Kicker wakeskate tips?

toesidedinner · Posted: Jun 30, 2003 5:45 pm Post subject: Kicker wakeskate tips?

Just hit my first solid object behind our ski. Smallish kicker w/ wakeskate , stuck a few but crashed most. The good ones seemed perfect but it was hard to get consistent... any tips for approach, hand position, speed etc... I seemed to get yanked forward a lot or the board would fall from my feet before landing...

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funnyfeni · Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 32 City: casselberry, fl

try this.. just started to land the kicker at owc. as your cutting in kind of flatten off or your board will come out from you. now as your going up the kicker. have your front foot a third of the way from the top and th back foot almost at the end of the board. now as your going up the kicker. start to bend your knees, slowly bring them up and as your off the ramp keep bringing the up towards your chest.. i hope you can understand that.. watch any video of wakeskaters hitting kickers and stuff, that shuold help.. thats what i did

vance · Guest

I just close my eyes and hope for the best Laughing

HaveNewACL · Outlaw Joined: 21 Dec 2003 Posts: 207 City: Richland

cut out real fast and jump high

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

id say 17-20 mph speed tahts what i go on the wakeskate on kickers

Midnightlightning · Newbie Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 12 City: s.e.a

Yeah edge in gradually then when you are about 3ft from
the kicker flatten out, bend your knees keep the handle
close to your hips and watch the board! Suck up your
knees right when you go off the kicker keep your knees
bent when you land so you have better control of the
deck when it hits the water Wink

dumassonwheels89 · Posted: Jan 11, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject:

I agree with most of that Midnightlightning, except right before you land I usually extend my knees so I have more to cushin the landing with more bend in the knees. If not you wont slow down enough and thats why u bounce forward off the board