W2W and ollie's

BeauCephus307 · Newbie Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 5 City: Washington

Okay i tried to jump the wake and ollie(not at the same time) my last trip out and couldn't do either very well. I do the progressive edge thing i just can't get any hight. And as for an ollie i'm pushin on the back of the board but i'm not gettin much pop. Any advice?

Beau

Ride DH · Outlaw Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Posts: 186

learn how to ollie on a skateboard first, that'll teach you the perfect technique

hyyperlitesonofabitch · Outlaw Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 132 City: Seneca

I heard that ollieing on a skateboard is totally different than a wakeboard, but I dont skateboard so I dont know. for an ollie, just edge out heelside (to begin), load with your front foot and then pop ur back foot into the water to initiate the pop. suck your knees into your chest. land it. well done. Keep practicing HS until you feel comfortable, then move onto toeside. then try to grab an ollie, or do an ollie 180. Be sure to practice your switch HS and TS ollie. what I always tell people it, "the better switch rider you are, the better wakeboarder you will become"

for the HS W2W, hold your edge-- do NOT flatten out, and then stand tall at the crest of the wake, you want to stand quickly but dont jerk anything. Pull the handle in and down. you will get GREAT pop. edge harder and harder as you get more comfortable so that you land in the flats.

for TS W2W, hold your edge all the way through the wake, using the same tecnique for pop as HS. keep the handle at your waist, because your waist is your center of gravity. edge harder and harder as you get more comfortable so that you land in the flats.