wakeboards v twintips

[MikeL]

Hi,

 

I'm new to the water side of the sport (done lots of buggying) Could someone please explain the differences between a wakeboard and a twin tip? apart from the bindings/foot straps.

 

 

Cheers,

[monkeyinshower]

Wakeboards tend to have more rocker for one, (how curved up the board is when flat on the ground). This means that they suck more power than a Kiteboard as they dip more into the water. So you have to be more powered up to ride one (like you are behind a boat).

 

I've never used my wakeboard on a kite or my kiteboard on a boat, so can't comment on what the crossover is like.

[x37]

correct me if i'm wrong (most likely?) but wakeboards tend to have only 2 fins, down the middle. kite boards have 4 or more.

[jonnybfive]

due to the rocker in a wakeboard means there is less of your rail in the water so going up wind can be a little harder.

It is also pretty tricky to get onto the water without a couple of people helping you if you are locked into bindings.

 

I have used my kiteboard behind a boat and it was awesome although never tried kiting with a wakeboard. Apparently wakeboarders are using kiteboards at tow parks as they have more pop so learning tricks is easier.

 

Hope this helps!

[MikeL]

I was Decathalon looking at twintips and noticed that the wakeboards were a similer shape but made like snowboard. The twintips (the ones they had there) were constructed like surfboards. I was wondering if the wakeboard were stronger because my snowboard is a lot stronger then my girlfriends surfboard.

 

Can you get proper twintips made like this?

[conor]

yes.

 

i dont know how many boards are like this but my ocean rodeo outlaw and lightwave are.

[Q-bert]

Do a search of this forum, there was a resent thread about this subject.

[too much wind]

I agree with q-bert, search.

[MikeL]

I nice that you agree with someone elses idea to search the forum! Thanks for taking the time to type that and let me know what your view was.

 

Q-bert, I have had a look around a got a bit of info,

 

Does anyone know of other board of this type of construction? vbmenu_register("postmenu_973726", true);

[Q-bert]

Ok here goes,

 

Personally I believe that there is nothing wrong with using Wakeboards as kiteboards but have a look for a really old one. The comments about power requirements being in excess of a what a kiteboard needs are real. The other problem with lots of rocker AKA wake style is that the boards don't have the same directional stability and tend to be twitchy as there is no straight rail.

 

Old Wakes were quite different from the modern ones as they did not have nearly the same sort of rockers as modern board but also tended to be less wide as well.

They also tended to be much flater in the middle section which is just what you want.

 

I would not really recommend using a wake if you are starting out, I had no choice and as soon as it was possible to build myself a real twin tip, I did. Still got the plank in the workshop.

 

When I started twin tips had only just be thought about and were not exactly available, so a friend and me started on one of my old wakes, ok not the best board to start with, but no other choices at theat time.

 

 

reguarding 2mw's comments, I think he believes just as I do that searching the forum and posting to previous thread helps put all the queries and replies on specific topics in just one or two places which would make it much easyier to search for relavant information.

 

A good example is the homemade ply kiteboard thread, a haven of information all in one place.

[kitedude]

don't bother with a wake board they are **** for kitesurfign a will lsow down to your progress. you can pick up a good second hand twintip for as little as 250 euro.

 

surfboard style twintips are old and aren't used any more cause they damage easier.