This has been covered before but....

Eric 1969 · Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 City: Lawrenceville

will a tower help decrease with faceplants? I currently don't have a tower on my boat. Sometimes, my arms get away from me and since the rope is tied to the transom, I get pulled forward and have a nice face first fall?

Will a tower decrease this?

Thanks!

ProcircuitCR80 · Newbie Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 27

a tower will not help with faceplants. you just need practice.i think a tower just helps you get more hight when jumping.

Eric 1969 · Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 City: Lawrenceville

I actually don't need help with faceplants! Laughing

I can take care of that all by myself.

I seem to get off balance sometimes and was hoping a tower would eliminate that.

joedirt00 · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 8:10 am Post subject:

If a tower will get you more air, I think the quality of your faceplants would be better Very Happy

savage3221 · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 8:12 am Post subject:

hey man just yesterday, I was cutting into the wake and was doing a lipslide. I have a tower and have not done a faceplant in the longest of time. But I proceded to give my face such a tremendous slap on the water that my sinuses that were acting up before, were cleared after. I did not even know what had happened until I was under the water and had done my 1 and a half flip inder there. I could hear everyone in the boat howling the entire way back to pick me up. So the tower doesn't make the faceplants stop, I think what is causing many of your face plants is your handle position. don't let it get away from you like that.

sorry, long post

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 8:29 am Post subject:

nope won't help with that. Are you catching edge? or just falling foward? from what you said sound like maybe falling forward? just lean back and keep your arms bent.

Eric 1969 · Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 City: Lawrenceville

I am not catching edge, just falling forward.

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

How's this.... STOP SUCKING! Sorry, couldn't help myself

Zito · Criminal Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 58

could it be that you're looking down while your riding? at all times you should be looking in the direction you are going, if you look down, you will probably fall forward, ending in a face plant.

Tyler T · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 2:52 pm Post subject:

A tower isn't going to help you at all in that department. You're just gonna need to keep at it and focus on your air awareness. Start off with real small jumps and just progressively go bigger and bigger. That will help you gain a sense of balance in the air. When you stand tall at the wake, you shouldnt be leaning forward at all. In fact, you should still be leaning back a little.

Eric 1969 · Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 City: Lawrenceville

Eric 1969 · Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 City: Lawrenceville

Mitch3 · Criminal Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 80

FACEPLANTS SUCK

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

i thought a tower would solve my faceplants on w2w jumps, but i never got one. Now im able to go w2w without faceplants, and im getting nice hieght. You dont need a tower, but they do help.