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blaster30
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City: Vero Beach
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 Posted: Aug 11, 2006 4:23 am Post subject: So, I bought a boat and a wakeboard, now what?? |
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I am going out this weekend to try to wakeboard for the first time in many years. The last time I tried was when they first came out, called skurfing..
So what's next?? |
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wake princess
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Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2006 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Well find someone who knows how to drive a boat.....someone who won't do a hot pick up...LOL. get on ur board strap ur bindings tight and give it hell.....ur going to wipeout alot if u haven't done it in awhile.  u should be oki....do u remember how to get up? |
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nick@night
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Joined: 10 Aug 2006
Posts: 87
City: Greensboro, NC
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, basically just go and tell us how it went, obtain a video if possible. |
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blaster30
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City: Vero Beach
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2006 4:43 am Post subject: |
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Well I tried wakeboarding on Sunday. To my surprise, I got up with now problems. First time and every time after that. I am able to cut outside the wake and back, but at some point the board gets squirrelly and slips out from underneath me.
Any help on how to stay on the edges?
I completed one jump, about 6 inches...
Also, I was cutting outside the wake heel side and let up to cut back the other way and caught the front edge. Face plant.. No pain, lots of laughs..
Bottom line, love wakeboarding, hate that I suck right now..
Also, the wife tried and popped up on her first time, got scared and dropped. But she is a fan as well. |
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Rhawn
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Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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City: Richmond, V to the Izzay
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: |
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I would highly recommend picking up The Book, Building a Foundation. Top notch edging drills that will take care of the squirrel. As well as many other good lessons/drills.
Have fun!
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nick@night
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City: Greensboro, NC
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| get The Book, and for the squirreliness, just keep trying, build your board balance and eventually you will overcome it |
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Partyb
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Joined: 12 Jan 2003
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City: Lantana, FL
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Start reading as much as possible on this site, EVERTHING you need to know has been covered ad nauseum on here. Do a search, go to trick tips, buy an instructional video.
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editor 661
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Joined: 07 Jul 2006
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City: P-ROCK
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| Posted: Aug 14, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| do u have the nose and tail center fins on ? if not would help a lot |
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blaster30
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City: Vero Beach
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| Posted: Aug 15, 2006 6:58 am Post subject: |
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I just won the entire box set of "The Book" on ebay for $59.00. So now it's time to go to school..
The goal is a HS flip in 30 days...   |
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HHI Dave
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Joined: 10 Jun 2006
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City: Hilton Head Island, SC
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| Posted: Aug 15, 2006 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| blaster30 wrote: | | The goal is a HS flip in 30 days... |
That's one helluva goal! I started wakeboarding in June (about the same time I joined this site). I'm jumping W2W, I've got surface 180's down pretty good (regular and switch) and I almost landed a W2W FS 180 the other day. If you can hit inverts within 30 days you'll probably need to start looking for some sponsors pretty soon.
Good luck and keep us posted. 
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nick@night
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City: Greensboro, NC
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| Posted: Aug 16, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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good luck with those flips man
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blaster30
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City: Vero Beach
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| Just kidding about the flips.. I will be happy with w2w jumps, 180, 360's, ect... |
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nick@night
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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ok good thing too, don't want to get ahead of your self
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mwhit
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| that would be badass though |
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