landing in the flats??

rm_standard · Criminal Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 57 City: Chicago

not much of a trick...but yea, landing in the flats...it seems like everytime i do this it pushes my front foot deep into the binding and makes it really uncomfy...i got em as tight as i can get em and it still does it...am i jus gonna have to get used to it? i got the 2004 lf evo bindings. thnx.

Eric2929 · Criminal Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 70 City: Marblehead

Same with me; every time I land in the flats it shoves my foot really hard into the bindings, further then i could ever get on the boat dock.

rm_standard · Criminal Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 57 City: Chicago

isnt that stuff annoying? i mean...i can still ride with it like that...but it seriously messes with my concentration...heh

Eric2929 · Criminal Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 70 City: Marblehead

Yah i know what u mean. Also whenever i take my foot out after it has a big line from where the binding was pushing into it.

intotheflats · Posted: Aug 20, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject:

I think you guys need better bindings. rm_standard, evo's are not bad bindings but they are not really high end either. Or it could be the bindings are a little too big on ya. But either way, its not you, its your bindings.

rm_standard · Criminal Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 57 City: Chicago

ok, thats kinda what i figured...but i wasnt sure. i think im goin to a diff. board next year anyways...gonna get one with the 3 stage rocker...so i think ill jus get some nicer binding with it. thanks man.

wakeboarder55 · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 202 City: nor cal

i ahve the liquid force sphynxs never happenes too me.

rm_standard · Criminal Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 57 City: Chicago

how much do those go for?

LFADAM · Posted: Aug 21, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:

I always find that it kills my knees or if I bend my knees perfectly, it hurts my hips. Is there a different technique than going w2w? I ride a Substance with Alphas.

BTW: Since it hurts, I rarely land more than just past the trough or the edge of the spray. Does it get better or worse the farther you go?

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

Pretend you are landing between the wakes, land on a harder edge than you took off from and the board will cut the water more than slap it.
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wake_quake · Posted: Aug 21, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: YES!

i hav the exact same problem, when i land in the flats it pushes my foot out the front of my bindings and leaves a gap behind my heels and it kills my front knee

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

I have never had my foot go out the front of my bindings landing in the flats. I did have my foot go almost all the way through on a nasty crash. I could barely get my foot back through. I was limping for a week. My whole calf hurt. I have heard of people having to cut thier bindings off. I would get some better bindings asap. You risk injury with bindings that don't fit properly.

jayp · Criminal Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 69 City: Portland

I have never had my foot go out the front of my bindings landing in the flats. I did have my foot go almost all the way through on a nasty crash. I could barely get my foot back through. I was limping for a week. My whole calf hurt. I have heard of people having to cut thier bindings off. I would get some better bindings asap. You risk injury with bindings that don't fit properly.

likuidforce · Newbie Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 27 City: oklahoma city

yeah, i used to have that problem when i rode the alphas but now i rock the 05 LF Teams and has yet to do that.......

likuidforce · Newbie Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 27 City: oklahoma city

yeah, i used to have that problem when i rode the alphas but now i rock the 05 LF Teams and has yet to do that.......

atolman · Posted: Aug 25, 2005 6:26 am Post subject:

I have the same problem with my alphas. I sinched em up way tight to try and avoid that but then they cut off circulation & my feet hurt after a few minutes. I gotta try some better bindings I guess.

rm_standard · Criminal Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 57 City: Chicago

yea, i think the reason it is with mine are cuz they are the rope bindings so i can adjust em...i think ill jus get a nice pair when i get my new board for next year...time to go from the continuous 3 stage to the flat out 3 stage...heh

Blake · Posted: Aug 25, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject:

Hah hah hah hah hah.... People rarely think of bindings when getting their "better" boards... Wait until you ride out of state without your board and pimp some mobes and throw something into the flats... I actually had to literally cut the binding to get my knee out...

Most boardshops should let you take a few pairs out to see which ones you like the best... I had to demo mine in Dallas, and decided the krux worked the best for me...Err, for what I could afford that is. I really wanted to try out the LF sphinx, but that would envolve me going to the dark side! Laughing

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

amen on the alphas, i have 04's that have the same problem, i cant stand them

Jensen · Posted: Sep 03, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:

hm.. i don't have a problem with my 04 alphas, but thats probably cuz i got a 14 foot in an xl so the fit is real tight.

als132 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 462 City: shoreline

yea i got the sphynx and they dont do that. get a new pair...