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by matwood 1858 days ago
At the speed you're going when you edge to the wake, the water is almost like concrete. When I tore my ACL I was coming out of a backroll[1] and cased upslope of the opposite wake so all my speed and rotation came down on my back leg, compressing my knee and snapping the ACL.

When I went to my surgeon he said I was the 4th wakeboarder he had done that summer and asked me why it was so rough on our knees lol...

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC3TEqcyT24

EDIT

It is amazingly fun though. If you can ride behind a nice boat with big wake and speakers so you can jam out while riding, it's a great experience. Plus, wakeboarding is social and always takes a minimum 2 people. Learn to drive the boat properly and always give some gas money, and you'll be invited over and over.