tripple-upz

lineloader · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 9

how the hell do you drive a tripple up??? is there a site on the net that has a diagram of a tripple up?? oh will some one plz help me!!!??

aloharodeo · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 6:11 pm Post subject:

I've never drove one myself, so someone that has will probably give a better description. Okay you're driving straight, you turn the wheel really quick one direction and right back to straight, then you drive a double-up making the intersection in the right place so that the wake from that quick turn lines up right.

listen2cky · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject:

if you can't spell triple up correctly, you probably have no chance of ever doing it or hitting it right.

lineloader · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 9

your are right i might not ever be able to hit a triple-up. But I sure can "hit" your mom in the g-spot consistently. Very Happy

DavidHoff · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject:

listen2cky, Laughing

lineloader, Laughing

flukdfilms · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject:

the idea of a triple up is sweet, but trying to do it would waste so many hours and just end up pointless in the end. most drivers dont understand the concept of a double-up, never mind adding another up to the mixture.

DavidHoff · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

If someone isn't satisfied with double-ups they must be pretty darn good at wakeboarding.

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

yeh heh if they want to go so high up that the oxygen is so thin you have to breathe twice as fast then you have a real issue

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

If you ride behind a nice boat, triple ups really aren't necessary. However, if you ride behind a boat with a small wake (like I do), they are quite nice. My friends and I don't even drive doubleups behind our boats anymore. It's kind of hard to explain, so a diagram will make it a lot easier. I'll draw one out now, as a matter of fact.

DavidHoff · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't want to go through all the trouble of turning here and there and then get my timing wrong and miss it. Don't get me wrong though, If its hit perfect its awesome.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

These instructions are for a right triple up. Just reverse everything for a left one.

1. Slow down- this alone helps out quite a bit.
2. Make a 90deg. turn to the left (this isn't necessary for the triple up itself, but it helps you send the rollers in the right direction so you can come back through the same path)
3. Make your "kink"- I've found that turning a gradual left, followed by quicker right turn makes the biggest set of rollers.
4. Turn back to the left again- this is necessary because it makes the big triple up rollers straight. If you don't do this, when you drive through the triple up rollers they will be curved, making it much more difficult to hit.
5. Make your bigger 270deg. turn just like a normal doubleup, aiming for the left side of the big rollers. If you've driven it correctly, the big rollers should only be about 20ft. long. That is, you should see a set of huge rollers with much smaller ones to either side. (Note, during the 270deg. turn, I find it helpful to straighten out for a few seconds after the first 90deg. This gives you a little more time to judge the right speed and angle when you come around, which can be a little difficult to do if you don't drive the kink exactly the same way every time.)
6. Cheer for your rider when he goes huge!

DavidHoff · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject:

Confusing. Is the kink what makes the 2 sets of rollers collide? And in the diagram is shows the final step is to the side of the colliding rollers?

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

The set of triple up rollers is short, so if you drive right through the middle of it, your wake will actually intersect it in a smaller point. Hence, you should drive a little left of center to make it the biggest, and to spare your passengers' dental work. And yes, the kink is the key to the triple up. It creates the really big rollers. Although I should say that it isn't really two sets of rollers colliding. The two sets sort of merge together, so it's not like you have to time hitting two sets of rollers and the doubleup.

Oh, and one other note. If your kink is too uneven (if you spend a longer time turning one direction than the other), it can send the rollers in a weird direction.

Stephan · Guest

They are great, nothing like watching a wave break over the board as you punch through! Pretty hard to control though!

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 15, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject:

I love t-ups they float way higher then d-ups and you always land on the down slope, nuthing like riding into a wave over your head Smile

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

i tried one at norris....obviously dad wasnt payin attention to the speed cuz i sunk when i tried to hit the wake but he did drive it right....wake was massive...

i did land my method grab off a double up tho...i know it might not be a big feat for some of ya but it was HUGE....i landed 10 feet out in the flats ....ppl in the boat were goin crazy.

of course they were all wasted so they didnt remeber it but i did and it was cool.

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 16, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject:

With tups, i find when u begin the turn you should have the boat 5mph higher then normal speed because u have to turn around SO SHARP that you will loose 5 mph.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Speeding up seems kind of self-defeating. In my experience, if you have to turn so sharp that your boat can't get back up to speed, you're probably making your kink too extreme (although it may seem to make the rollers bigger, they will die out much faster with a really tight kink).

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 17, 2004 8:01 am Post subject:

No it works better, the tighter you kink the biger the rollers, its worth it, theirs nothing wrong with it if you can time it in the tight turn (which i can) then you can get booted because your die into waves so high you cannot see the boat,

kuehn · Outlaw Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 186 City: London. UK

TY540
looking at the diagram for the triple up i head straight for the middle of the kink otherwise the rider finds it really hard to get into. it makes it far easier to ride it. if i was on the back with that diagram i wouldnt even attempt it. Not saying yours is wrong at all just saying not the way i do it.

If i am driving i will head for the biggest block of water as i come around and just head straight for the middle. just under 90.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Keep in mind the fact that I'm driving this with a 19ft. outboard with no weight in it, so the goal is to make it as big as possible. In a properly weighted wakeboard boat, triple ups really aren't necessary. However, on the rare occasion when I drive one in a nice boat, there are a few steps I take to mellow it out.

1. Less of an angle (more open/not as close to 90deg)
2. Maintain speed throughout
3. Smaller, tighter kink

I usually aim for the side, because it prevents the boat, passengers, and boards in racks from getting slammed really hard.

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 24, 2004 7:21 pm Post subject:

What do u mean not ness? there is no such thing as to much boot. Dont be a wuss we hit tripple ups in a sante with the tanks full 1000lbs of sacs and 8 ppl in the boat.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

I would like to see photos of that.

By the way, I'm not a wuss. Thank you.

ben746 · Addict Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 560

Yea! Photos!!

cuttinbutta · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 33 City: o town

dude i bet you cant even hit a double up right. triples are a waste of time cause your never going to get one. did parks, the king of huge, have a triple up contest? no, he had a double up contest. if double ups are good enough for parks then im sure they are good enough for you

cuttinbutta · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 33 City: o town

aframer. you say you cant even "stick a tantrum" then how are you going to do anything but faceplant off a triple up that you cant even time right

listen2cky · Posted: Sep 01, 2004 10:54 am Post subject:

oh shnap, he called your ass out!

ben746 · Addict Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 560

HAHAHA

DJew Jake · Posted: Sep 02, 2004 7:23 am Post subject:

cuttinbutta, Hey idiot obviously you dont know what your talking about. Parks did have a t-up contest. his contest was WHAT EVER YOU WANTED read a f*cking mag bud. they could hit dups or tripple ups. And i havent changed my sig in 4 months. I can stick a tanny and i can hit both double ups and tripple ups just fine. So shut the f*ck up and dont be such a bitch.

btw you just got served sh*t face.

DJew Jake · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 7:31 am Post subject:

cuttinbutta-2, So obviously you DON'T have a clue what it is your talking about and OBVIOUSLY if you were banned its because you contribute Nothing. Obviously IF you read the mag you would know right out of parks' mouth came the words: "thisis the first time guys could charge at double and tripple ups head on" So obviously you need to go back to your hole before you get banned again.

Why don't you grow up, Obviously you are retarded you call me out about a tantrum then if i say i can land it you say it don meananything, well look whos callingme a 15 year old punk bitch, lets see im not fifteen im no a punk and i get more from YOUR bitch then you ever could.

Pat McCarthy · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 8:10 am Post subject:

Actually, we can keep you out cuttinbutta-2. You've been banned again, and we'll continue to do so.

hotwater · Newbie Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 2

why are you guys so against him/her.i thought s/he was funny, i dont agree with all the stuff he said but i also dont agreewith all of the hate you guys throw on him/her

DJew Jake · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject:

Pat make sure this isnt cut, hotwater, pat owns this site he can do as he pleases and i think if you pulled the forum you would realize cb was out of line.

This discussion is finished

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

aFramer, could you post some pics please? I'm not "calling you out" or anything, I just want to see these enormous rollers.

DJew Jake · Posted: Sep 05, 2004 7:00 am Post subject:

ty540, You want to see a pic of the enormous rollers of a tup?

Just drive a tight kink and lookat em, im sorry i dont take pics of waves lol, and my season is done as i moved away for uni...