Monday, April 27, 2009
Wakeboards for sale
One of the best things to consider when choosing a wakeboard is to look into what is available as far as wakeboards for sale. One of the great things about the internet these days is that you can often times find quality discount wakeboards for cheap prices. Many times the big board manufacturers like Hyperlite, Liquid Force, CWB and Ronix will have left over wakeboarding inventory and will need to sell it for cheaper prices in order to make room for the season's new wakeboard gear. This is a good opportunity for you to find all kinds of cheap wakeboarding equipment. You can get a good pair of wakeboard bindings or a wakeboard helmet that are last years model that may be almost exactly the same for much cheaper simply because of the fact that it is last years model and they are trying to free up room for the season's new inventory. It is a good idea to stay relatively current with your wakeboard equipment since the technology sees so many advances from year in and year out but sometimes it is simply a better bargain to take advantage when you can find quality equipment for sale. The plus side to having the latest wakeboard equipment however is that you will be using better technology which can play a big part when it comes to learning new wakeboard tricks.While this is true there are a lot of times when the only thing that changes from year to year might be the wakeboard graphics which obviously will not have an effect on how the board rides. Keep this in mind and be sure to take advantage of the internet in finding great deals on wakeboards for sale.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Training for wakeboarding and preventing wakeboard injuries
Wakeboarding is a very strenuous sport. Usually any beginner wakeboarder will tell you after their first time that the next day they were very sore. The reason is because you are using the wakeboard rope and your body to pull yourself along the surface of the water. Even getting up on a wakeboard for a beginner can take a considerable amount of energy. That being said, wakeboarding is also one of the best recreational activities as far as being good excercise. I can't tell you exactly how many calories per hour you burn while wakeboarding but I would assume it has to be extremely high seeing that I recently discovered snowboarding is a high cal/hour count. It also depends a lot on how intense you are riding. Someone doing simple wake to wake jumps or other beginner tricks on a wakeboard will obviously not be using as much energy as someone doing advanced inverts or advanced spins. It is strange but it seems that no matter how in shape I feel like I am (IE if I stayed in the gym in the off season) I always end up sore after my first ride of the year on a wakeboard, even if I take it easy and don't do my harder tricks.
Learning tricks on a wakeboard will inevitably require more from you physically and the easiest way to keep up with your progression is to stay in shape, use the best wakeboard equipment available and do what you can to prevent injuries. Going to the gym and keeping yourself in shape is a great way to keep your body ready for the wakeboarding season. Even other sports, such as snowboarding, will help you retain the muscle memory and is a good training method for wakeboarding when it gets too cold to be out on the lake. The most important muscles you use in wakeboarding will be those in your back and your core. While other body parts (shoulders, arms, legs) play a part as well, the condition of your core and back are the most vital. Crunches and deadlifts are two excercises I try to stay on top of even in the cold months to maintain my conditioning for wakeboarding. LIke I said earlier, there is still a good chance you will be sore after your first rides of the season, hopefully the soreness will not last as long and your body will be able to adjust once you start riding again.
Make sure you're up to date on your wakeboard gear. Using the proper wakeboard bindings can make a big difference in your riding. In recent years bindings have become a lot more rider friendly, comfortable, and also provide more support than ever before. Having a good pair of wakeboard bindings can allow you take longer sets before your feet start hurting and also can provide more protection against wakeboard injury. People have often asked me how to break in wakeboard bindings. This really depedns on the brand. Ronix has recently come up with a method of heat compression molding their bindings so that it fits exactly to the contour of your foot. ONe of the oldest best ways to break in wakeboard bindings I have always used is to run a tub of hot bath water (not too hot, but really warm) and put your bindings on in the bath tub and sit there in them for 10 minutes or so. The warm water will allow the bindings to loosen up and help better fit your foot so you aren't ripping them around trying to put them on once you're out on the boat. Using some type of lubricant can also help you slip into your wakeboard bindings and make them last longer since you dont have to pull and tug on them as hard. People also wonder if they should wear wakeboard helmets. I say wearing a helmet is a good idea these days. I have seen too many people get concussions and other head injuries simply because they weren't wearing a helmet. Not to mention there are a lot of companies like protec, capix, and hyperlite are all now making good looking helmets that also serve the purpose of protecting. There is no question that you should always wear wakeboard helmets when hitting sliders or rails. There is no excuse not to as a head injury can easily occur if you slip out and hit your head while not wearing a helmet.
Knowing your limits on a wakeboard is one thing that is often overlooked. After a long day of wakeboarding, you're tired and just want one more set. You've been out in the sun all day and maybe had some adult beverages and tired from riding but you decide to try that new trick. Bam, you get hurt, all because you were pushing it too much when you should've just called it a day and went home to rest. There's always tomorrow. If you keep trying to land that moby dick or air raley and it is just not coming to you that day move along. I've seen way too many people get hurt wakeboarding simply because they were too tired and wouldn't give it a rest. Another thing not to do while wakeboaridng is trying tricks that are too advanced for your skill level. The great thing about an instructional wakeboard dvd. such as The Book wakeboard dvd, is that it will explain to you the progression steps in wakeboarding. What tricks in what order you need to work on and try. There are a lot of people that get hurt trying to do wakeboard tricks that are just too advanced for their skill level.
These things are important because training for wakeboarding and preventing injury are the two biggest factors when it comes down to how much time this summer you will spend out on the water wakeboarding. So keep yourself in shape and take the precautionary measures to keep yourself healthy so you can spend as much time as possible this year learning how to wakeboard and get better!
Learning tricks on a wakeboard will inevitably require more from you physically and the easiest way to keep up with your progression is to stay in shape, use the best wakeboard equipment available and do what you can to prevent injuries. Going to the gym and keeping yourself in shape is a great way to keep your body ready for the wakeboarding season. Even other sports, such as snowboarding, will help you retain the muscle memory and is a good training method for wakeboarding when it gets too cold to be out on the lake. The most important muscles you use in wakeboarding will be those in your back and your core. While other body parts (shoulders, arms, legs) play a part as well, the condition of your core and back are the most vital. Crunches and deadlifts are two excercises I try to stay on top of even in the cold months to maintain my conditioning for wakeboarding. LIke I said earlier, there is still a good chance you will be sore after your first rides of the season, hopefully the soreness will not last as long and your body will be able to adjust once you start riding again.
Make sure you're up to date on your wakeboard gear. Using the proper wakeboard bindings can make a big difference in your riding. In recent years bindings have become a lot more rider friendly, comfortable, and also provide more support than ever before. Having a good pair of wakeboard bindings can allow you take longer sets before your feet start hurting and also can provide more protection against wakeboard injury. People have often asked me how to break in wakeboard bindings. This really depedns on the brand. Ronix has recently come up with a method of heat compression molding their bindings so that it fits exactly to the contour of your foot. ONe of the oldest best ways to break in wakeboard bindings I have always used is to run a tub of hot bath water (not too hot, but really warm) and put your bindings on in the bath tub and sit there in them for 10 minutes or so. The warm water will allow the bindings to loosen up and help better fit your foot so you aren't ripping them around trying to put them on once you're out on the boat. Using some type of lubricant can also help you slip into your wakeboard bindings and make them last longer since you dont have to pull and tug on them as hard. People also wonder if they should wear wakeboard helmets. I say wearing a helmet is a good idea these days. I have seen too many people get concussions and other head injuries simply because they weren't wearing a helmet. Not to mention there are a lot of companies like protec, capix, and hyperlite are all now making good looking helmets that also serve the purpose of protecting. There is no question that you should always wear wakeboard helmets when hitting sliders or rails. There is no excuse not to as a head injury can easily occur if you slip out and hit your head while not wearing a helmet.
Knowing your limits on a wakeboard is one thing that is often overlooked. After a long day of wakeboarding, you're tired and just want one more set. You've been out in the sun all day and maybe had some adult beverages and tired from riding but you decide to try that new trick. Bam, you get hurt, all because you were pushing it too much when you should've just called it a day and went home to rest. There's always tomorrow. If you keep trying to land that moby dick or air raley and it is just not coming to you that day move along. I've seen way too many people get hurt wakeboarding simply because they were too tired and wouldn't give it a rest. Another thing not to do while wakeboaridng is trying tricks that are too advanced for your skill level. The great thing about an instructional wakeboard dvd. such as The Book wakeboard dvd, is that it will explain to you the progression steps in wakeboarding. What tricks in what order you need to work on and try. There are a lot of people that get hurt trying to do wakeboard tricks that are just too advanced for their skill level.
These things are important because training for wakeboarding and preventing injury are the two biggest factors when it comes down to how much time this summer you will spend out on the water wakeboarding. So keep yourself in shape and take the precautionary measures to keep yourself healthy so you can spend as much time as possible this year learning how to wakeboard and get better!
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