4 Tips for Wakesurfing Beginners - Buxton Marine

As school starts and fall schedules begin to ramp up, Lake Lewisville becomes a boaters paradise because fewer boaters are on the lake! And in Texas, the water is still plenty warm in September, giving you the perfect opportunity to try some new skills – like wakesurfing. If you’ve considered wakesurfing but never given it a try, Buxton Marine has you covered with these 4 tips for the beginner wakesurfer: 

• Buy the Right Board: One size does not fit all when it comes to wakesurf boards. As a general rule of thumb, the larger the rider, the bigger the board you will need. Also, larger boards cover more surface area of the water, making them easier for beginners. Buxton Marine has a full range of wakesurf boards in stock and our staff is happy to help you select the perfect board to get you started!
• Weight the Boat Correctly: If you want to get up – and stay up - once you let go of the rope, then properly weighting your boat is a must. In order to produce a nice, big wake, your Texas ski boat will need about 1,800 lbs. of extra weight added to the eight already in the stock ballast. 75% of the weight should be weighted to one side of the back to middle-back of the boat; 25% in the front.
• Know the Brake and Pedal: Think of your front foot at the “gas pedal” and the back foot as the “brake.” Start with your front foot in the middle of the pad on the front of the board and your back foot up against the board’s kick tail. When you feel yourself getting away from the boat, press your front foot “gas pedal,” and you will get closer to the boat. The opposite is true of your braking foot.
• Find the Sweet Spot: Typically speaking, the sweet spot to riding the wake without a rope is down at the trough of the wake, about 5 feet away from the boat.

 For more tips and wakesurfing gear in Lewisville, visit Buxton Marine today!