Help me pick my board...

[gwydionbranwyn]

Ok, so I have been up on a wakeboard, like, twice. But I am going to buy my own this summer and I don't know enough about boards to know what to get. I'm a snowboarder, so I want a board that can cut like a razor, but I also want the board to be fairly forgiving so I don't spend all my time falling down 'cause I catch an edge. I want the board to be as stable as possible on the water. The board I rode last year felt all kinds of slippery - I pretty much felt like it was going to go out from under me any second. Oh yeah, and I really don't care about tricks. It's be cool if the board could be twin tipped so I can just pull little stuff like 180's over the wake, but I'm more into riding than tricks. I don't know, maybe I can't get the combination I'm looking for, but if anyone could recommend anything to me, I would definitely appreciate it. Thanks!

[bonzo]

try these links:

http://www.glassandpowder.com/

use that 1 if u live in us, and try this one if u live in the uk:

http://www.boatworld.co.uk/site1/home.asp

i would suggest a liquid force board cause i think they're really gd, but thats just my opinion...

http://www.liquidforce.com/index2.htm

[Shroom]

The board you choose is very much down to personal taste, and I can only comment on things I've experienced myself.

That said, I pretty much learnt to board on an O'Brien Science, and I would really recommend it. With a six fin set up, it's stable in the water, it turns fairly sharp and it's good for poping off the wake and is good enough to progress on for a couple of seasons. For the price of it, I think it's a fantastic beginners board. They're about £200 in the shops, and there's usually a new 2004 board (I think the graphics are better than the new model) on ebay for about £150.

I've not used many other boards so I've not got much to compare with. I'm just sharing the wealth. Good luck mate.

[Winter rider]

The best thing to do is narrow down your selection then demo them.