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amoreno11 Newbie
Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 1
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Posted: Dec 31, 2003 6:18 pm Post subject: Standing Tall |
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ive only been out wakeboarding a couple of times and i keep hearing averyone talking about standing tall through the wake when you want to get some air but im not real sure on the specifics about when, how or even where to ???? maybe somebody can elaborate a bit for me !!!!!! |
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holdsworth PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 01 May 2003 Posts: 5333 City: Knoxville
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Posted: Dec 31, 2003 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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when you go into the wake to jump, you want your knees bent and when you approach the wake....stand tall....so unbend your knees...so you pop off the wake to get in to air
hope this helps...this is how i do it at least...good luck |
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pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738
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Posted: Dec 31, 2003 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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okay, i should take this from the start. if youve heard about standing tall im sure youve heard of progressive edge. okay so youre out in the flats looking to cut in and go w2w. you flatten out and coast for a little bit so you dont get slack in the line. then you take an easy cut in and progressively cut stronger as you get closer to the wake(your hardest edge should be at the top of the wake) okay your about two feet from the wake and you estend your legs so you dont absorb the "pop" your gonna get from the wake(in other words if your knees are bent your board will be kicked up instead of getting nice and high). i hope this helped and if you need any more explanation just ask. |
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Pat McCarthy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 3223 City: Eugene
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wakeboarder_dude22 Soul Rider
Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 409 City: Australia
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Posted: Jan 02, 2004 1:40 am Post subject: |
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You have to like ollie without bending your legs. Kinda bounce off the wake. |
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MojoPin Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 1874 City: Sweden
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Posted: Jan 02, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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And remember to keep the handle to your waist... _________________ WB.com will never be the same... You will never be forgotten Leggester.
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aguasurf Outlaw
Joined: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 180 City: Marietta
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Posted: Jan 02, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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if you're really serious about ridin' go get a copy of higher education, it'll help you out with a lot of the basics....what everyone else said about standing tall is all good, i also think about standing tall as having the balls to not hold back. hit the wake hard and don't let your body lock up. just gradually hit it harder as you get accustomed to being airborne. _________________ "Once I stopped to think and forgot to start again"
"never judge a soul by the size of a man's scars" - Crazy Anglos |
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wakebored Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 1200 City: Guntersville
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Posted: Jan 04, 2004 6:50 am Post subject: |
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amoreno11, One thing that helps me stand tall is, when approaching the wake, i look across the wake to the other side. I look at where i will be landing. For some reason this helps me. I had the same problem you do. I think i was looking at the wake i was about to hit and for some reason i would bend at the knees. even when i tried to stand tall i didn't. When i started looking across the wake i stood tall every time. Give that a shot and see what happens. It works for me. |
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darty Addict
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 522 City: Lexington
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Posted: Jan 05, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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be sure and dont just lock your knees out, you want to make sure its almost just like you ollie when you're outside the wake, so your legs are getting straighter as you get closer and closer to the lip of the wake
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voodoo1 Criminal
Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 72 City: Charlotte
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Posted: Jan 06, 2004 9:00 am Post subject: Stand Tall |
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All great advice. I am in the same boat, I constantly am keeping my knees bent into the wake, thus absorbing all of my pop. It is only natural to want to crouch down and absorb the wake. Everyone kept telling me "edge thru the wake", well that's not entirely true. At some point you have to "stand tall" without locking out to recieve some pop. I did it for the first time last weekend and got a bit of air, next time I will go more progressive at the wake. Also, keep the handle tightly at your waist, don't let it get in front of you, that helped me feel more comfortable during the launch. GO BIG! And keep vodka on your boat. _________________ Pain is just Fear leaving the body |
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pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738
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Posted: Jan 06, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Everyone kept telling me "edge thru the wake", well that's not entirely true.
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just because you stand tall doesnt mean you are not on edge. |
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domslude Soul Rider
Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 479 City: Bakersfield
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Posted: Jan 16, 2004 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Higher education helped me out a lot. Now i'm just waiting for summer so I can really try it, not being able to feel your feet sucks in the winter. _________________ Go big or go home!
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wzen animal Criminal
Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 98 City: wiltshire
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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yep go 2 trick tips and download some good stuff it helped me a lot. _________________ the animal |
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BoardinDan Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 1025 City: clermont FL
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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to continue with what The Headless Chicken, said to prove take a rope and attach it to something now lean back on your heels with your knees bent and now extend them while on your heels, you should be doing something like that _________________ Staff member of
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Wicked Bite Outlaw
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: Germantown
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Posted: Jan 20, 2004 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Look at it like your trying to jump as high as you can. The trick is you have to load your line, and you do that by progressive edge. Then you must STOMP the wake, think of it as the head of the man who stle your woman. Doing this with the handle held tight to your lead hip will result in massive air. |
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jeffrey_25 Addict
Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811
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Posted: Jan 26, 2004 9:30 am Post subject: |
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So could you just ride to the wake with your legs straight? Because I have been trying to jump off the wake b kinda of doing an ollie and it hasn't been working....at all. So in order to get height do you just need to your legs extended and your board at an angle (on an edge so not flat)? Thanks |
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pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738
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Posted: Jan 26, 2004 11:17 am Post subject: |
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jeffrey_25, you could but that would be pretty uncomfortable, looks bad, and you dont get as good of an edge. just cut in with a good edge and when you are getting close to the wake stand up. experiment with where and when you stand up and you will know when you get it right. you will be kicked up rather than just plowing thru the wake and getting no air and just making it to the second wake based on speed. |
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jeffrey_25 Addict
Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811
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Posted: Jan 26, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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Alright so I should be NOT be "jumping" then and whereabouts do you usually stand tall? Like half way up the ramp, 2 feet in front of it? |
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pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Jan 26, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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its a fell thing i just do it dont really think about it now. it should be right as your about to hit the transition. experiment doing it early late and stuff and youll figure it out. and no you should definitely not be jumping. on certain tricks you will use whats called the ollie edge but thats later dont worry about that now. just edge progressively and stand tall. |
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jeffrey_25 Addict
Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811
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Posted: Jan 26, 2004 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks man but now I need to wait a few months for summer. |
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CHiLi DaWg Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 1674 City: Huntington, IN
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Posted: Feb 04, 2004 10:04 am Post subject: |
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The Headless Chicken, Good info dude. I have trouble w/standing tall too. It was good to read that. Kind of makes me visualize more. _________________
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Wicked Bite Outlaw
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: Germantown
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Posted: Feb 04, 2004 11:47 am Post subject: |
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So does one crouch while preforming a progressive edge? Should i suddeny stand up with legs stiff? that is what i think you are saying |
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CHiLi DaWg Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 1674 City: Huntington, IN
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Posted: Feb 06, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Legs straight, but not locked! You don't have to crouch. Get a copy of May 2003 Wakeboarding Mag. It's got the goods on body position for edging. Or go to www.wakeboardingmag.com to order a copy. _________________
churchy wrote: | You would be a big hit with the lesbians. |
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