Practicing Wakeboarding on a Wakeskate

wakeboarder_dude22 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 409 City: Australia

I know that you practice can raleys on a wakeskate, but what other tricks do you think would help your wakeboarding. Would 360s work or would you just fall back onto the wakeskate. Any other suggestions.

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

any inverts. tantrum, front roll. front flips. i might steer clear of backrolls though, board might hit ya in the head. i'm sure it'd for spins i don't see why not

colefooter · Posted: Oct 03, 2004 10:04 am Post subject:

trip flip inverts probably because you dont want the board to hit you

the only thing i have learned on a skate for wakeboarding is a raley though

Bruky · Guest

What the eff? Are you guys talking about a trampoline or what? You all can land raley's on wakeskates? I've got to see this...

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Elevation · Posted: Oct 06, 2004 8:28 pm Post subject:

Bruky, no, you cut in then jump off and practice the motion of a raley with out a board.

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

it helps so if you don't pull your self back down you don't stop right away from the board but plummet into the water. also if won't hurt as much to get lost in the motion if you don't hold on to the handle

Vance · Addict Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 994

my friend broke his ribs doing this.. might not be a good idea.. Idea

colefooter · Posted: Oct 07, 2004 4:05 pm Post subject:

Summit, what was he trying to do?

Vance · Addict Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 994

colefooter,

Just messing around because I like cut in and just launched a huge backflip, but when he tried it turned into a backroll and he cased the 2nd wake with his ribs.

Elevation · Posted: Oct 07, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject:

Summit, sounds like that would hurt. haha that is a lot of funny tho. giant wakeskate raleys gone bad are awesome.

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

first one i tried i did an s-bend frontlip. it was aswome, 1 1/4 flips and a 540

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 09, 2004 7:46 am Post subject:

my friend can't even cut hard into the wake and he almost did a r2r Neutral

Nick Taylor · Posted: Oct 09, 2004 9:52 am Post subject:

DOUBLE HALF CAB ROLL!

someone should try that on a wakeskate off the D-up Rolling Eyes

BTW, using a wakeskate only to practice wakeboarding is degrading to our sport and this kind of indirect disrespect is one of the many reasons wakeskating is trying to separate itself from wakeboarding Confused

savage3221 · Posted: Oct 09, 2004 9:58 am Post subject:

I wakeskate a lot for fun, and wakeboard a little more often. But when I mess around on a wakeskate trying things that I could ONLY do on a wakeboard, I do not see it as degrading it, I see it as having fun in a laid back kinda messing around way. Now if this was the only reason for somebody ever wakeskating then that would be kinda degrading.

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

che blanc, i agree it would be degrading to only have a skate to pratice tricks, but when you don't want to get hurt they are life savers. not really. but the falls do hurt less when not attached to a board. so if you mess up horriable, your still breathing.

also i don't see how wakeskating could sperate from wakeboarding. sure they could get their own magizine and have a sperate pro tour, but boat sales and such. they are too much alike.