How do you get stoked enough to try new tricks

its time 69 · Newbie Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 2 City: Roswell

So I'v been riding for 3 years prior to this season and I can do everything I could last summer, which is pop 180's and heelside wake to wake grabs. Now Im tired of wasting the other side of the wake and want to go toeside, but can't seem to get the courage to get more than 1-1.5 feet of air. I know to use the progressive edge and to use proper toeside edging position(I have practiced outside the wake). How did/do you guys get the balls to try new, intimidating, tricks?

cross12920 · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 35 City: Norman

mountain dew

J.unio.R · Outlaw Joined: 23 Feb 2009 Posts: 154 City: E-City, NC

Unless you started at a young age with this sport (I did not), going toeside for some reason is tricky for most people. Like yourself, I can rock heelside all day but toeside is a different story. If you find the answer to your question let me know cause I have the balls to do it but I think form is way more important....

and yes, mountain dew.

dalderman · Soul Rider Joined: 08 Aug 2008 Posts: 356 City: Carlsbad

Spend a couple of entire sessions just focussing on riding toeside.
More often than not we go out try something new right away and then spend 90% of the session do what is comfortable. Take yourself out of the comfort zone and have enough discipline to focus on what you are trying to achieve. Start small and work up.
I've spent the last two sessions riding almost entirely switch and although I'm far from good at it, I'm 100% better than when I started.

Gboone46 · Posted: May 13, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject:

Get the video camera out. Most people go big if the film is rolling. If you crash you might have something to watch and laugh about but either way you will have a better idea of what your doing

Medina · Posted: May 13, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject:

Empty your mind.

cross12920 · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 35 City: Norman

this made me think of the sandlot... "You think too much. I bet you get straight A's and sh** huh?" haha

Medina · Posted: May 14, 2009 6:46 am Post subject:

Well thats basicly true, when i do raleys while thinking to much of it, it goes wrong, when i empty my mind and to it on feeling and instinct, it goes big!

its time 69 · Newbie Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 2 City: Roswell

thanks folks, Im goin at it this weekend with an empty mind and a boardshort load of balls.

JeffreyCH · Posted: May 14, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject:

Beer....lots of beer Wink

Medina · Posted: May 15, 2009 7:46 am Post subject:

m_lesney · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 358 City: Austin

slaughterer · Newbie Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 4 City: Jacksonville

A lot of great boarders I know smoke a lot of weed. Mabe it helps. I don't know first hand though.

JeffreyCH · Posted: May 20, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:

cvach · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 51 City: Royal Oak

for me....
1) Try to throw something right after you stick a trick you are good at. That way your confidence is at its highest and you got your head right. I won't even throw a new trick till I land something I can already do, helps more than you would think.

2) load the boat with beautiful women that don't know anything about the sport but think ur awesome for doing it.

3) Like many others said, film yo swag.

4) A few beers always helps improve that liquid courage, and like JeffreyCH, said...not sloppy drunk

Riddick · Outlaw Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 212 City: Knoxville

grow balls and just do it

Robkx65 · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 10

go big or go home

MasonH · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 422 City: Eufaula

Don't think. Do it.

pet575 · Posted: Jun 04, 2009 7:16 am Post subject:

[insert slogan/cliche here]

ctgretzky99 · Posted: Jun 08, 2009 9:47 am Post subject:

Ya know, same here with toeside. But I finally decided I didnt want to be a heelside hero, and just went for it. Now my toeside is almost as good as my heelside w2w. The difference now is aI heelside to flats, and ts w2w.

Some things that really helped me:

Learn proper toeside riding position before jumping. In my early vids it was pointed out to me how lurched forward I was. I was "broken" at the hips leaning forward, which resulted in my faceplanting ts, which resulted in me just jumping heelside. I learned to lean back on the line, and trust my edge.

I then jumped ts on one wake BUT continued to edge out as hard if not harder than my approach, landing with the board going in the same direction. With my lying back on the rope instead of lurching forward, it was a no brainer. ALSO, and most important for me anyway, I learned to push the handle to my back pocket. RESIST the untwisting of your body. I did this by actually trying to get the handle to my left butt cheek. This more than anything else with the exception of standing taller made it just click for me.

Then to get w2w, I simply took a larger approach and changed nothing else. The momentum for the bigger approach launched me onto the other wake.

RESIST the urge to give up and fall back on what you know. Since I have done that recently, I have perfected my ts fs 180 w2w, am abe to 180 back again, can ride switch very well (except ts which I am working on!) and can w2w on switch stance hs. All within the last few times out by pushing and NOT just going out to do what I know. I am only doing, mostly what I dont yet know.

Go for it! I am enjoying the sport so much better trying new things and accomplishing them than I did when I just rode to ride.