Illustrated Double up

Chad H · Posted: Jun 30, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject: Illustrated Double up

Can someone please Illustrate this turn? I have heard it described but if someone can illustrate it that would be cool. Just do it in paint or whatever is easiest Smile

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

There is a really good illustration of it in Wake Boarding Mag(July issue). I'll scan it and put it up on here later today.

Chad H · Posted: Jun 30, 2004 9:33 pm Post subject:

OK thanks i though no one would answer me

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jul 01, 2004 1:15 am Post subject:

Ah yes, behold the all knowing D-up article!

Double up article includeing pictures

WakeBoarder44 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107

that's it
it is also explained well in the detention DVD

salmon_tacos · Posted: Jul 01, 2004 6:58 am Post subject:

I'm certainly no expert but whenever I've seen double-ups driven, they've been more like this picture. It seems to make more sense if you want to go back in the direction from which you came. I've also heard that you want to hit it at less than 90 degrees.

Dees · Posted: Jul 01, 2004 7:06 am Post subject:

some like them "T" up more then others.

NVSAirWarrior · Posted: Jul 01, 2004 7:26 am Post subject:

I tend to like the one that Salmon Tacos drew. It might be a boat (or me) thing but when I get one "T'd" up I tend to land in a trough. These old bones don't like that.

salmon_tacos · Posted: Jul 01, 2004 7:56 am Post subject:

Either way, I think it's better to alter your course at the beginning than to do it at the end. Whether I drew the paths at 90 degrees or 70 degrees, the point is that you bend your path at the beginning so you can staighten out and head right back down your line instead of straightening out perpendicular to your line (sending rollers down your line) and rushing to turn right after the double up.

ShawnB · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 105 City: N. Attleboro

There was a good article in WBM last month that explained the double-up and they drew it the same as Salmon Tacos did.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

yea just like salmon tacos drew. except travel down the same line instead of parallel to it.

Bowen · Posted: Jul 02, 2004 9:05 am Post subject:

matt1808, I concur

Stephan · Guest

Yeah I like them at a perfect 90 degrees, but like you said you should tweak your initial path so you can continue down your original line. If you have two boats working the area you can throw them for each other when driving towards eah other. They do that at the Wakeboard Camp and it works well.

M3Orion · Addict Joined: 18 Jul 2003 Posts: 670 City: Bay Area

I like the second picture more, because you want to hit your rollers at 90 degrees, which won't be directly parallel to your boat path.