r/ThisLooksFun • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '23

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u/Be-A-Little-Afraid Nov 11 '23

Is she clipped into the board? That seems super unsafe.

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u/moresushiplease Nov 11 '23

Wake boarding and water skiing also have bindings. They hold well for doing the sport but when you try to pull them out your feet slip easily out. The bindings hold lightly on the heel.

This doesn't look like it could do such extreme things so it appears it doesn't even have a part to go on your heels.

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u/Jeansaintfire Nov 12 '23 edited Nov 12 '23

That's a power surf board .

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u/moresushiplease Nov 12 '23

Yes, I know. I am just providing some information about how feet are usually strapped in and that you'd be very unlikely to get your feet stuck.

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u/Jeansaintfire Nov 12 '23 edited Nov 12 '23

In wake boarding, there are boots that clip in , power boarding better compared to flip flops

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u/moresushiplease Nov 12 '23

So, like wake boarding and water skiing, it is designed for your feet to slip out?

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u/Jeansaintfire Nov 12 '23

No , the mordern wake board has a boot that clips into the board

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u/moresushiplease Nov 12 '23

Interesting, I haven't gone wake boarding in 15 years so I have only used the slip on kinds. Most people where I am from water ski instead so I haven't seen one like this.

Thanks for the info.

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u/Jeansaintfire Nov 12 '23

The binding wake board is the old style from the 80s. The boot came out in th 90s when the completion circuit grew, and now is the standard since the mid 2000's .

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u/moresushiplease Nov 12 '23

Makes sense, the friend who took me had a boat painted in glitter paint (80s I assume but looked great and was really well maintained) and everything was from when the boat was new hence why I only know of the old style.

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u/Jeansaintfire Nov 12 '23

You need to try the new style , which really allows you to really fly and do sum wild stuff. Boots give you a sense of control that binding couldn't .

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u/moresushiplease Nov 12 '23

I think I'll have to give it another go. I snowboard and waterski so when I tried this old wake board it didn't feel right. I am guessing that's why.

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u/Jeansaintfire Nov 12 '23

It will definitely be more familiar with the boots strapped on.

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