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WAKEBOARD BOTTOM DESIGN |
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There are many different bottom designs for wakeboards. It is a feature wakeboard shapers use to express their own style. On the bottom of the wakeboard you may see concaves, channels or maybe nothing at all. Each performs a different function, fine tuning how the wakeboard rides through the water according to its width from tip to tail, fin setup, rocker and tip/tail shape.
Concaves create lift and make the wakeboards sit higher in the water. Channels act like long fins. Finally, a featureless bottom basically lets the overall shape, rocker and fin set up do their job which can be a good thing – sometimes less is more. |
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WAKEBOARD FINS AND FIN PLACEMENT |
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The closer you move the fins to the center of the wakeboard the quicker and better the wakebboard releases off the wake. The further you move the fins of wakeboards out toward the tip and tail, the longer the wakeboard will stay hooked into the wake and it won’t release as well. How the fins of wakeboards work depends on what size fins you are riding. Try different fins to change how your wakeboard rides, this might help you improve. |
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WAKEBOARDS - BOTTOM MATERIAL |
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Nexes – Rough texture make wakeboards feel fast.
PBT – Slick bottom, enhances graphics, slower feel.
P-Tex – Rail based material, great for sliders and rails.
Urethane – Rail based, softer than P-Tex, holds up well. |
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Source: Excerpts from Wakeboarding Magazine, Feb 2003, Author- Kyle Schmidt |
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