paleus
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- Yamaha
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- 2016
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I'm sure there's a ton of threads on this already, but there's so much info and so many different recommendations that I can't decide what board to get.
We just got a 2016 AR240, I have the wakebooster, transom bag, and a ski locker 750 bag. With both bags full and 4 adults in the boat, I feel like the wave is pretty good. With a gentle turn to the surf side the wake cleans up and the foam goes away. 10-11 mph at 6500-7000 rpm
I got a Connelly Spark based on the marketing of it being a board "designed for beginners" and while we can all get up on it pretty easily and ride with the rope, none of us seem to be able to drop the rope. Not sure if this is a skill issue or the board is not the right board (or both).
We are all fairly large people, I am 6'1" and 215 and all our friends are similar sized and a couple a little bigger. With the Spark being 4'9" is it too short for people our size to go ropeless? There was one time last time out where I felt I got a really good push and almost ran into the swim deck, so maybe it is still just us learning to find the pocket.
Looking at the Hyperlite boards, I see the Broadcast recommended a lot, and at 5'4" and 22" wide, that's a lot more surface area than the Spark. Would that make it easier to go ropeless?
There's the Hyperlite Landlock, which seems like it would be super easy to ride, but only straight and wouldn't allow us to progress to doing many tricks.
The Hyperlite Shim is available in a 5'3" which has a volume in between the Broadcast and the Landlock, but I'm not sure that would be a good choice either.
Just looking at Hyperlite because evo.com has last years models on sale.
Any advice is appreciated.
We just got a 2016 AR240, I have the wakebooster, transom bag, and a ski locker 750 bag. With both bags full and 4 adults in the boat, I feel like the wave is pretty good. With a gentle turn to the surf side the wake cleans up and the foam goes away. 10-11 mph at 6500-7000 rpm
I got a Connelly Spark based on the marketing of it being a board "designed for beginners" and while we can all get up on it pretty easily and ride with the rope, none of us seem to be able to drop the rope. Not sure if this is a skill issue or the board is not the right board (or both).
We are all fairly large people, I am 6'1" and 215 and all our friends are similar sized and a couple a little bigger. With the Spark being 4'9" is it too short for people our size to go ropeless? There was one time last time out where I felt I got a really good push and almost ran into the swim deck, so maybe it is still just us learning to find the pocket.
Looking at the Hyperlite boards, I see the Broadcast recommended a lot, and at 5'4" and 22" wide, that's a lot more surface area than the Spark. Would that make it easier to go ropeless?
There's the Hyperlite Landlock, which seems like it would be super easy to ride, but only straight and wouldn't allow us to progress to doing many tricks.
The Hyperlite Shim is available in a 5'3" which has a volume in between the Broadcast and the Landlock, but I'm not sure that would be a good choice either.
Just looking at Hyperlite because evo.com has last years models on sale.
Any advice is appreciated.