Ladies and Gentalmen, Wakeboarders and Wakesurfers, this is your time to shine! In the wakeboard and wakesurf industries I hear people asking how to weigh their boat for the perfect wake/wave all of the time. Because of this I have put together a survey about this exact question. With your participation, I would like to start a page on JonathanTollefson.com that highlights your set-up. Together we can end this question!
Click on the screen shot above, or Click Here to take the survey. Also email me a picture of your boat at jonathantollefson@gmail.com, and I will add it to your set up page!! THANK YOU for your time!
Lake Cumberland is known for many different reasons. Our crew knows this lake for some of the best wakeboard territory available and for fun in the sun. We had three days in crazy hot weather, and spent nearly every hour on the boat wakeboarding. Lake Cumberland pumped us up so much that there is a very good chance we will take another wakeboard trip there in 2011. We captured a lot of our trip on tape, so sit back and enjoy the video I put together of our crew riding on Lake Cumberland.
Wakeboarding Lake Cumberland 2010
P.S. It stays hot in Kentucky long enough for you to wakeboard further into the season, which means I have just found another way for you to Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday.
At a recent wakeboard event I had the chance to stop by the Hylerlite tent, and to my surprise, I ended up walking into a tent that is revolutionizing the wakeboard industry. As I walked in, what I instantly saw was a whole new binding system that is like nothing else. The boots are separate from the binders, and the binders are tweaked to fit the wakeboarding lifestyle. I believe so much is going to come from this, and I can’t wait to get this system on my feet to demo. This new system has already hit the streets and I can’t wait to hear more about it. From here I will let Hyperlite tell you the rest. Click on the web-shot I took from their website for more information on this binding system. I can tell you this, Hyperlite is making it easier for all of us to Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday.
The past weekend was an epic wakeboard weekend for me. New tricks were not invented and 1080′s were not thrown off of double ups, but two people have been added to the wakeboard world and an sixty year old man proudly shredded the Mississippi River. Another reason the weekend was so epic is because all three of these people who hit the water are all a part of my family. I have been wakeboarding for over 10 years, and I have to say that this is the first time this has ever happened. After joining together as a family in the wakeboard world this past weekend, I am completely Amped to spread the word of wakeboarding to other families, parents, friends, brothers, sisters, grandmas, and grandpas. This past weekend proves that wakeboarding is a family sport, so the next time you are out on your boat, make sure to give a family member a call to come out and shred the knar.
The New Wakeboarders
This is my sister Nicki. This picture shows you the first time she has been up on a wakeboard ever. Wouldn’t you know it, she called me the other day asking me to find her a board. I am so glad she came out on the boat, and gave wakeboarding a try. She got up on her second try, and looked like a natural on the board!
Who would have thought? My brother-in-law Cory is back on the water and wakeboarding for his first time ever. He was a little skepticle if he was going to get up, but we knew he was not going to let my sister show him up. Keeping it short, he is talking about selling their camping trailer to buy a boat. A boat that I will probably be jealous of for the rest of the time I am alive! That is just what he does and how he rolls!
Well Ladies and Gentleman, this is my Dad. Pauly is in his sixties, and still killing it on a wakeboard. If this isn’t inspiration to get out and get yourself on a wakeboard, I don’t know what is. If I had to set a goal for myself it would be to wakeboard well into my sixties. I don’t see anything stopping my dad, and I really don’t see any reason why we all can’t Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday. Mom, U R up next!!
I have heard this snowboard question before, and I am here to answer it today. At what age can your kids start snowboarding? If you ask me, I would start teaching them as soon as they walk.
I bought my niece her first snowboard when she was three. From there we took her to the backyard and to a couple super small hills. We did not take her to a resort. Just find a hill where your kids can pick up a little bit of speed. This will allow them to ride in a very safe environment, and it will let them learn how it feels to have a board strapped to their feet. You will be amazed how well balanced kids are and how fast they catch on to riding the board down the hill.
The most important part is that you make sure your kids are having fun. It should also be fun teaching them how to shred. When they are little you will be pushing them all over the hill which lets you make up all kinds of games and activities to keep their mind into it. I think if you start your kids young there is a good chance you will soon be Boarding the Midwest All Day, Everyday.
