Wakeboards

Choosing a Wakeboard: Shape, Rocker and Fit

A wakeboard is a single bound board you ride behind a boat or at a cable park, with both feet fixed in bindings. The board you want depends first on where you ride. Boat boards are built for the boat's wake — they have the rocker and pop for clearing a built wake. Cable boards have a tougher base and more flex to take the impacts of rails, kickers and sliders. A boat board used on cable-park obstacles will usually suffer impact damage, which is not covered under manufacturer's warranty, so if you ride the park, see the Cable Wakeboards collection. Rocker — the curve from tip to tail — shapes the ride. More rocker gives a steeper, more vertical pop off the wake and a slower, looser feel; a flatter or three-stage rocker carries more speed and drives harder off the edge. Most boards sit somewhere in between, and the right balance comes down to how aggressively you ride. Size by rider weight, not height. A board too short for your weight sits low and ploughs; too long and it feels sluggish and hard to turn. Each board lists a weight range — match yours to it, and size up if you're between two boards or want more stability. Many boards run a removable centre fin: leave it in for tracking and control while learning, take it out for a looser, more surface-spin-friendly feel as you progress. Beginners want a softer, more continuous-rocker board that's forgiving and predictable. Intermediate riders move to a board with more pop and edge hold as they start clearing the wake and learning inverts. Advanced riders choose stiffer, more aggressive shapes tuned to their style. Waterskiers World stocks Ronix, Liquid Force, Hyperlite, Connelly, KD, Double Up and Byerly, in Mens, Womens, Kids and Junior shapes. Browse the full range online or visit the Brisbane store, and read the wakeboard buyer's guide for sizing charts and shape detail.