What is the speed to get air in wakeboarding?

Question

i have been trying to get massive air in wakeboarding and appparently i cant. what is the trick? my speed is only 15 MPH and we have a jet boat not a wakeboard boat. what matters??

Answer 1

there is a lot more to getting a lot of air than boat speed alone.

since you're riding behind a jet boat, your wake probably isn't to big, which is a major roadblock. to make this better, make everyone you're with sit in the back of the boat, or buy a ballast system, or even put buckets of cement in your boat, the more weight, the bigger wake.

another thing is your technique of jumping. make sure your using a solid progressive edge (setting your angle to the wake so that your hardest cut is right as you take off) and make sure to edge all the way through your jump. stand tall off the wake, don't bend your knees cuz that will only absorb your pop.

a tower helps bring you off the water higher, but if you dont have one, its no big deal, you'll learn your technique better.

most advanced wakeboarders set their speed at around 18-22 mph.

but go at what speed you're comfortable with. your wake should be sharp and crisp the the tip, not foamy and bubbly (that's called a washy wake) so set the speed so that your wake is the cleanest

hope this helps

Answer 2

also try the speed a hair faster than stated above. On my wake board boat i ride at 22. Behind a buddys jet boat we were at 26 before the wake got nice...not big, but do-able... I think his rope was at 65'.