The Hyperlite Premier Wakeboard is a freestyle shape that releases easily off the wake while not sacrificing any of the pop in a 3-stage rocker line.
The Premier features a thinner overall profile for maximum weight reduction and better flex. Still the board of choice for many of our A-Team athletes the Premier's molded in fins and cupped rails truly deliver a solid edge hold even on short approaches.
The concave footbed quickens your response time when transitioning from one edge to another and the reduced tip and tail weight make spinning a breeze.
Features:
Concave Top Deck:
Quickens your response time through the board when you need it without losing board speed in the process.
Subtle 3-Stage Rocker:
The most progressive rocker line designed for a variety of riding styles and ability levels. The arc of this board is similar to that of the traditional 3-stage rocker, but with a much smaller flat spot. This gives the board more speed, but still allows it to snap abruptly off of the wake. Great for the intermediate through to advanced rider looking to get to the next level.
Cupped Rails:
Truly deliver a solid edge hold even on short approaches.
2 x Molded-In 0.8" Poly A-Wing Fins:
Set at a 9 degree angles, fantastic on sliders and do not hook up. If you wear them out they are very economical to replace.
Why go to 6" Wakeboard Boot Plates?
6” patterns are now standard on many bindings and boards. 6” binding plates are lighter, stronger and have less torsional flex.
* Riders can choose to use both inside and outside mounting locations on Strata track boards. Four additional Strata track t-nuts will be required.
You have 6” binding plates and a wake or board with an 8” hole pattern. Are they compatible?
Yes, Liquid Force, CWB and Ronix have binding plate extenders that allow you the full range of stance options.
How do I measure my inserts?
Wakeboard Insert Spread refers to the hole pattern on your wakeboard or kiteboard. It is the distance from any hole in the outer group of holes to the corresponding hole in the inner group for each boot mounting area (either Left or Right). Both Hyperlite Strata and Slingshot Fastrack Mounting Systems have infinite stance options.
Highlighted Features:
- Thin Overall Profile
- Concave Top Deck
- Subtle 3-Stage Rocker
- Cupped Rails
- Molded-In Fins
- Monocoque Construction
- Layered Glass
- Fins: 2 x 0.8 inch A-Wing
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Hyperlite Premier Sizes
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Premier 131
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< 155lb
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< 70kg
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< 11 Stone |
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Premier 136
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140lb -160lb
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63-72kg
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10-11 Stone |
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Premier 141
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160lb +
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72kg+
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11+ Stone |
Wake / Kite Binding Stance:
When mounting your bindings on a wake or kiteboard, it is important to start off with a wider stance when learning, and then adjust it once you are more comfortable on the board. The wider stance gives you more stability and most people will always ride with their feet angled outward, also known as a duck stance.
If you feel pressure on either or both knees, or on the outside of your feet, the chances are your feet are parallel or straight on the board and you need to angle them outward a little more.
Try wakeboarding or kiteboarding with several different stances to find out what works best for you.
How is a kiteboard different from a wakeboard?
Wakeboarding is a great way to keep up with your skills when there is not enough wind for kiteboarding. Your skills are already honed for wakeboarding and you will have no trouble getting up and moving.
Kiteboards may look the same but they are very different from one another. A kiteboard has a concave bottom unlike the convex bottom of a wake board. Kiteboarders constantly ride on the edge of their board a lot like a snowboarder carving down a slope. The concave bottom helps kiteboarders to cut into the water holding a better edge, and helping them to stay upwind and are also designed to handle waves.
Wakeboards are designed to be thrusted off the tail, riding behind a a boat or cable e at higher speeds and typically on flat water. They are typically heavier due to the bindings but act as a counter weight aiding rotation speed in the quick jumps off a boat /cable wake. Their stiffness and rocker are designed for hard landings.
The other major difference is the rocker, or the slope from one end of the board to the other. If you stand a kiteboard up next to a wakeboard the wakeboard will have much more of a bow-like curve to it. Continuous rocker is a smooth curve that does not change from tip to tail, while three-stage rocker has two distinct bend points almost like a skateboard deck. When you ride wakeboards with continuous rocker you lose a bit of your pop, but you get a faster ride because the water flows without disruption across the bottom of the wakeboard right out through the tail. Wakeboards with a continuous rocker also makes for a more consistent ride. Since a wakeboard with a three-stage rocker has two distinct bends, it pushes more water in front of the wakeboard. This makes you ride slower but you gain a lot more pop off the wake.
For beginners a wakeboard with a lot of rocker will feel loose, but it will teach you how to edge correctly rather than relying heavily on fins. In contrast, less rocker allows wakeboards to move faster, hook up better and become more aggressive. The wakeboard rider can be more aggressive with his turns and really edge hard through the wake.
