my dad wakeboards

well i havnt been out on the water with my parents all summer so this last sunday i went to the lake with them. did my boarding and showed them my new stuff. then i asked my dad if he wanted to try. he has tried befor but has yet to get up. well he got up on his third try this time and went for a good minute befor he fell. he even got all fancy n did a surface 180. i dont think he meant to do it but it still looked sik.. he is almost 48 and i think its pretty nuts that he did it.

Congtats for your dad, keep pushing him, it will keep him young

lol niice, i am still trying to get my pops up

nice, gotta love the wakedads

my dad dose too...

funny...i actually feel old after a day of riding.

my 56 year old pops goes every day...

anyone ever heard of that guy "banana joe" or whatever his name is..90 somethin years old and still waterskis..amazing!

correction...
"banana george"
www.barefootcentral.com/Banana_George.htm

ya he was pretty puymped bout it all. he woke up yesterday though with a backache and hes still a little sore today. but im sure he will try it again.

Good for him!
Joe..I feel old for a week after ridin

Im so stoked that my dad rides. He doesnt ride for long, or get very fancy but he does it. Yesterday he was talking to me about getting a new setup and I got really excited. I didnt think he would get that serious about wakeboarding. I got even more excited when he mentioned getting a Wakesetter when we move. I count 4 people ive gotten into wakeboarding so far that absolutely love it. Im still trying to work on my mom, but she is still holding out.

My whole family wakeboards, all 4 of us. My mom and dad are getting fancy with their edging skillz! My little sister is getting there too. I'm working on wake to wakes.

my dad still gets some air on the good ol' wakeboard, skis, kneeboard and even goes wake to wake

my whole family wakeboards too. my dad is older and is still tearin it up a lot haha. my mom and sister just kinda enjoy chillen instead of trying stuff and faceplating buts its all good

http://www.barefootcentral.com/july_2004.htm
my uncle ..
he's 56, very cool.

I am here to represent! I am 51 and my son got me hooked 8 yrs. ago. Got a wakeboard boat and go 2-3 times a week.

my dad started this year at the age of 54

I am 50 and my wife is 49, and we have been Wakeboarding 10 years. Having said that, after a weekend of boarding it takes us a few days for the soreness to subside.

im soo stoked to see all you riding. it shows that the sport just isnt for the young guys but the whole family. its cool to see a whole family doing the amazing sport together. ya mike o i will def try to push my dad to get him hooked so maybe he will buy a wakeboat too. my rents just have a bayliner with a pylon on it. not the best wake but it can be dec at times. kinda differnt to ride behind that then my buddies centurion but it will do at times cuz im all about having fun.

Haha We got my dad up at 47 and he was so stoked about it that he went and got a tatoo to commemerate the moment. let me mind you he was totally against tats. lol.

I'm 44 and the dad in the boat. I ride more then my 11 year old or his friends. I keep telling him that if I had his body and the 210 to ride behind anytime, I would be going pro. He does not seem to realize that most of the 'older' folks out there would prefer to have another cocktail and watch from the dock. Keep it up all you Dads and Moms and show the kids how it's done.

Dad is superpumped at the pic of him getting air last night. Trying wake to wake next time. Best part is, the first time every year (he prob rides 3-4 times a year) is always, "What foot forward am I?" So I switch him up every other year

A-dub - that's hilarious...keep it up!!!

At 42 and my girls are 8 mos and 2 1/2 my goal is to stay in shape until they can ride, buy a boat again and get right back in the saddle!!! Hope those w-w 180's are as easy then as they are now

......I am a dad 42 that rides....but wtf ...my kids don't! My boy is 9 girl 7. I am still hoping, I definitely want to see the day that we all ride together! abbie&grace...make sure you throw your kids in the water early and swim lessons....mine are just taking a real long time getting real comf. with the water...plus they aren't that aggressive . I am sure it will come soon.....I plan on buying a wakeboard boat this fall....and have already bought my son an o'brian vision with xs parks bindings....right now he enjoys looking at it...lol!

47 + and still going strong.

.....yeah sure.....but did you land it?......if did way to go !.....anything else you can do as an invert at that age?

I'm 41 have two sons 14 and 11 and am landing backrolls, 3's and an assortment of 180s. I love this sport!

Thats awesome. Its nice that you can spend quality time like that with your dad.
My neighbors(husband and wife) are 72 yrs old and they each slalom ski around the entire lake twice everyday. They are in incredible shape.

Yes, I land my backrolls 95% of the time. No other inverts but lots of big grab tricks, ride switch very well. John Anderson is in his 50's, I've seen him land 4 inverts, awesome rider. There's another guy who is in his 40's that competes in the outlaw division at the Performance tournmants and places pretty darn good considering his age.

......Any tips for me craig........you sound like you ride like me except I cant do an invert. I would like to try a backroll but haven't been able to convince myself to do it. I ride very under control these days...and haven't been injured in4 or 5 years.....any advice on progressing in the back roll.......like for a 360 you slide it first...then some 180 one wake then two then blind. ...these all help with the progression. there is really no intermediary step for a backroll is there?


...if you got something Will I 'll take all the advice I can get.

(Message edited by absoluteboarder on July 26, 2007)

Hey I am 48, just got my Supra 22 ss and am just loving it. Take my kids and their friends out every weekend. My son (16) kids me about my wake to wake skills.. but I am getting there. I raz him over the fact that he can't slolam ski and I can!

........my kid razes me when he beats the crap out of me in one of his surfing video games....then I have to raz him that I can board in real life!

my dad just got up for the first time a couple weeks ago. he is 52

42 here and still going. I suck at wakeboarding but have a great time doing it. I raz my boys (10 & 13) just enough to get them to push themselves, which they do willingly. The 13 y.o. loves to "beat Dad", and at this point I think he has me in most activities. I can still take the 10 year old, but my wife laughs at me all the time for it.

I'm still the guy up at 6 waking people up to get out on the water. I think my boys still think I'm cool enough to ride with only because they need me to drive the boat (by law). Whatever it takes works for me. I can't see giving up wakeboarding for a long long time.

Michael, any invert takes 100% commitment. The backroll is a slow progressive edge into the wake with the final 10' being aggresive, make sure you stand really tall and load the line, the more load and the taller you are off the peak of the wake, the easier it is. Keep the handle in close during the whole rotation. Good luck! Let me know if you try it and what the results are. I'm just happy that I'm still able to ride. Would really love to learn a raley but have several knee injuries from snow skiing and spinning barefooting.