I suck at 360's so bad..

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 04, 2010 8:13 pm Post subject: I suck at 360's so bad..

I only have some random pictures shot while I was trying them. I've been trying them TS and HS. Obviously I'm not giving you a very good look just giving you some pictures, but I'll try to take video next time we're out and give you a better look.

If I had to guess I'm not committing to getting enough height and I'm trying to spin early but I'm definitely off axis every time from what the boat tells me and the last time I went out (when these pics were taken) I was landing flat on my back/butt EVERY time. It got old really fast.

That's when I knew I needed help, help, help. I watched the 360 section in "the book" and I think I know what I'm supposed to do but clearly I'm not delivering. Any thoughts from the pictures alone?

(These are not sequence shots, they're all random)

Medina · Posted: Jun 04, 2010 11:53 pm Post subject:

Im not good at it also, I think it has everything to do with the right balance once you take off, and for some this is easy, and other first need to get the hang of it... Just keep trying it till youre so frustrated that you want to kill yourself, then you do another trick, once you want to try the 360 again, off you go.

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 05, 2010 6:36 am Post subject:

I was thinking in the second picture I'm bent over at the hips quite a bit. This is "bad" right? To pass the handle you don't want to be bent over right?

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

Are you getting the handle alright? I never used too, then I tried yanking it with both hands as hard as I could at the beginning of the spin, then found balancing it out later

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 06, 2010 9:41 am Post subject:

I've gotten it a few times, but then I was already hitting the water.

And actually I meant in the 3rd picture down, where I'm bent almost completely over. Whatever, I'll keep on sucking it up, someday I'll land it.

Wakeboarder3780 · Posted: Jun 07, 2010 3:52 am Post subject:

I got a little better at them yesterday, or at least stopped regressing and I'm not bending over as much and landing on my back now. The only thing I could do to stop bending over at my hips was to wait longer after the pop. Even knowing I was doing it I couldn't just "stand up straight". I thought I wasn't bending over but every time I was.

I had the boat slow down a few miles an hour, that helped my confidence a little bit and I was getting pretty close to landing a few.

There is just something about this trick that is really hard to get because you have to get height to be able to make it, but if you get a lot of height and you don't make it it's going to hurt more. Then of course you have to wait to start spinning when you know precious milliseconds are being wasted by you just waiting to get higher.

Whatever, this trick is my everest. Sometimes it seems I'll never get it. But once in a while it teases me and makes me think I might.

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

I've eaten stuff so many times on 3s on the boat and off the kicker. The worst thing that happens off the kicker is a faceplant, and there's a million different ways to hit hard behind the boat. Keep tryin em and don't be scared to bail. W/o confidence, you will fail. Shocked

savage3221 · Posted: Jun 07, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject:

Ok, so the thing that I can see that will help you the most right off the bat is that you are looking DOWN at the water. You should not be looking straight down, look down, go down. You're coming off axis because your body wants to follow you head's lead. Look over your shoulder to initiate/help the spin, and, following the same logic that your body follows the head, it will follow your head in a more controlled/on axis 360.

Also, be sure that once you pop off the wake, you make sure to wait before you start pulling on the rope for the handle pass. Think of it as "pop, then pull" that is the most common way of putting it, but just do a wake jump, then start to try the 3. Once you pop, be sure to give a good solid tug with both hands toward your butt. Pass the handle low, below your but, not high at the middle of your back.

If you keep your head up, be patient to initiate the trick, and pass the handle low, it will come along much easier. You are looking good, with these technique pointers, I'll bet you have much more luck the next time you go out. Keep us posted!

slaidler63 · Newbie Joined: 23 Jul 2010 Posts: 11 City: Irving

Picture number 3 looks like your on the right track. BUT, You look like your really scared, and I understand that, but if you have that mentality you will fail!... That being said, GET THAT HEAD UP and look over your shoulder to spot the landing. Also your hand is just bracing you for a fall (this goes back to being scared) get it behind your back for the handle pass. I'm only speaking based on the 3rd picture, the other ones i really don't know what to tell you.

I landed my first 360 yesterday, I had never attempted it before. First try I pulled the handle to initiate the spin and let go and landed perfect down the side of the wake. This really helped me to get the feel for spinning. The second attempt I went for the handle pass and looked at the water, guess what, I face planted hard. 3rd attempt I made sure to get pop initiate the spin late and look at the horizon (the dam) and also bring my knees up. Landed perfectly. I'm no professional by any means but I stuck it my 3rd try, i found it very easy, just make sure you think it through. I hope this helps