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Ryguy
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PostPosted: Jul 08, 2003 1:18 pm    Post subject: No Tower Reply with quote

I don't have a tower on my boat...Would it make to much of a difference if I hooked the line up to the back of the boat.
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cheesewizz
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PostPosted: Jul 09, 2003 6:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes it would make a difference, if you had a tower the rope would be going into the air and gives you more hight on your wake jumps but if you just a beginer then the back of the boat would be fine.

what kind of boat do u have?
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Want2ride
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PostPosted: Jul 09, 2003 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes it makes a big differance but it doesnt mean you cant do anything.
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cheesewizz
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PostPosted: Jul 09, 2003 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah you can still get pretty could hight and you can do surface tricks and stuff
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Fredrick Eisenhauer
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PostPosted: Jul 10, 2003 6:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The pros started off with out towers didnt they? And they were pulling off inverts and stuff.
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studlystud08
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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2003 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The bak of the boat? doesnt the line get in the water? I dont have a tower! ( i have a pylon)
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Nathan Newman
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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2003 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, it makes it tougher, but you can still do everything pretty much
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Will
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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2003 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I feel I have learnt my basic skills (especially the wake approach) better without the tower, because I have had to rely on the progressive edge more. I just used a bridly behind the motor. We are pulling off backrolls with no tower, so it isn't a prereq. With that said, we are looking into getting one soon.
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PostPosted: Jul 14, 2003 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont have one. 2 Days ago I made a 'mini-pylon' that makes my tow point 4 feet high. It helps, I can get up a bit faster and when Im riding the rope is parallel with the water. Right now I work on sideslides, reverse sideslides especially, along with surface spins.
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PostPosted: Jul 14, 2003 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think it can help with the basics also Will. The wake behind my boat is fairly big so I have to cut hard to clear it, but then when I go behind a wakeboarding boat I go alot bigger because I am use to the harder cut.
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