almost w2w (vid)

Colclough999 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 410 City: Boston

http://www.wakepics.com/view_single.php?medid=15619

please take a look at it and tell me why i have such difficulties!!

Turnocity · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 40

your problem is simple to solve, you look kinda like me a month ago.

do two things,

first shorten your rope, from the looks of it, i would say at least 15-20feet.

next, stand up tall when you hit the wake, you are bending your knees, causing you to absorb the pop. you take a pretty nice cut in with good speed, but you bend your knees when you hit the wake. you will want to lock your knees, so that you'll be standing tall when you hit the wake. try this, just going over the wake, at a slow speed with your knees locked. you'll be suprised at the difference, then go all out with a good progressive cut.

also it looks like the wake is small, so don;t expect huge air. it's cool though i have no wake and can still get decent air, and do tricks and stuff.

kdawg · Outlaw Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 130 City: knoxville

hold the line at your waste. is that a pwc? if not u gotta get more people in the boat(or fat sacks)

Colclough999 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 410 City: Boston

http://www.wellcraft.com/Boats/Boats_Detail.asp?c=2&b=212

its off that with a stretchy rope too Sad

Firefightersmurf · Guest

Agreed, it looks like your biggest problem is not standing tall at the wake. You are letting you knees absorb the wake, instead of launching off it. It's probably good that you don't have a big wake right now. I just started wakeboarding in Feb, and my nastiest falls were when I was learning w2w. I would almost clear the second wake, but be somewhat out of control going over it and would immediately catch my nose on the outside of the wake. Sweet faceplants. I have a bunch of other noobs on the boat, and they have all done the same exact thing learning to jump the wake.

InZane* · Criminal Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 51 City: Pekin

yeah firefigter is right u need 2 stragiten ur legs and the last moment

hyperlitewkbrdn · Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 16

and how fast are you going you look like youre a slalom skier...... when i was learning w2w jumps i was behind an old ski nautique goin about 18-19ish

Colclough999 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 410 City: Boston

around 21-23

hyperlitewkbrdn · Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 16

well this is very random but u should try it.... go about 18-19 or maybe 20 and it will make the wake a little bigger..... its gunnna be sluggish compared to what youre used to but just edge a little bit harder on your progressive edge and start to stand tall at the bottom of the wake.... and dont let up on your edge right before youre about to go airborne... keep tension on the rope all the way through the cut and jump gl and tell us results

AOliver · Posted: Jul 03, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject:

Colclough999, you've got the right idea for sure- your wake is slacking.