New Rider... tips?

Suz8934 · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 11 City: Minneapolis

Im a new rider. I can get up and all that, im working on jumping the wake. Wondering what some good tricks to start with are???

Mobe789 · Posted: Jun 13, 2005 9:49 am Post subject:

grabs..180's.. surface tricks, lipslides

wake1ghuth · Outlaw Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 177 City: Columbus

Leave the wake, pull out on your heal side edge until your almost perpendicular with the boat, ollie up by planting the tail of your board down hard in the water, then sort of lift up your front foot. By pulling out beside the boat you will get some slack in the line when you ollie, this keeps the boat from pulling you over forward. Once you get the feeling for this you can start turning it 180. That was probably the first thing I learned. If you are having trouble landing the ollie 180 try getting up switch and riding for a while to get the feeling down.

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

yha that or jsut try the toeside 180, its real easy, you need only about 6 inches to pull it off one wake. heel side is a bit mroe difficult, but start learning to grab the board with both hands front and back. it will help you in the long run.

Suz8934 · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 11 City: Minneapolis

I went out and was doing like surface 180's and it felt like the line kept getting a lot of slack in it after i did the 180. Is it supposed to do that?

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

well i am guess you are pulling yourself forward and then doing the 180 so it wuld have slack, just start the 180 and let go of the handle your front hand. that should get rid of your problem.

Beaver · Posted: Jun 16, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:

Ya get your switch down if you don't you will kill your self in the long run.

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

^ agreed learn switch, get up switch ollie switch every basic skill get down switch as well.

Ctipping · Posted: Jun 16, 2005 8:23 pm Post subject:

Learn Toeside wake-to-wake as fast as you can too

Suz8934 · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 11 City: Minneapolis

would the size of the fins have anything to do with it? would it help for surface 360s or 180 to take the fins off?

Mermaid · Addict Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 844

Yes, take your fins off. Can't hurt to try it, If you don't like it you can always put them back on.