how tight???

(jayson_49) · (jayson_49) **Join Date: May 2007** 06-10-2007, 8:18 PM

help!!! i'm sorta new to wakeboarding, and i'm wondering how tight i should lace up my bindings. i like them super tight for the best response but it kills my ankles when i take a bad fall, should i loosen up a bit or what, but i don't want to loose any response.

(dlwsrider) · (dlwsrider) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 06-10-2007, 8:26 PM

Having your ankles locked in is super important, so i tighten mine all the way down, but to me, it sounds like you are using bindings that are too small for you

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 06-10-2007, 8:33 PM

if your ankles are hurting on falls you may want to get a new set that have more support and come up higher on your leg. i get my bindings a size smaller than i should and crank em down so tight i loose circulation 5-10 minutes into my ride

(jayson_49) · (jayson_49) **Join Date: May 2007** 06-10-2007, 9:07 PM

if you take a (bad) fall, aren't your feet supposed to release from the bindings?? so if you tighten them all the way like i am doing, my board won't come off but it feels like it wants to rip my feet off when i fall (hence, sore ankles), believe me i fall a lot trying to reach the other side of the wake

(dlwsrider) · (dlwsrider) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 06-10-2007, 9:15 PM

pro model bindings generally do not release even on hard falls.

what model bindings are you riding?

(jayson_49) · (jayson_49) **Join Date: May 2007** 06-10-2007, 9:22 PM

i'm riding 06 deuce's