
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Source: Excerpts from Wakeboarding Magazine, Feb 2003, Author- Kyle Schmidt |
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