Specific Wake Jump Questions (pics, vids, incl.)

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

I can now clear the wake almost all the time, but I've realised I am getting less height now than a year ago when I couldn't clear the wake and kept casing it.

The first picture is of me now, and the second of me a year ago, and I'm getting less height now than I was.

Here's a link to two of my badder jumps, the toeside one particularly bad: http://photos.wakeboarder.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1693

Does anyone have an idea of what I'm doing wrong and any tips on how to get more height consistently.

J_DOGG · Posted: Jan 14, 2005 9:19 am Post subject:

On HS you need to load the line just a bit more at the wake.. You have a nice slow progressive cut into the wake but you never increase the line load while edging up the wake.

On TS you need to keep both hands on the handle for starters and once you get comfortable doing that you need to stop bending over at the waist. You loose all your line load and energy when you let go with one hand and bend over at the waist. To fix this I would start closer in before making the cut at the wake so you have no choice but to keep generating line load at the wake.

munchkin9 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 174 City: Mandan, ND

Well you can see that you have a different board? That could maybe be another factor, maybe the 1st pic has more distance and the 2nd pic has more pop?

BR_WB · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2850

I can help you out with one thing in addition to what J_DOGG said.

Look at how your arms are positioned. They are really low and are throwing your center of gravity completly off. You are being pulled over the front of the board.

Relax your shoulders and just keep your elbows in a little bit and raise your arms up.

wakeboardwillis · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 275 City: Clare

make sure you stand up at the wake

BillJ · Posted: Jan 28, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject:

It looks like you're using a nice stretchy ski rope - get a non-stretch rope if that's the case. In the video you're just not cutting in very hard. You're not loading the line (as mentioned above) because you just aren't cutting very hard and holding your edge. You should also have more weight on your front foot to keep the nose of the board from coming up as shown in the 2 pics.

nashvillematt · Addict Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 823 City: Nashville

Sack that boat out! Its the wake and the line....

MS

Bowen · Posted: Jan 30, 2005 9:26 pm Post subject:

nashvillematt, no, he's riding behind the same boat as before and now he's getting less height.

wake_quake · Posted: Jan 30, 2005 11:49 pm Post subject:

hehe "he has a nice strechy ski rope" so do i lol

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

No, its low stretch rope I bought from a board shop, and I've read that after a few goes low stretch ropes will lose all their stretch anyway and be fine.

I went out last weekend, shortened my rope and started my cut from closer to the wake. I really focused on digging my edge in and leaning back, and I found I had way more control and more consistent height.
Also, toeside I learnt to wait and not do anything at the wake, just held on with both hands and let the top of the wake kick me up, and those got way more consistent too. I'm guessing that if I just apply those same principles to a long rope I should be alright, so thanks everyone for the help.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

a lot of people say they will lose their stretch, but they wont. trust me i used a low stretch rope for a long time (same rope the whole time) then when i switched to no stretch it was a major difference.

wakemaster · Newbie Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3

i can help u with this one wen u aproche the wake make sure that u are standing up straite and u have good line tension

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

wakemaster, translation please Very Happy

03parksridr · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 256 City: Edmond

keep your arms closer in to your hips, that will help immensely, it looked like you let your arms out a bit right after you took off. if you keep the line tension it will send you much higher.