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    Posted: August-21-2015 at 2:18pm
My son wants to learn to wakeboard. I would like to get him a good beginner wakeboard, nothing too expensive in case he decides that he'd rather stick to skiing. But I want one that's decent enough not to be frustrating to learn on and then use for awhile.

He's 17, about 170lbs, 5'10"
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Should be able to get some good closeout deals. I have a liquid force witness 136. I'm a bit shorter and lighter. He may want to go a tad bigger on the board though. Maybe get a different model in a slightly bigger board like a 137 or 139.


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liquid force trip is a great board that's easy to ride and he can progress on. look at a 138 with helix bindings. I've put everything from 5'6" 120# girls to 6' 200 guys on it. I bought mine new for around 300, closeout, clearance, or ebay will be cheaper.
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Thanks! Which liquid force? they have so many! haha Are they different other than the graphics?
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Originally posted by IAughtNaut IAughtNaut wrote:

liquid force trip is a great board that's easy to ride and he can progress on. look at a 138 with helix bindings. I've put everything from 5'6" 120# girls to 6' 200 guys on it. I bought mine new for around 300, closeout, clearance, or ebay will be cheaper.


Looking for the LF with Helix bindings. Do you happen to have a closeout or clearance link? I'm seeing $400-500 for that!
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OK, I got a Liquid Force Trip with Trip bindings and a rope for $305 after $50 discount and expedited shipping. I'll take it!

Thanks for the suggestions.
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with a rope? nice. make sure it's non stretch.
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Originally posted by IAughtNaut IAughtNaut wrote:

with a rope? nice. make sure it's non stretch.

It's the Gladiator EVA Wakeboard handle and 75' of line. It says "provides less stretch and greater strength than polyethylene rope". It should be fine to start.
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Gladiator-EVA-Wakeboard-Handle-With-75-Static-Line&i=44433
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when I started i was about the same size as your son. I bought Hyperlite Vashon 140 off ebay for like $50 back in 2003. It was and still is a great board to learn. super stable, easy to get up on and pretty decent pop off the wake. I still have the board and ride it from time to time.

I upgraded to Liquid Force 136 and notice that it is a very loose board and beginners tend to hate me when they have tried it. But it is a more aggressive board and has better pop. Being as i weigh a little more now and its a shorter board, it takes about 1 second longer to get out of the water than the Hyperlite. That could be my driver being timid on the throttle though.

I got my wife Obrien Siren 135 as she has never been on a wakeboard before (but loves snowboarding). She got up the first try. I was hesitant about the inexpensive cost of the board and bindings...but it seems to work.

So, just keep an eye out on ebay for 138-140 boards. If he likes it, then you can spend the $$ on a nicer board.
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