butterslide help

soulslider · Criminal Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 73 City: Maine

any specific pointers on doing a butterslide? I want that to be one of my first tricks
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wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

try practicing it without the fins, it will be easier to turn the board

wakedave375 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 24 City: lanier

yea wakeboarder is rite. but when your ready to try one to it first in the flats cause it looks cooler but make sure it is a pretty glassy day.

cut on your heels from the middle of the boats wake and cut out till you cant any more.

stand up and as the boat begins to drag you back to its wake lean back a little and push your heels down and your toes up.

then just stand up and push the handle back to your hip. this trick is that easy. you'll get it in know time. good, luck

belmont134 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 9

just surf up the wake and kick your backfoot around so your centered on the wake, kick it out fast so the fins dont catch, dont wast your time taking them off, after that add some style by turning 180 to get of the wake

footose · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 12

Yah, It used to be hard for me to do them as well, but I took the fins off and BOOM

A kewl looking trick (yet pretty easy) is to come out in on your toeside towards the wake, once you get to the way, do a butterslide on top, then instead of going back to your normal position, complete the 180 and go down away from the wake again. Butterslide 180 I think it's called, looks pretty decent and nice trick for starting out

I have to say, take the fins off 100%!!!!!! Then it's jus tlike snowboarding and to do 180's (or even surface 360s) you just shift your weight.

00'Byerlyltd37 · Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 10 City: lake murray SC

yea for me thoes slides are easy to do, try this ( a lip slide) get on your toeside of the wake, ill expalin it the goofy footed way..... but cut in to the wake on your toeside edge, then you ride up the wake, and you will pivot your body, and bring your back foot (left for goofy)around dont lean too far back, a lot of people will lean back, cuz they are afraid of catching their edge, stay center, or lean back with like 60% its much more important to not lean back, but put weight on your heels, you will feel it,
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