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    A few questions on getting started wakesurfing

    We're getting ready to try some wakesurfing come middle of july.. I've done some reading on here and think we'll be picking up an IS Blue Lake for the 1st board.. I'm thinking this will be great for us beginners in the 125 - 245(+) category...but I'm not so sure it's the right size for a few of the smaller crowd in the 75 - 100 lb range and thus feel we may need a 2nd board to allow everyone the best chance of riding/progressing.

    Am I right? If so, what board would be great for the little ones.

    I don't have any ballast (other than ppl) in my 2001 21v but after watching ragboy's video's posted recently I think I'm going to buy sacks for both vdrive lockers (need to figure out best place to buy these too).

    As for budget, I'd rather buy a board to last and to grow with than one which maxes out a riders potential too early.

    Any input is, as always, greatly appreciated!
    Last edited by deldarn; 07-01-2009, 01:06 AM.
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    For beginners, a bigger wake gives you more push, which makes it easier to learn with less work. As your skilz improve, you will find it easier to surf a smaller wake and at faster speeds. So, for a beginner, the path to a bigger wake is through ballast....added weight of either people or sacs.

    There are tons of options for different size sacs from 55lb's up to 1450lbs as well as custom sacs made to your dimensions. I would look for some setup advice from other with a similar boat. This will give you an idea of what kinda weight is needed and where the best placement is. This will give you a good starting point.
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      We are getting our Walker Project Grom boards in this week, at least that is the plan. The only board I know designed for the 60-100lb range. You can go to our site http://wake9.com to see the Grom in action.
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        We have had great luck with the Blue lake. All the beginners have gotten up on the first try but we have a 225 pound guy that struggles with it, I think he may be right on the edge of too heavy for that board. I think he is going to go to a red woody.

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