WENT OUT FOR DA FIRST TIME

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

HEY YA'LL NICE TO BE BACK ON....ANYWHO.... I WENT OUT YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER... I HAD SOME TROUBLES GETTING UP THOUGH....U SEE EVERYTIME I STARTED TO GET PULLED IT SEEMED LIKE MY BOARD WAS GOING UNDER WATER.... IS THIS NORMAL?? IF I HELD ON FOR A BIT I CAME BACK UP THOUGH....ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO AVOID BEING SUCKED UNDER WATER EVERY TIME LOL....OR ANY GENERAL HELP....

THANKS GUYS

WakeChikNikki · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Posts: 264 City: Sacramento

keep your butt to the board, but does the driver know how to drive wakeboarders? Because sometimes if its a new driver the pull you up pretty slow so that could cause the board to go underwater. If thats not the case, keep your butt the the board arms relaxed and stand up once your boards on top of the water! good luck!

Ledmech · Criminal Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 69 City: Gainesville

Are you sore yet? I'm still hurting from 2 days ago Mad

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

o ya Ledmech my arms are dead...right on the backside of my elbows feels like i have been pulling a truck lol... Good times....

WakeChikNikki · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Posts: 264 City: Sacramento

i remember the first time i wakeboarded i have never been that sore in my life! I was sore for a week and a half! It sucked! But once you get used to it, you dont really get sore anymore! Best of luck!

Ledmech · Criminal Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 69 City: Gainesville

Just got back from riding today.....feel much better.

svt_gEEk · Outlaw Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 152 City: Tupelo

From one newbie to another newbie.....for what it's worth I had the same problems when I first started but I quickly figured some things out.....Point your toes forward to get a little angle on the board.....this makes the water going under the board put more force to get the board on top of the water instead of sucking it under....also as it's already been pointed out keep your butt to the board and don't fight it ....let the boat do the work, much easier Smile

cuts down on the soreness. And what I do is..as I feel the board begin to rise out of the water I begin turning the board toward the boat and then it planes out by itself. As I said, I'm a newbie and by no means an expert....can't even stay up as I cross the wake but I never fail to get up on top of the water Smile

The driver also makes a difference in getting up. Very Happy

Happy boarding.

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

THANKS FOR DA HELP EVERYONE...GREAT POINTERS

Ctipping · Posted: May 17, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject:

snooks, please no more

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

huh what??

vawakemonster · Posted: May 17, 2005 3:46 pm Post subject:

=flamed....and you wil get made fun of...but dont fret it just dont do it

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

interesting

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: May 18, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject:

snooks, yea dude , people get flammed on here all the time , dont take it personal though haha , unless its someone you know , then you can duke it out with them personally. otherwise just ignore it. But seriously , using the word "DA" instead of "the" , well its just annoying haha. peace.