riding with 1 hand

Mike.H · Posted: Jun 29, 2004 10:19 pm Post subject: riding with 1 hand

i was gonna try it last time i went out but was kinda afraid of crashing so i kept both arms on, should i just go for it and c what happens or not and wait. does it have anything to do with having upper body strength cuz i kinda lack in that Wink

Mazzam01 · Soul Rider Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 296

It is not difficult, (in my opinion), to ride one handed, if you hold on with your lead hand then let go with the other, (obviously). I find that wwhen there is a lot of chop and i am cutting on my toes if i let go with one hand i get better balance. In fact in my opinion it can be easier to ride one handed.

wakeboardr2000 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 207 City: Lake Anna, Va

Mazzam01, I agree about the chop. I usually ride with one hand unless im cutting in.

simland · Posted: Jun 30, 2004 7:39 am Post subject:

Do you surf carve with 2 hands? I usually use 1 hand for this. One handed is not too hard at all, in fact it seems more natural to me because my body goes completely sideways.

www.azskateparks.com · Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 14

I've only been wake boarding for a few weeks but I've gone one handed since the first time I got up and stayed up. I usually only use two hands if it's a long ride and my arm is getting tired. I skateboard all the time though and it feels more natural to me to have my bindings at 0 degrees and go one handed. Besides how are you going to drag your rear hand through the water on a low carve if your holding on with both hands? Very Happy

WAKESTAR01 · Outlaw Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 142 City: Calgary

I'm always more comfortable with one hand on but it does tire out your shoulder alot faster........ and ya obiviously can't pull as hard into the wake with one hand on.

Chad H · Posted: Jun 30, 2004 1:10 pm Post subject:

1 hand riding is easier then 2 for me. I can just sit there and not even try and stay up. When i carve in its 2 hands most the time because its more power

one armed bandit · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 5

when you cut in the wake one handed do you bened your elbow at all like most people do when they cut in 2 handed?

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Mazzam01 · Soul Rider Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 296

i would not cut in with one hand. You shoudl ride with two hands, i would try and get used to that, it can be easier to ride with one, but if you want to try tricks and progress your need to get used to two. If you try wake to wake one handed you will turn when your in the air. Of course all of what i am saying is different if you are "pro".

Mike.H · Posted: Jul 01, 2004 10:24 am Post subject:

i think im just gonna go for it next time i go wakeboarding, which mite not be 4 awhile because my dad never wants to go to the lake, especially this weekend, he complains its gonna be crowded....well that doesnt stop other familys with boats from going

Haggy102 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

yea man u gotta get ure dad in the hype of riding on the lake....try to pick out all the great things about being on the lake and onvince him that way, and as for riding with on hand.........as soon as u try it and see how easy it is you'll definetly agree with everybody else about how easy it is

Mazzam01 · Soul Rider Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 296

b]viva la mike[/b], why not go in to "Find a pull", forum and see if you can get a tow! Offer gas money, munchies etc etc and to help out on the boat.

cmiyc · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 33 City: Austin, TX

Well your dad has a point. Holiday weekends are a horrible time to try and board on the lake. Unless, you get up early and hit the lake as the sun comes up... Very Happy

If you don't get out until the afternoon its almost pointless to try. There'll be so much chop that you'll be tired in no time. Not to mention all the people make it dangerous. Thankfully Austin doesn't allow jet skis on holidays... woo hoo!

Mike.H · Posted: Jul 02, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject:

ehh i mite do the find a pull thing if i was atleast old enough to drive, im 15 but ya my family would never wake up early enough to go, theyre lazy well atleast my mom is, she has to do her hair evry time before we go and find the rite clothes, then it takes her 20 min to put a swim suit on, rediculous. i think we are going next weekend but still i want my dad do get in the habbit of going like almost everyweekend, not every week cauise of gas money, but if i wanna progress in wakeboarding i have to go more

Chad H · Posted: Jul 03, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject:

Here is a pic from today of me goin one handed. Learn from it. Oh and just lean back. It feels like a lazy boy

colefooter · Posted: Jul 03, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject:

basically its kind of natural to hold one handed, like skateboarding you dont have both hands in front, your sideways.. if anyone understands what i mean

DLX134 · Criminal Joined: 16 Aug 2003 Posts: 87 City: Nashville

Riding with one hand will come with time. It will get easier to ride with one hand than with both...

Alan C · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 329 City: Calgary

ya man just go for it... just keep your other hand close by just incase you feel yourself about to fall... just give er bullets and u should do just fine

Wake Fish · Newbie Joined: 14 May 2004 Posts: 45 City: Redmond

One hand is good for me to relax, but I always use 2 cutting back in for speed.

Wake Fish

HyperRash · Posted: Jul 07, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject:

Do it

Mike.H · Posted: Jul 10, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

tryed it today, actually extemely easy

one armed bandit · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 5

alright, i was just looking for some tips, i actually only have one hand and its hard to cut in toeside, any tips for that?

Wakeboard Kid · Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 13 City: Brantley

alright i'm no pro but i think i'm wise enough on this topic.

riding with one hand ...sure it looks good and its more relaxing but you should NEVER ride one handed unless you are relaxing and not doing anything (which you should be doing something at all times unless it is extremely choppy, too choppy to cut)

riding one handed brings in bad habits and is terrible for your mechanics. it looks cool, but dont you think a raley would look cooler?

i understand that you are a beginner and are just trying what you think you could do but, you should be working on cutting and jumping. its all about balance. If you have balance you can ride one handed all day. When the water is waaaaay choppy and i cant cut and i'm waiting on smooth water, i'll ride around one handed just leaning back and relaxing, resting while wakeboarding (you didnt think that was possible Very Happy

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but to answer your question, just lean back and hold on with your leading hand with your back hand behind you.

to one armed bandit - sorry to hear about that...but cutting toeside...just do the same as heelside i would say...progressive edge all the way.

allen

Partyb · Posted: Jul 12, 2004 3:44 pm Post subject:

Yea, I saw this thread awhile ago and did not comment then. I guess I should have. Do not ride one handed. There is no reason to take a hand off the handle unless you are grabbing the board or passing the handle. I mean if you are just screwing around or something, fine, but all tricks, edging, etc. require two hands on the handle. Darin Shapiro doesn't ride around the lake one-handed.

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 9:07 am Post subject:

in the pic up there, why are you holing on with the back hand instead of lead hand

WakeChikNikki · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Posts: 264 City: Sacramento

beasoldierprstn, I was just about to ask him the same thing id think the way hes holding the handle would twist him around makin him kinda do a surface 180.

jayman101010 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Posts: 104 City: Flossmoor

in the pic the guy is holding on with the wrong hand

bvilleboarder · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 38 City: Bartlesville

Hmmm.. I only hold use one hand only when I am resting or just waiting for smoothter water.. or tried to get pumped do to sumin.. I would think you would lose SERIOUS speed, power and control if you were cutin only with one hand... but.. thats just me.. and im not very good lol!
Daniel

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject:

jayman101010, uhh yeah we know that...read post that people make b4 you

it's not hard to hold on with the back hand and you wouldn't do a surface 180 unless you pull on it really hard....thats why the fin is there Laughing

fastsk8r · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 8 City: Central Florida

In the time I have been wakeboarding, I have discovered that if I do a toe side cut, I am not very effective with two hands on the rope since my body is facing away (basically back to the boat) and my arms don't quite reach that way. On a HS cut, I use both hands. Now for the interesting part, I get better pop on the toe side cut! And yes, that is one-handed. One thing I do everytime I get up on the wake board on my first set is a series of exercises cutting first between the wakes, then crossing the wakes to get my head screwed on straight and test the boats wakes and my rope length behind the boat and this has improved my cuts immensely and educated me. I really don't know why it works for me the way it does. Maybe I am a little unusual, who knows. I just don't see how one can get a good cut toe side with their back to the boat and both hands on the rope. Part of the problem for me is I am lone wakeboarder in a group of active waterskiers. So there isn't much help for me there... If someone could post a photo of a two-handed TS cut, I would appreciate it.

jayman101010 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Posts: 104 City: Flossmoor

[quote="Wake4Life08"]jayman101010, uhh yeah we know that...read post that people make b4 you

i was just saying it again so people know for sure when they read through this

holdsworth · Posted: Aug 01, 2004 5:32 pm Post subject:

they would know for sure it is his back hand since it's the only pic in the thread and they would probably look at it

DLX134 · Criminal Joined: 16 Aug 2003 Posts: 87 City: Nashville

Yea, im no pro, but some of you guys sound like idiots. Pros ride around all the time with one hand. Watch their videos, between tricks, they dont ride with both hands on the handle. Its more confortable with one hand (once you get the hang of it) I dont suggest trying to do any wake jumps with one hand, i dont see that helping at all, unless maybe its more comfortable for a ts jump. You definetly need to learn to ride one handed. Watch the pros, when they land some tricks, they land with one hand on the handle. learning to ride with one hand can only help your riding.