cable skiing

simoncole228 · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6

Hi, I have been really lucky this summer my first wakeboarding experience has been behind a boat. which has been awesome, but now winters here and because of cost i am now using a cable. Dont get me wrong i'm still enjoying it but unlike with a wake i cant get my fat behind of the pond. Yet it must be possible. I see all these guys flying like superman, have heard them talking about using the whip but i dont quite understand and am a bit worried about looking like an idiot...please help in my bid for awesomeness. All advice considered and probably acted on. Unless you tell me to do it naked smeered in pennut butter. and even then ....maybe.

cheers si

DunDunDun · Posted: Oct 05, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject:

aight, so you wanna ride at a CABLE PARK. its good to get these words right cause then we know what you are talking about. cable parks usually go in a counter clockwise rotation, so when the rope is going around the corner, you edge out, load the line, and then kinda "pop". check the homepage, and on the left hand side it has a bunch of links, one of them will have something to do with cable parks. or simply just search "cable". the search icon is at the top of everypage

simoncole228 · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6

Thanks mate, i'll have a look. Just wanna have a clear picture of what i wanna do before next weds.

cheers si

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

Are there cable parks in Austrailia?
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simoncole228 · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6

Dont know mate i'm from england. I would assume so. i thought they were everywhere...... I remember getting draged round wet and wild in orlando as a kid on a knee board on a cable and that was back in 1990. we have several cable parks in england there certainly seems a lot more of them in europe than elsewhere..... not sure why.

Have you used a cable park?

buckthis · Posted: Oct 08, 2005 5:53 am Post subject:

if your going for the first time just make sure to make it through the bouys when you make your turns

simoncole228 · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6

Hi there have used the cable park twice now, see what you mean about the bouys. Missed once and got huge amounts of slack .... thought i was gonna sink. That only happened in the very beginning no problems now. Trying to work out how to load the line now. Dont really understand what people mean when they say progressive edge?

One of the guys down the park was telling me that in order to jump you have to build up your progressive edge and load the line. when you've done this keeping your upper body still, you then flick your legs/ hips sideways...... this does not seem to work in my head?

elyse · Posted: Oct 09, 2005 6:45 am Post subject:

simoncole228, progressive edge:

heelside: http://wakeboarder.com/display.phtml?a=50

toeside: http://wakeboarder.com/display.phtml?a=59

simoncole228 · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6

Thanx very much those two links are really helpful. Certainly got a lot of stuff to play with on weds.
cheers simon. Smile

marcuskg · Posted: Oct 10, 2005 8:46 am Post subject:

hey si, which cable u riding at? im from manchester and going to start using cable up in sheffield.

simoncole228 · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6

Hey nice to see someone else from england! I travel up to JB waterski from portsmouth, it a really nice park they have boat facility too and have held some major competitions there. Southamptons closer ....but scumhampton isn't for me, ha ha. Whats Sheffield like? How long you been going?

Nice to hear from you mate
si

han*marie · Criminal Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 City: Waterloo

Are there many cable parks in ontario??
If so where?

Maestro · Posted: Oct 12, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject:

han*marie - unfortunately there are no cable parks in Ontario. There is one in Montreal - that's the closest one.

han*marie · Criminal Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 City: Waterloo

Interesting. I expect there would be a demand for it no? I wonder why no one has targeted that market...are cable parks ever enclosed? That would be amazing for ontario riders during our winters.

K-wood Kid · Posted: Oct 18, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:

fuk_all_this@hotmail.com · Criminal Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 56

y am i still clased as a newbie lol that sux Colorful

sorry ill keep on topic more often now