Best shoes for foam top skate????????

RWmedia · Ollie Joined: 09 Mar 2014 Posts: 56 City: Kansas City

Hey guys what would be the best shoes for a foam top LF signal?
Thanks

burn · Posted: Mar 12, 2014 9:23 pm Post subject:

bare?

wakemitch · Posted: Mar 12, 2014 11:16 pm Post subject:

Sandals with Velcro straps

henrification · Frontside 180 Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 280 City: 941

crocs

jdarr · Posted: Mar 13, 2014 9:33 am Post subject:

Clear Jellies

nick · Posted: Mar 13, 2014 10:49 am Post subject:

RWmedia, I had to use a macheté to find my way through all the sarcasm in this thread, but pretty much everyone is telling you to get rid of the foam & put some grip tape on your board...

To answer your question more directly: Any old skate shoes will work, it's really whatever you're comfortable riding in. [nikeplug]For the past few years, I've been going back & forth between the
Nike SB Janoski & the Braata, although lately I've been stoking on the SB Satire [/nikeplug] Pacman

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RWmedia · Ollie Joined: 09 Mar 2014 Posts: 56 City: Kansas City

nick, Thanks! I will check them out… And ya, kind of regretting the foam top

nick · Posted: Mar 13, 2014 11:30 am Post subject:

RWmedia, It's nothing to worry about... Use your sister's hot-air blow dryer over the foam for a few minutes & it'll peel right off, then head to the skate shop & ask for some grip tape. If you've never gripped a board before, bring your wakeskate into the shop & they'll do it for you/show you how...

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RWmedia · Ollie Joined: 09 Mar 2014 Posts: 56 City: Kansas City

nick, ok thanks for the help!

southpaw · Posted: Mar 14, 2014 12:17 am Post subject:

RWmedia, They don't really make wakeskate specific shoes these days, and most skate shoes will work fine. Like Nick said any old skate shoes will work, or you could snag a pair of Nikes, they are soo comfy.

and yea once that foam is off you could even buy some wakeskate specific grip tape here:
www.aquariumhardgoods.com

watch this if you need:
https://vimeo.com/55052280

Do you ride at Table Rock Lake? I've spent time almost every summer of my life up there it's where I first wakeskated around 13 at my grandparents lake house. You seem like you have the stoke, and you just got personal help from TNT, keep shredding dude this wakeskate thing is amazing

RWmedia · Ollie Joined: 09 Mar 2014 Posts: 56 City: Kansas City

southpaw, Ya thanks for the site and advice. I have been wakeboarding at Table Rock for a few years now and gonna wakeskate it this year! Ya man thanks again for the shoe and grip help as I'm kinda just starting!