gettint w2w air and landing

brad504 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 13

I'm riding a board with 2.5 inch rocker and no fins. my question is, is a 2.5 inch rocker suitable for getting decent air, and would putting fins on my board help with taking off or landing at all?

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

Is it a continuous rocker, 3-stage or hybrid? Do you have any fins at all? Or you just mean you have no centre fins, but have some fins on the sides of the board?

Mmmmm personally I've found that centre fins don't make any difference to me, as when you're jumping your coming in, taking off and landing on an edge.

It's more about technique than the board you're riding.

There's plenty of threads on here with great advice on how to 'pop'.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

why wouldnt it be? when you say NO fins, do you mean no centre fins, or even no molded fins? cuz that sucks..

brad504 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 13

its a hybrid rocker and i currently have no fins on it at all. It has molded fins but I'm asking about whether or not adding center fins would help any. So is a 2.5 inch hybrid rocker good for getting pop or would a 3 stage rocker allow you to get more air?

ThatCheekZilla · Newbie Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 3

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

no centre fins here either...

brad504 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 13

when i stand tall should i be trying to push down as hard as i can on the wake?

hawkster0001 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 441 City: GR

i dont know how you can justify "as hard as i can" it should be fluid, and not a all of a sudden, and you shouldnt be trying to jump like you would on land, just a half second motion from squatting to standing by the time your on the top of the wake, its not somthing you should over think either, just somthing you have to do and thenit sorta comes naturally every time you go for a w2w

brad504 · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 13

when i come up to top of the wake am i edging back on my heels but flattening off right when i get to the top as i stand up or do i stay back on my heels as i stand up

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

Well it's not really like jumping on land, it's more like jumping on a trampoline, it's a downward push, not a jump up and you should never be trying to jump over the wake.

Sadly it's not something that comes naturally, it takes practice, practice, practice. To crack this, I'd concentrate on just jumping one wake to start until you get the technique down, then you can gradually increase the distance and height. Once you have the technique, then you will find you automatically go further each time.

No, you don't want to flatten your board. Once you've set on your progressive edge, you stay on it right the way through your approach, take off and landing.

The whole process should be smooth, not too fast.

hawkster0001 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 441 City: GR

what i was saying about it comes naturally, is once you actually have the technique down and have done it perfect over and over again, i never have to think of standing tall, i just do it, but htat may be just me

GnarShredd · Posted: Sep 15, 2010 8:22 am Post subject:

brad504, Chocoholic gives GREAT advice.

Keep your edge all the way through the wake and don't think of it as 'jumping' or 'pushing on the wake', think of it as just standing tall at the top of the wake. This will help you get a smoother motion down and simplify things. (always keep it simple!)

As everyone says, practice, practice, practice.

And leave the center fins off. Putting them on will let you 'cheat' a little on your edge and it will develop bad/lazy habits that will be hard to break!