this possible??

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject: this possible??

hey i just started wakeboarding a coupl of days and i was wondering if it is possible to ollie and let your board go under the water to about the top of your bindings and then lean back and come out of it. has anyone done that or is it even possible or do you think you would just faceplant like hard? Laughing

simland · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject:

er, you can do it when starting. But that is starting with the board underwater. For ollieing while the boat is at speed. I would say your just inviting pain.

HasCrookedPinkies · Newbie Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 10 City: Atlanta

haha you've got me! If your going fast youll just keep going and ur board will stay afloat but if ur going slow maby but i dought it...

Mister C · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject:

Just wondering, but why would you want to do that?

Also, if you ollie I think it would be pretty tough to get the board that far underwater and keep it there, unless you were really heavy and riding a small board.

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

yeh and if you were at speed its just like jumping from 2 feetn and noseing the board so you would feel much pain but maybe at slow speeds but not at fast speeds.

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 02, 2004 9:22 pm Post subject:

well im about 115 pounds on a evolution 134 and yea maybe it is better at slower speeds...i sorta wanna try it even if i faceplant it would look pretty cool. maybe Confused

haha that reminds me of when my dad first got up on the wakeboard, hes used to skiing so he was going sideways sorta like you would do a butterslide but in the wake and then he went over the wake and you could here the smack in the boat. it was whout.

ben · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 168 City: Pasco

dude, dropping from 12+ feet out of the air people's entire board doesnt submerge.......but hey, if it doesnt kill ya it can only make you better, hopefully

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 8:34 am Post subject:

this made me laugh, a lot, I think I frightened a few people around me.

Hey guys, do you think it's possible, if I jump the wake, and flip and let my head go first and then my whole body under the water and then turn the board and get back up?

haha, sorry.

wakeboarder_360 · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 9:28 am Post subject:

you can push the nose under but you have to go extremely slow, I don't know how well a ollie would work.

salmon_tacos · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 9:51 am Post subject:

That's actually an interesting question. Don't worry about people giving you crap about it just because it's unorthodox.

So, you've got me wondering. Normally, if you dig the nose it, you're done. The thing is, however, that nobody ever does it on purpose so when it goes in, that means their weight is already way too far forward. Maybe you could do it if your weight were more balanced or biased rearward. If it is possible, I think your timing would have to be impeccable.

Anyway, I ain't gonna try it. Let us know how it works out for you.

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject:

yea im going out tomorrow so i mihgt try it. hopefully i dont forget my camera this time Cool

if it works or if it doesnt and i get it on tape then ill post it up. dont hate just cause i hought of something. and i was serious about it alohorodeo so dont make fun of me.

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject:

I know you were serious that's what made it funny.

toothpick · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 10:26 pm Post subject:

No worries, it oughtta work great. You'll probably want to cut out on the outside of a corner when you try it. Pretty sure it's easier when you're going fast like that.....

numbfoot · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 9:25 am Post subject:

Once I was boarding behind our Seadoo and it got a stick jammed in the impeller so it slowly slowed down to about 10 mph so my board sank and I just kinda submarined and then the stick came loose so we sped up and I got back up. It was pretty cool. So just have the boat slow to about 10 (or a little slower/faster) and keep your weight balanced. I don't know if its possible at normal speed after an ollie but somehow what i said works.

burt reynolds · Criminal Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 66 City: cashville

About 5 or 6 years ago I remember reading somewhere (I think it was an interview in WBM, or maybe heard it on a video) that one of the top pros (at the time) forecasted that the future of wakeboarding was in underwater tricks. I think it was someone like Cobe Mikacich or Dean Lavelle. I guess he could've been joking but I think he was serious. Anybody else remember that?
As for the question at hand, I don't think any form of submersing (sp?) is possible at normal speeds, at least with the equipment of today (except for the new Byerlys- who knows what's next?)

holdsworth · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 11:33 am Post subject:

the water would b!tchslap you in the face trying that going over 15...i've done it when i first get up and kind of dip it under then lean back and toss it back up on top of the water

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject:

hahaha. i tried it tonight and can you say eyeopener. haha i fell so hard. like the borad just bit the water and just went in really fast. i didint think it was gunna go in that fast Puppy Eyes

Rocket · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 127

What speed did you try it at? If you tried it going anymore than 10mph I'm not surprised and I'm amazed that you were surprised by the result! Idea

Have you ever caught an edge? That is effectively what you were doing on purpose........ouch!

See the post on water in the eyelids, does it sound familiar?

Mister C · Posted: Aug 04, 2004 11:33 pm Post subject:

toothpick, how did you get that little thumbs up guy? Whats the little thing you have to type in like "shock" or "lol"?

toothpick · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:

Mister C, I used the img tag, got it from a site of mine.

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 9:20 am Post subject:

i dont know how fast we were going but as soon as i got up i tryed it. i havent caught an adge yet and from that i dont wanna. and yea it was an "eyeopener" Crazy Eyes

Mister C · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 12:56 pm Post subject:

DunDunDun, that would be a cool faceplant to see. Going over the nose of the board rather than your toes, it would be like a cartwheel faceplant.

toothpick, sorry, I guess I meant. "What is the img tag for that icon?"

salmon_tacos · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject:

Mister C,

The img tag is what you use to embed images that are hosted on other servers. Example:

Mister C · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 4:50 pm Post subject:

So lets see if this works

Mister C · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject:

Awesome, now ive got a cool thumbs up guy I can use. Thanks for the tip.

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 9:33 pm Post subject:

Mister C, yea i dunno if it was like a cartwheel or not. it was more of an "eyeopener/sore neck" for a couple of hours. it happened so fast too Sad

Rocket · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 127

DunDunDun, fair play to you for trying it!

I wouldn't have had the balls to try it!

What are you going to try next?? Wink

Mister C · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 11:46 pm Post subject:

See if its possible to faceplant so hard that the momentum carries you through the water and all the way around so you do a submerged invert and manage to hang onto the handle and ride away Laughing

Rocket · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 127

Mister C, I'm with you. I think DunDunDun could do that!

Maybe we can call it the FrontDunRoll!!!!!!
Twisted Evil

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 8:50 am Post subject:

Mister C, Rocket, yea ill get right on that one. NOT Razz

i might be nieve but not that nieve. i do sorta wanna try that one where you lay on your back. i forget what its called but i say it in the glossary. it would look cool if you could do it. have you guys ever tryed to just be pulled by the boat? like on a serious note it is possible my friends and i do it when were on his boat. being pulled behind a 18 foot 115 horse is fun. you lay on your belly with no life jacket and then he just guns it and you roll over onto your back. your head will be the first to hit the water so it makes a big wave and you can rbeathe under it. it does work ive dont it. ill try to get a pic of it soon or a vid to show you all what i mean. Twisted Evil

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 8:55 am Post subject:

DunDunDun, ever heard of barefooting? Rolling Eyes

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 9:04 am Post subject:

...yea why? you just stay on your back if you are referring the barefoot skiing to the being dragged comment Razz

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 10:42 am Post subject:

DunDunDun · Posted: Aug 06, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject:

ahhh...too bad Razz

its NEW to us. haha Laughing