stuck!!!! what tricks should i be working on now?? need help

wake_time · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 9 City: langely

i can get air(not very much Sad

) and i can do a surface 360 and 180. what tricks should i try now? and how can i get more air..ive tried bending my knees more but it didnt help...any suggestions Smile

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I'd work on getting more air. Look at the trick tips section of this website on the progressive edge. Work on both your heelside and toeside and then start on frontside 180s. I found the toeside frontside 180 to be the easiest.

wakeboarderML · Newbie Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 30 City: Keswick

edge in hard and stand tall (don't bend your knees) when you hit the wake. if you bend your knees you will absorb the wake so you wont get much air.

wake_time · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 9 City: langely

thanks! soo whats a good speed for hitting the wake???

Justin 25 · Addict Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 797

Work on riding switch, try a butterslide, work on your progressive edge and getting more air as well.

Skylux · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 17

If u work on getting more air then just try an easy grab, I'm new to wakeboarding and i haven't tried a 180 in the air yet.

boarder_boy · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 210 City: Morgan hill

do wat all of them are saying and try going at 22-24 mph

tangles · Newbie Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 21 City: Bush

To get more air dont focus completely on speed.
I think it is more important to focus on a continuous smooth edge to the very top of the wake. think of your mellowest softest turn as 1 and as the edge increases so does the number so that 10 is your strongest most agressive edge where like as Rocket says "imagine you are trying to show the graphics on the bottom of your board to the people in the boat"
what you do is carve out of the wake and just hang there intill tension is regained in the rope. Now you SLOWLY count your edges from 1 to 10. the key is to slowly count to 10 you don't want to rush to 10 you want to wait until the rope regains tension keep it low against your hips and then SLOWLY count to 10. you want to reach 10 as you hit the start of the wakes ramp and hold it until you reach the very top of the lip.
sart small dont go for a full wake jump flat out mabey just over to the middle so dont go out as far and cont go all the way up to 10.
when landing remember to keep you knees bent and mellow and the handle locked in at your hip and your weight over the middle of the board or just towards the edge most furtherset away from the boat.
hopefully this helps
alot of the tricks listed are good and easy to learn dont take them wake to wake straight out TS 180 to HS is good when grabin wait until you are in the air and bring the board to you for an easy indy grab. play with butterslides too.