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Water Skiiing....

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DirtyMagic97 Newbie

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When I was younger I was out on the lake a lot with my friends. I started out skiing but quickly became bored with it. There are only so many times you can ride back and forth across the wake. It's fun in moderation, but at least for kids it gets really boring because you reach the limit very quickly.

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When I was younger I was out on the lake a lot with my friends. I started out skiing but quickly became bored with it. There are only so many times you can ride back and forth across the wake. It's fun in moderation, but at least for kids it gets really boring because you reach the limit very quickly.

this. i went through the progression. from doubles to slalom(kicking one off and coming up on one) to knee boarding to wake boarding. haven't done anything in a few years now though. my hyperlite is just hanging on its mount in the garage. sad really.

wake boarding seems easier than water skiing though. I want to get to a point where I am good at slalom skiing going 40mph and cutting the water.

as far as standing up on the board it doesn't get any easier. it literally took me two tries to get up my first outing. get behind a wakeboard boat though and the possibilities are endless. just catching 10+ ft of air is better than going 40mph. plus if you are aiming for that speed why not barefoot? my dad is the last person i saw do it. he was around 220 lbs then i think and needed to go about 37 mph.

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wake boarding seems easier than water skiing though. I want to get to a point where I am good at slalom skiing going 40mph and cutting the water.

If all you are doing is riding, then it certainly is easier. But clearing the wake while doing whirly birds and backflips and such makes wakeboarding monumentally more difficult. Having to pass the rope from hand to hand while remembering to continue spinning is really much harder than it may sound.

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I love about a mile from Lake Norman, boat is dry docked at a marina.

i also recommend the lake norman ski club. i didn't have a boat when i lived in cornelius, but joined the club. they were sponsored then by the malibu and nautique dealerships. got to ride behind brand new wake boats every thursday evening. we would either go out of rusty rudder or the dry marina thats on 150. good times, and if i ever get back there i'll rejoin. they could teach you to go as fast as you are talking about, and they do competitions too. slalom and wakeboarding.

That'll do it... I live about a mile from the waterway, but don't have a boat. :(

KK or Kurb needs to get a boat and take us out...

i know what i want. just can't afford it. selling the bike is the first step towards it, if i can get it sold.

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