Kneeboarding with my HO
Brian Waldman
brother was vacationing in Florida and purchased the HO Edge 720 kneeboard.
I believe it was the first compression kneeboard on the market and was
definately of a radical desig. For those of you who may not have seen one
it has squareed off front and backs and is kicked up on all sides (referred
to as 4xace active contoll edge). The bottom is rellativly flat convex
with several of those ever so HO phasers. The board is quite thin (
probably not more than 1/4 inch thick).
The board is the best for beginner kneeboarders because it is neutral
buoyent. (far less buoyent than the O'brien vortex). So one can start
on it like a ski (already strapped in). Once the board is planned out
180s and 360 degree surface tricks are simple and even frist timers can accomplish
these tricks. In fact the board makes it so easy to do these tricks..that
we dont even call them tricks anymore.... HOWEVER...
when attempting more difficult tricks such as air 360's and barrel rolls
I find this board far more difficult to ride. The extra thin board seems toalways
catch an edge, and I think because of its neutral buoyency the board
is far less forgiving than other boards.
The wort problem with the board is that when taking air (the board gets
more air than most other boards) there is a possibility of catching the tip
which causes a lot of pain. In fact most of my friends are now afraid of the
board, and some of them are quite good. One of them is a show skier.
anyways, the main reason for posting this was to see if anyone else here has
a compression kneeboard and how they find it. Anyone here have the newer
HO edge 540??? or ridden either of the HO edge kneeboards??
anyways..summer is happening way too fast...so im gonna get
ready for some skiing tommorow ;)
bri
koko...@ecs.umass.edu
In Article <311u7h$1f...@hermes.acs.ryerson.ca>
bwal...@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA (Brian Waldman)
>anyways, the main reason for posting this was to see if anyone else here has
>a compression kneeboard and how they find it. Anyone here have the newer
>HO edge 540??? or ridden either of the HO edge kneeboards??
>
>
>
>anyways..summer is happening way too fast...so im gonna get
>ready for some skiing tommorow ;)
>
>
>bri
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My brother owns the new HO edge 540 kneeboard and of the kneeboards that I have
ridden I find it the most responsive of them and the best for doing tricks. I
also found there new strap design to be excellent, it now is a two part system
one strap stays lose enough to pull over your knees while getting aboard and a
second one on top to cinch it down tight to keep you tied down for that serious
air you can achieve on the board. From what I understand the next model up is
even more responsive allowing to get the speed needed to make barrel rolls and
flips easier... Hey enjoy tommoroy I getting ready to go hi the water my self
tonight.
Paul "Koko" Kokoszyna
Oxbow Water Ski Show Team
koko...@sigma.ecs.umass.edu
Stephen Early
Brian Waldman <bwal...@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA> wrote:
>I have been kneeboarding for several years now. A few years ago, my
>brother was vacationing in Florida and purchased the HO Edge 720 kneeboard.
[performance stuff deleted]
>anyways, the main reason for posting this was to see if anyone else here has
>a compression kneeboard and how they find it. Anyone here have the newer
>HO edge 540??? or ridden either of the HO edge kneeboards??
I just bought the edge 540. Unfortunately I only rode it for one day before
dislocating my knee (no not on the kneeboard). Based on my limited experience,
I'd say it acts a lot like the way you describe the 720. It is however, the
first compression molded board I've owned and is worlds above the other
boards I've ridden.
Steve
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Charles Hill
>In article <311u7h$1f...@hermes.acs.ryerson.ca>,
>Brian Waldman <bwal...@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA> wrote:
>>I have been kneeboarding for several years now. A few years ago, my
>>brother was vacationing in Florida and purchased the HO Edge 720 kneeboard.
>
>[performance stuff deleted]
>
>>anyways, the main reason for posting this was to see if anyone else here has
>>a compression kneeboard and how they find it. Anyone here have the newer
>>HO edge 540??? or ridden either of the HO edge kneeboards??
>
>I just bought the edge 540. Unfortunately I only rode it for one day before
>dislocating my knee (no not on the kneeboard). Based on my limited experience,
>I'd say it acts a lot like the way you describe the 720. It is however, the
>first compression molded board I've owned and is worlds above the other
>boards I've ridden.
>
Too busy barefooting. I think it is sate of the art and I won't have to
replace it.
Chas
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Trey Breckenridge
bwal...@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA (Brian Waldman)
>anyways, the main reason for posting this was to see if anyone else here has
>a compression kneeboard and how they find it. Anyone here have the newer
>HO edge 540??? or ridden either of the HO edge kneeboards??
>
The compression kneeboards are definitely the wave of the future. I
have ridden both of HO's boards (and even three Edge 540's that were
hand-made before their production release) and found all of them to be
exceptional trick boards. I am currently using a Kidder Pro-Link
kneeboard. I prefer the Pro-Link to HO's Edge series kneeboards mainly
due to the padding, but will admit that I have always liked Kidder
products and probably have a bias toward them. My ski partner argues
just the opposite.
The compression boards do make tricking easier...especially the barrel
rolls and air 360's. In my opinion though, this is purely due to the fact
that these boards make it easier to initiate the "pop" off of the wake.
The old plastic boards would give considerably at this point providing
less lift for the same amount of effort.
Trey
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