Proper pull for slider

bigwakeal · Newbie Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Posts: 1

I have been driving ski boats for about 25 years (yeah, I'm gettin up there) and my son and I just finished building a slider for us to use. My question is: since the natural pull from behind the boat is straight behind the boat, shouldn't the driver angle the boat slightly towards the rear of the slider so the boat doesn't pull the boarder off the side of the slider?

Thanks to all.

pjdave · Posted: Aug 05, 2003 3:47 am Post subject:

Not Really, as long as the rider lets go of the hand further away from the boat and learns to lean more

bigwakes · Posted: Aug 12, 2003 1:40 pm Post subject:

bigwakeal,
using a little boat angle towards the end of the slider would definitely help to learn. The boat pull can definitely pull a rider off the slider and leaning won't work like your used to on the water once your on the slider.
hope that helps.

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

Do you usually drive slower for a slider?

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

no usually faster or the same cuz its a lot harder to balance at slow speeds.

DJew Jake · Posted: Sep 20, 2003 6:27 pm Post subject:

2 ways to hit a slider:

slow and narrow or fast and wide

wkbrdr · Posted: Sep 23, 2003 6:05 am Post subject:

kickers...once u are good go like 25-28, its so fun...

don't do it if u don't know what you are doing...