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Foote
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 Posted: Aug 13, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: trying to get good pop just can't do it |
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| I can go w2w but I just can't get very good pop I edge into the wake and try to stand tall before leaving it but whenever I do stand tall I just end up flattening off and crashing. |
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BelmontWake
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Then... don't flatten off... |
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Blake
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| BelmontWake wrote: | | Then... don't flatten off... |
About as usefull as a d*ck flavored lolly pop...
Is this HS or TS? What you are basically doing, is standing tall obviously, and losing your edge. (your weight is transfering forward a bit) What you need to do, is try really hard to stand tall and lean back at the same time just a bit. You might have to cut just a tad harder at the end of your progressive edge.
What I have observed from students in our school, they cut hard up until the wake, and then just stand tall. Which in turn, gives them the distance, but not the "pop" as you described. If you have to, try this: When you cut out, and start your progressive edge, edge as hard as you can through the wake, but keep your legs bent. You are going to pretty much get like a foot or two of air, but you are going to get the feel of edging through the wake.
One last thing we have students do is take the fins of the board. By taking the fins off the board, this too makes it where you have to "work" your edge. Just try one of the two things mentioned and you should have it within 3 sets!
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| WattsBarRiDr wrote: | | NO way dude... i ve ridden mostly with like smi pros and sum pro wakeboarders like philip soven and shaun murray and mosty adam fields |
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Foote
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| Posted: Aug 13, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah this is HS I was lucky enough to go out with Andrew Adkison last wed and he helped me out a lot just trying to break the habit of flattening out now thanks for the info I'll definately try that. |
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Pengwin
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2005 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| so "stand tall" doesnt mean standup? just lean back and dont bend ur knees much? |
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Blake
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2005 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| Pengwin wrote: | | so "stand tall" doesnt mean standup? just lean back and dont bend ur knees much? |
By standing up, or tall, whichever you want to say, keeps your knees out of the picture. And leaning back is to promote holding your edge through the wake and landing on your edge! That simple!
*EDIT* DONT BEND YOUR KNEES AT ALL!
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| WattsBarRiDr wrote: | | NO way dude... i ve ridden mostly with like smi pros and sum pro wakeboarders like philip soven and shaun murray and mosty adam fields |
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Pengwin
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2005 11:18 am Post subject: |
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so then what does standing up have to do with it  |
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jmac2173
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2005 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| no u got it all wrong,Blake, was helping him correct his edging problems. when you stand up and lean back u hold ur edge and ur knees dont absorb the pop, i think ur making this harder on yourself than it should be. |
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ballywho
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2005 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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The proper body postion is croucked w/ a low center of gravity craving in then as you reach the top of the wake stand up to keep yourself from absrobing the wake.
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Blake
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2005 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Pengwin, You are seriously killing me... Just start a new topic like everyone else does... Or, if you want to be super fly, you can search by clicking this: http://forums.wakeboarder.com/search.php , and type in any sort of question you have... Trust me, these sort of things have been hashed out many of time I am certain!
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| WattsBarRiDr wrote: | | NO way dude... i ve ridden mostly with like smi pros and sum pro wakeboarders like philip soven and shaun murray and mosty adam fields |
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ckligor
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Pengwin
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| Posted: Aug 15, 2005 6:11 am Post subject: |
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woops.sorry  |
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