height, not distance

Pengwin · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 40

is there any trick to getting more height off the wake but still landing on the other side? If i try to get more height i either miss or overshoot the other wake and have to land in the flats which is really killing my legs.

Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

My guess is just dont go in that fast so you wont land in the flats.

Damon · Posted: Aug 24, 2005 9:17 am Post subject:

you can lengthen your rope too

Pengwin · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 40

but if u dont go in as fast wont u get even less height?

Blake · Posted: Aug 25, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject:

Letting out the rope will get you more pop, as Laugh Damon suggested, however, you will slowly begin to run into the same problem again. There is really two options you can do that would work better for you. One, you could cut out only 10 feet, and get some pop... Or two, the better option, flatten the board out just a tad. If you are edging smooth through the wake, and hitting it hard, you are going to really fly. However, your knees should not hurt. I believe that is from poor binding choice, due to size, or just flat out quality. Again, I would flatten off a tad more to get some poparoo...

Wait a damn second............. You mean to tell me you have now mastered the wakeboard w2w in your short stint? Thats a badass learning curve you have there, in a little over one month, you have learned that fins dont break off a board doing surface spins, and can land well into the flats!

Pengwin · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 40

LOL! thx but actually i went to a wakeboard camp for 1 day. it was amazing how well i found myself pick it up once i was behind a boat. i figure u guys wood think im crazy to get w2w off a jetski. East Coast Outlaws if your ever near here. They are great.

LFevo138 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 147 City: Grand Rapids

After 4 days i could jump the wake, needless to say my progress has slowed considerably im just starting to stand tall before i jumped the wake with just a ton of speed, went out as far as i could and carved back in hard with not too much air by the way pengwin i cant remember what movie your signature is from and its pissing me off lol

Pengwin · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 40

lol.i think its from head of state? with chris black as president and stuff

Wallrat · Posted: Aug 29, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

Knee pain could also be that his bindings are ducked out too much. I remember the first time I kited with bindings my knees were screaming at me. I toed them in some and the problem was fixed.