Powerslides

ILWakeAir · Posted: Jun 25, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject: Powerslides

I wakeboard in IL and i have a Hyperlite Motive 140. LAst summer was my first summer of wakeboardin and now im into my second. I really want to learn how to do a powerslide, some of my buddies in arizona can but i dont know how. Can anyone give me pointers so that tommorrow when i go out i can practice it. ILWakeAir

vawakemonster · Posted: Jun 25, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject:

well first off DO NOT let your front edge weather it be your front tip back tip or toeside/heelside edge get dug into the water or you will get a whiplash, faceplant that is painful...second i would highly suggest you try in calm water becasue if its choppy and you arent experienced you might accidently get an edge dug in.. third when you actually want to do the slide just whip your back fot foreward and front foot backduring aa cut (if you have snowboarded it is really similar to stopping on your toeside except you must take a little more care in not leaning forward.)

i would also suggst that you can ride switch relaticvely well becasue you may end up doing a 180 and then if you dont know how to ride switch or are not stable you will probagbly fall....

good luck and sorry if any of this is confusing...feel free to PM or IM me with any questions or if any of this doesent make sense

EMJ

ILWakeAir · Posted: Jun 25, 2005 2:13 pm Post subject:

yah you lost me man, say i go out on my heelside edge, once i get out far, you said i need to whip my back foot forward and my front foot back, and stay leaning backward, jus like a butterslide? I dunno tell me if im close or not? thanks alot

ILWakeAir · Posted: Jun 25, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject:

out in the flats.... i swing my back fooot to the left, and swing my left foot to the right so that im horizontal to the boat.

ILWakeAir · Posted: Jun 25, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject:

i dunno if anyone can help id apreciate it alot

_Jason_ · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 275

you got it right man. just cut out hard heelside, then whipe your back foot out. Make sure you lean back. After time your back foot will go further and further and yhoull master the trick. just cut out pretty hard and far heelside so then you have the line tention to start the power slide.

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

just like a butterslide then dig your heels in. if u have fins be careful to keep em out of the water

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

ILWakeAir, sorry for goin of topic but do you ride on lake shelbyville?

ILWakeAir · Posted: Jul 01, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject:

i have yes, we have a lake house on lake mattoon which is where i usually ride cuz the water is always alot smoother.