J-RAD
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 2,655
- Reaction score
- 5,305
- Points
- 357
- Location
- Orem Utah
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
I get exactly what you mean. I rode the same wakeboard from the time I was 13... and after buying my own boat decided it was time to buy myself a board. It changed my world having the right equipment and forced me to learn proper technique... I didn't know I was doing it wrong. Now I know that even that board was the wrong size for me.I have had great success teaching feather weights to wakeboard. Wake-surfing will certainly require a shorter board with less buoyancy. Both will require a bit less throttle from starts. Getting young kids in proper form before they learn bad habits is far easier than adults. My 11 year old nephew spent most of the summer with us and had a much easier time wake-boarding. I learned a lot about proper form from world pros earlier this summer (very humbling experience for me as I was doing it all wrong) which translated in him being very good in far less time than my own kids as I was able to teach him far better having proper knowledge. All that to say technique and the right board in combination make a giant difference. Get him out there having fun with proper instruction and he will be putting you to shame in no time.
My 11yo learned to wakeboard this year which boosted his confidence a lot. I've had several inquiries into youth boards. I think the best options I have access to are the 4'4" Butter Bar or I'm looking at trying to snag a post-season deal on a few O'Brien Microwave boards. Which would be ideal for my youngsters.