Newbies are fun to watch

Derekpearson · Newbie Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 10

slaydit · Posted: Apr 29, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject:

for a while they are.... but, sometimes its like torture watching somebody learn...or try to learn...how to board. i mean i know somebody had to watch me do it, but god dammmm, some people just shouldnt strap on a board.

i taught my buddy, and once he learned how to get up i made him hit the wake an jump...now that was pretty funny.... Mr. Green

204Waker · Posted: Apr 29, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject:

I HATE watching ppl get bindings on. It is not that hard dammit

Rockitboy516 · Outlaw Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 132 City: fT.WaYne

for the first couple of times it is hard though expessially at the shop
its kinda imbarissing Embarassed

Rockitboy516 · Outlaw Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 132 City: fT.WaYne

the first time i went sking i was like 4 my dad told me to keep my arms straight legs bent and not to let go of coarse i didnt and went body surfing until he stopped

YELLOWMOBIUS · Addict Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 776 City: da region

everyone is a noob at one point or another Laughing

aceyx · Addict Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 770 City: dirty

it's a hard thing to explain, but once you get it, you got it. kinda like learning to drive a standard; after the initial "oh, that's how it works" then it's just a matter of fine tuning and messing around with new stuff.

i was hella gangley when i started. still am too.

wakekid11 · Posted: Apr 29, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject:

how bout gettin them into the water for the first time, when it's too cold for them? that can be a pain, but its funny

pedboydan · Outlaw Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 129 City: SJSU

last weekend a friend from school was over and I wanted to go out on the water and he told me he wanted to learn. We get out to the channel and get him all set up and i gave him a jetpilot-molded-cant-float-for-anything-vest to use. When he dropped into the water he seemed a little uneasy and then as we started trolling away to give the rope some tension he started freaking out and yelling so we got him back in the boat and he lets us know that he is "hydrophobic" Twisted Evil

So I gave him a bigger jacket to add over the JP one and we sent him out there only for him to give up after 3 tries i guess he can learn to drive just like my dad (cant swim Shocked

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silver girl · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 496 City: England

we wwre all there once...wait a minute im still there now!
(well kinda)

Jim M · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 2933

I like this one..

"hes going to catch his edge, ooh oooh here it comes ooh AAAWWWWW!!!!!!!"

jvanick · Posted: Apr 30, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:

I love telling newbies to just cut out as hard as they can and then charge the wake and watch them either get the faceplant of their lives or go sailing and crash hard.

it is too much fun.

but I definately agree about watching people try to get up for the first time...

-J

Tyler T · Posted: Apr 30, 2004 11:29 am Post subject:

Getting them in the water on cold mornings is the best part. Once the board is on, I give them 10 sec. to get in. After that, they get pushed. It's always entertaining to watch a newbie try to flip themselves over when they are on their stomach. Very Happy

Face-Plant · Addict Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 703 City: Riverview

Bizzerker · Soul Rider Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 399 City: Wichita

Heck, I'm still eating water....I think that's the only reason my riding buddies even let me come Laughing

I need to play around with the videos because I have about five minutes of straight eating it from one of my sessions early in the learning curve. Hopefully these pictures will subside all you "face-plant seekers" I just wish I had pics/vid of the faceplant that gave me a five minute nose-bleed. This one here is the precursor to a "7" faceplant!

Casing the wake sux. Enjoy!

holdsworth · Posted: Apr 30, 2004 6:21 pm Post subject:

i just hate when people with fat feet try to fit into your bindings....thats how my overlays got torn last year....i need new bindings though right now so maybe when people might get in those...they won't rip

Very Happy

Bruky · Guest

wake4life08, thats why you get collective developement boots, they fit like anyone.

im really un-sympathetic towards noobs because i got up my first time...dont see whats hard about it, but they DO serve a purpose, entertainment! we use the same method as tyler t, but without the 10 second part Mr. Green

jbt200 · Posted: Apr 30, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject:

he's trying thats all that matters!

buckthis · Posted: May 01, 2004 11:50 pm Post subject:

how many tries do you give the new guy or girl? we don't let them try more than 10 times, but its all good

DRAGON88 · Posted: May 02, 2004 12:07 am Post subject:

Buckthis, However many they want, I mean shure it gets annoying but its worth it to watch some one learn... IMO