So close on the scarecrow, give me help please!!!

AndyAndy · Addict Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 660 City: cutchogue

Ive been working on scarecrows for like a week and i actually landed one a few days ago, but i still feel like im doing something wrong. Please help me out any help is appreciated, heres a vid, they all end up like this one...

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/showphoto.php?photo=10032&cat=509

amuszyns · Newbie Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Posts: 46 City: Phx

Hey, i was having similar problems, but i started landing them last week. I found it was easier if i let go with my rear hand on the way down and if i really tried to bend my knees and absorb the landing. That should help you land more evenly on your feet

J_DOGG · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 2:59 am Post subject:

Hard to say for sure with that clip.

I can see that you are getting laid out a bit so I would suggest more of a front roll motion off the wake.
Keeping the handle in, the head down and looking under the front arm pit would help that.

I still keep both hands on the handle and don't really grab this trick YET..
Once I spot the landing I focus on pushing the handle down to the water and try to land on edge and not flat.

Looks good though, you should be fine after you land it a few more times.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

that looks good to me. Practice big toeside 180s to help with the landing. That's the only problem I see.

AndyAndy · Addict Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 660 City: cutchogue

since if you look at how im landing im close, but still not fulling getting the alnding around, what should i do to try to try adn get the flip to go around faster, would tucking help? Im having alot more trouble with this than other inverts ive learned because like most beginners, i focused way too much on heelside and my toeside is weaker, i just cant get as big jumping toeside

XxWakeboardxX · Criminal Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 87

It looks like you're doing everything right...the more you try them, the more aware you will be of where you are in the air, and you'll get them consistent in no time. I don't know if this would apply to you, but it really helped me learning Frontrolls first. I know it's hard to stop trying when you're on the verge though, so maybe just try the frontrolls after you get the crow.

kuehn · Outlaw Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 186 City: London. UK

Your cut out from the wake should be decisive and your cut in should be progressive. avoid dropping your head till off the wake. you need to off your edge at the wake a little this will pop you straight up more and will keep the load on your back arm, keep doing what you are doing and good luck Cool

toothpick · Posted: Jul 13, 2005 5:50 am Post subject:

In the video, you start to come in, then edge back out before you come in for the crow. When dialing in new moves, it helps to be very consistent with what you do before you attempt the move. In most cases, it helps most to start in the trough of the wake, then edge out, then back in smoothly. That gives you a better chance to get the right muscle memory of the entire move.

Amy · Criminal Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 92 City: State College

Looks like you are in the back seat when you land. Try putting more weight on your front foot on the take off.
Good Luck!

natxbrotha · Criminal Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 68

everything looks good, except it looks as if you are leaving a little early off the wake, which would cause under-rotation.

Lantzvillian · Posted: Jul 14, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject:

keep the handle down. you are leaving it up after the take off. I think somewhere somebody said.. mayeb in detention.. anyways let the handle float up on your take off and pound that wake hard but after you pop, get it down and to the other hip. I can't stress this enough, I learned it landing with one hand but I went to two hands because if you sketch the landing if its choppy it'll be easier to pull out. Tramp awareness will help alot, onl and traning as well. hes not leaving a little bit early cause if he stopped and stood straight his rotation would be a little to slow i think, especialy because that wake I don't think gives enough air to pull around a slow rotation in my opinion. My crows have a late rotation, but i'll go through how I do them. I cut out far oh about 15-20 feet from the wake, I start in easy so about 10 feet is when I lay on an even hard edge- not progressive, but as I enter the trough I give it a boast of power. I stand pretty straight, pop up and over. I make the 180 rotation on my way down. A proper """ crow is suposed to look like you are coming out of a switch front flip.

Hope you land it, you look pretty close. Very Happy