Whirly help

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject: Whirly help

so yesterday i went out and wanted to try something new i can throw huge tantrums and can do some 3's so i decided to put it together i watched higher education on whirlybirds and it said that i had to make sure i throw my bicep to my face but every time i tried it was like a huge stiffy rewind tantrum. i can do them on the tramp but as soon as i hit the water it just doesnt want to rotate around how can i get that extra push to intiate the full 360

twc · Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 15 City: El Dorado Hills

I had the same problem and sometimes when I'm lazy the same thing still happens. Basically the reason you get pulled back to tantrum is because you didn't fully commit.

Once you pop off the wake toss your arm over, just like on the tramp, but really focus on holding it in that position. Hold it longer than you think.

The first time I rotated a real whirly I almost pee'd myself because it felt like I wasn't going to make it all the way around, but you will... hopefully.

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject:

pop off the wake, allowing your shoulders (in the back of course) to square off towards the boat a little more than normal to get ready for the backside spin. get yourself to the top of the wake this way, pop, hesitate, THEN, just like on the tramp, throw your arm around and let your hips follow. it's better to get the air first rather than throw the trick low and make it sloppy. after you initiate the motion, just keep your arm up and let it come around.

i haven't tried them this year, but i landed a few (proudly, i landed all but 1 i tried in comps last fall! Smile

). the one i missed was driver error when he slowed down right as i hit the wake a the end of my run. i had it too Mad

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

thanks guys i will go out tomorrow and try and land this supposed prettiest trick

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject:

it's only the prettiest if you do it right Wink

Jensen · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

Wakeboard K-Fed, Damn, i can't see you eat stuff trying whirlies for a whole week! Hope you land it bro

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject:

yeah jensen its actually ten days that i get to try this stuff before you come back but these peoples advice shall help alot and if all goes well and i land it its going on the vid that i am gonna make or at least start to make.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Yeah, I think the problems I was having last year were from throwing my arm too early. Too much line tension that would always catch me up and hold me at tantrum to blind.

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject:

that seems to be the general thing is that i am throwing it to early i gotta pause i guess....? tomorrow this will be attempted i will tell you all how it goes... hopefully well

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 11, 2008 5:39 am Post subject:

Wakeboard K-Fed, yes...you have to hesitate just for a split second. you don't want to throw it early because you WILL get the line tension like Wakebrad mentioned. if you hesitate for that little moment, it will help loosen up a bit and make it easier for it to come around.

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 11, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

so i went out today threw about five still had the same problem then on the last one hesitated looked behind me threw it and ended up rotating about 3/4 if the way around and as stated i too almost peed myself i did not know what was happening i saw the full 360 degree view and came down facing the boat perpendicular slipped out and took a nice little digger and decided to call it a day plus gas was running low but tomorrow i am taking out the video camera and doing this bad boy

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 11, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject:

Wakeboard K-Fed, haha i went out and tried about 3 today. the first two were decent, the third one was terrible. i went up, got the rotation started, and then the rotation just stopped about 1/2 of the way through. needless to say, it hurt quite a bit and gave me a decent headache. i took a couple sets later in the day though.

on a good note, i got a few hookups from Mastercraft down here at Norris from wings/corona night at Sequoyah Marina. i think i'm going to ride behind the vice-president of mastercraft's x-35 tomorrow Very Happy

(hopefully).

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 11, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject:

you lucky dog you! Laughing

yeah i am behind a 1988 malibu skier yea take that one on for size i have wieghted it alot and added a tower so it works. But on occasion i get to ride behind my buddy jensens malibu V-ride and other friend Brenna's Calabria which is nice and then there is the really rad occasion when i go and spend the day with shawna hoffman and ride behind her epic wake boat... buy you my friend are one lucky man you gotta get a pick of that boat and you riding behind it i want to see this wake

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 12, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

i'll get a picture of the boat as well. it has a SICK vinyl wrap around the entire boat. another guy that is a rep for mastercraft was also included in their little group and he had a really nice wrap around his x-2. very nice guys as well...very cool to hear about some of the stuff going on.

AND (for those of you lucky enough to read this) there will be a larger version of the x-35 coming out in the next year or two. it's going to be a 25 footer with a picklefork (possibly x-50?).

and Wakeboard K-Fed, i know where you stand on the small wake thing...we used to have a prostar 205, then an x-7. both had very small wakes, but still very great boats.

Wakeboard K-Fed · Posted: Jul 12, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

yeah man even though my wake is not the most massive i am throwing tricks off it i never thought possible off that wake but hey i will be on my college wakeboard team in fall and get to use all sorts of nice boats so i cant wait. and sounds like mastercraft has alot coming and i kinda wanna see there new line.