With my season coming I really want to get on the cable features for the first time, and I need my own board!
While I can wakeboard round the cable park all day long without hitting features, and I can get decent air in boat wakeboarding, I am still a beginner when it comes to anything freestyle. I'm hoping it will help that I'm a snowboarder of 15 years who hits medium jumps/ rails and can ride switch.
Navigating the wakeboard market is really tricky haha. When it comes to snowboards I just go for a good all-mountain freestyle board that is capable of everything but doesn't have a specific niche (Capita DOA). How well does that approach transfer to wakeboards? Is there any obvious go-to answer?
I'm going to a wakeboarding shop with plenty of stock and the guys there seem to really know their stuff, but I could still do with some general advice while I'm researching.
The discounted boards available are:
- Ronix Diplomat / Kinetik Project/ Utopia / Atmos/ Atmos Spine Flex
- Hyperlite Guara/ Pleasure/ Bloodline/ Wizardstick
- Slingshot Coalition/ Highline / Space Melter (seems interesting as it's advertised as being like a snowboard, but maybe that's too niche).
In terms of bindings I'm looking at a decent pair of systems.
I'm not looking to break the bank but if it means getting the right setup I can definitely stretch the budget. Also very aware my ability isn't great, don't wanna be the guy with all the gear and no idea, but I do want something I can develop with.
Lastly, I'm a 6ft3 95kg male, and the shop told me I should aim for as close to a 150cm as possible. Any thoughts on that?