rope length

[ajtige]

What is optimum rope length for bording? Or is it personal preference?

[skippabcool]

Wake, speed, level of ability come into play at least for me

[robert theisen]

Beginners ride at a shorter length.Usually 60-65 feet.After that it's weight and speed that determine the length from 70 up to 88 feet.

[Bruizza]

Start at 65' and move back from there. I personally ride 75' but I started at 65' and moved back as I progressed.

[ajtige]

rope length

Ty all

[TigeTrojan]

I just had a first time boarder with me on saturday. He was having a hell of a time getting up. I dropped him to less than 60' and he started popping right up. Once he was able to get up consistently, I put him out at 65' and all was good.

[Dan and Christy]

Good rules of thumb from the guys. Like Skippa said though, the most important thing is to put the rider in the cleanest part of the wake. TAPS/ballast/speed will all play a roll in the line length. We usually make one run and then add/subtract a 5' section depending on where the cleanest part of the wake is.

[ajtige]

Great imput you guys. I have kids that are lookin to find the easiest way up and rope length has definately helped.