Standing Tall

Skyline_GT-R · Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 City: Federal Way

I understand that you must stand tall after edging towards the wake. But when i edge in I cant edge while i stand tall i can only do one or the other. everytime i edge into the wake i would feel the board just spring my knees up, but if i stood tall i would stop edgin and jus ride over the wake.

tips would be nice

Norcalboarddude · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Posts: 193 City: Modesto,Ca

Well....I dont stand completely tall, and if you watch video's, nobody else really stands tottally tall either...Basically, well this is what i do and it works fine, as you are cutting in to jump the wake, slowly extend your legs just a slight bit as you get closer to the wake, and keep your legs stiff, and don't let them pop up. If you let them do this, it will up-set you in the air, and you will loose all that speed/energy built up.....Hope i helped somewhat....

L8r

savage3221 · Posted: Aug 15, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject:

pretty much want they mean by standing tall is kind of extending your legs a little bit at the wake so that you do not absorb any of the pop off the wake, and to help generate a little more. but do not try to jup yourself off of the wake, that messes you up bigtime. the little bit that you do use your legs jumps you a whole lot.

aloharodeo · Posted: Aug 16, 2004 8:54 pm Post subject:

okay, stay on edge and when you get to the peak of the wake straighten your knees, this won't take you of edge if you keep your toes pointed up (hs, heels up for ts) stand tall means stand straight, not bend at the waist or knees, it doesn't mean stand completely vertical.

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 12:26 pm Post subject:

cut into the wake, and keepyour legs as tight as possible to get pop, at least thats what i have heard for people who dont get the concept. lol

astro209 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 279 City: Nor*Cal

Skyline_GT-R, pretty much what everyone else has said is right. The whole point is that you do not want your knees or any other part of your body to absorb the pop from the wake. For most people, the only way to keep from doing this is to constantly tell yourself to stand tall. You have to remember, we go through our entire lives learning to absorb shocks to our bodies by bending our joints, so it is very hard to learn to go against this for wakeboarding...