Tried wakeboarding for the first time. It's quite challenging - took me 7 tries to get up!
Also got some mild rope burn on my hands 😬
Will try again, preferably with gloves!
Discussion
The trick is not to try to get up. Rather, push with the legs and that gets you out of the water.
Wake surfing has been a lot more enjoyable for me. No rope 👐
Do you surf? Is ir similar to something else you've done?
Don't try to get up, just keep your body in a good position and let the boat do the heavy work and it will pull you up without much effort on your part. If you want a faster and smoother way, just put the wakeboard in a 45 degree angle upwards and forward so as not to slide against the water and get up faster. But most important is still to let the boat do the work.
And how did you get rope burn? No handle on the rope?
Way harder than I expected.
Have you tried wakesurfing? I think the slower speed of wakesurfing is easier on your body. And, the goal is to drop the rope, so no gloves needed :-)