| Before you just go out and buy any rope you need to | | | | the height of the wake will diminish after a certain |
| consider a couple of things prior to doing so. The rope | | | | distance. It has been tested by the rope |
| that you end up buying will have a lot to do with your | | | | manufacturers that a rope around 60 to 70 feet is the |
| current skill level and of course your current budget. | | | | optimal length to be able to find the place where the |
| Although a rope will not be a determining factor of | | | | wake is the highest. As it goes as well, ropes that are |
| whether or not you are going to master wakeboarding, | | | | shorter are closer to the boat where the wake is |
| it will help in your journey to ride better. | | | | smaller and the distance between the wakes is closer. |
| Some things to consider when looking for a | | | | Although I mention that longer ropes are used by more |
| wakeboarding rope. | | | | professionals, it is worth mentioning that most ropes |
| Most wakeboarding ropes are made with 2 different | | | | that are made nowadays have "adjustment loops" for |
| types of materials. | | | | quick adjustments to accommodate any skill level of |
| 1. Polyethylene- Although the word is a tongue twister | | | | riders. And to even confuse you more, if you purchase |
| it is not a big deal in what it does for you. Basically it's | | | | a rope that doesn't come with the adjustable loops |
| advantages are that it stretches a little bit more than a | | | | you can always make these yourself. |
| regular toe rope. This can help a lot when you first | | | | The importance of the wakeboarding handles: |
| trying to get up on the wake. Which is the first thing | | | | Finding a wakeboarding handle that is comfortable is |
| that you will want to do when starting out. Without | | | | going to be one of the most important factors when |
| getting up...there is no riding. So having a rope that | | | | you go to purchase a new rope. If you will be riding for |
| stretches a little bit when you are starting out can help, | | | | hours and hours you will want to find a rope that will |
| especially for beginners. | | | | not callus your hands too badly. Most wakeboarding |
| 2. No stretch rope made of spectra material- This | | | | rope handles are usually 13 to 15 inches wide which is |
| rope is pretty much self-explanatory. The ropes don't | | | | longer than ski handles. The reason that wakeboarding |
| stretch that much at all. Professionals usually tend to | | | | handles are longer than ski handles are because of the |
| want to use these kinds of ropes more than the | | | | tricks that are performed when wakeboarding. What I |
| polyethylene types of ropes. They help to give a | | | | mean by this is that a lot of the tricks that you will do |
| professional better performance because they can | | | | when wakeboarding require you to pass the handle |
| predict its limits before trying tricks. | | | | behind your back. |
| The importance of the rope length: | | | | When purchasing a wakeboarding rope and handle it is |
| Most of the standard wakeboarding ropes on the | | | | good to try to get the opinion of other riders. If they |
| market tend to be around 60 to 70 feet in length. A lot | | | | have been riding for any amount of time they will |
| of professionals will prefer having a longer rope | | | | know the what they like and it will help in your search |
| because the distance between the wakes will be | | | | to find a better rope. |
| wider further you go away from the boat. However | | | | |