Kneeboarding

[LoopSki]

I did not know kneeboarding was a competitive sport still. Just recieved my issue of waterskier with some dude who won slalom and tricks. I get tricks but slalom? Do they run the same course?

[eleeski]

Kneeboarding is fun!

 

I learned to flip on a kneeboard. It can be very technical.

 

But, I have never had anyone not be able to ride a kneeboard and enjoy it. Skill matters but you can get started very easily.

 

I wish more people would do this than surf or tube. Get a bunch of kneeboards and drag the kids around the lake laughing in the kneeboard spray wars.

 

Eric

[thager]

DKDC!!!

[Bill22]

Kneeboarding is fun for 3 minutes and then my ankles are killing me.

 

edit: I have no idea about the slalom thing.

[powbmps]

It was fun when I was a kid. Pretty sure my knees would break if I tried it at this point.

[BrennanKMN]

I enjoy kneeboarding from time to time. It is pretty fun and easy to do the basic stuff. You just have to watch out for waves and rollers. Getting a little air and landing tip first leads to a mighty quick face plant.

[Fatroll]

When the wakeboard sessions happen on our lake behind the v-drives, I kneeboard. I catch some hell for it, but when I'm the only guy in the boat who can invert, the heckling stops. Plus, I don't beat the crap our myself like the other middle aged guys who think they can shread.

The kneeboard is also a great teaching tool to get kids comfortable behind the boat without violating my boat rule of "no inflatables ever".

[fu_man]

Its great for getting beginners out there and getting them some easy, early success. There are some basic skills that can be taught easily on the knee board that transfer to skiing. When my daughter was 10 she was calling for the knee boards quite frequently. I knee'd (Ha!...get it???) to get that thing out more this summer.

 

Anyway, she was motivated to get out on the water and get behind the boat, she was gaining confidence, and she was having a lot of fun. These are all positive things.

 

One of my work colleagues who knows I am a skier was telling me about the fun he had on his buddy's lake playing on the kneeboard, and he is in his early 30s.

[bigskieridaho]

I used to kneeboard back in the day and do flips. Knees wouldn’t handle it now but it was a great time. When we went to waterski camp in Lake Shasta when I was in high school we used to mess around and run the course on it. I am sure that is what they do now?

[6balls]

Agree with @eleeski

 

Have two and sometimes borrow a third one. When non-lake kids come over to play it's a no brainer to get em up and having fun behind the boat together. Sweet spot on my wake is 28 off...just wide enough to ramp one side and hit the downslope of the other side for a super smooth landing.