Progressive Edge

eklipse · Soul Rider Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 315 City: Ladysmith

When ever I try to cut into the wake with my progressive edge my rope goes right slack. I noticed in a few videos, riders just cut hard all the way toward the wake without losing tension in the rope. Is this due to a non-stretch rope, if not what am I doing wrong?

Elevation · Posted: Jun 28, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject:

you need to have your cut at its hardest right before you reach the wake.

Mister C · Posted: Jun 28, 2004 10:53 pm Post subject:

eklipse, What might be happening is that you are cutting hard from your initial turn into the wake. After the intial hard cut, however, you slow down as you approach the wake. This = bad and will cause you to lose tension in your line. The proper progressive edge has a slower intial cut and then you start to dig in and cut harder the closer you get to the wake. You keep the line tension so that you are cutting the hardest as you leave the wake. Now the reason that you see pros cutting so hard initially could be either one of two things 1) Even though they cut hard from the beginning they still cut even harder as they approach the wake to keep a heavy tension on the line or 2) Might be a trick involving a trip flip (example: Tantrum) in which you cut harder from the beginning to build up the necessary speed to complete the trick (in this case going fast enough to keep momentum as you switch edges before you leave the wake). Either way, make sure to learn your progressive edge as most tricks are based off you of it, and good luck.

Micky · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 69

Dude pull out on your toes and then ride parrallel with the boat for a bit. You will then start to drift in. When this happens start your progressive cut. If you get a lot of slack it could be because your cutting too hard initially. Dont try too hard on your first few attempts. Just go for wake to wake.

Good luck! and remember lt the boat pull you in then start your cut. (this'l help you get the feel of it)

DLX134 · Criminal Joined: 16 Aug 2003 Posts: 87 City: Nashville

play tug-of-war with the boat

J_DOGG · Posted: Jun 29, 2004 8:36 am Post subject:

Slow everything down, you should let the boat pull you into the wake a bit before you even put the board on edge.

So go out 8 or 10 feet, flatten the board and get in the ready position. Let the boat pull you back into the wake a bit and then get on edge slowly getting harder and harder as you approach the wake (loading the line). You should NEVER have slack in the line if you do all this right.

Let the boat and the wake do all the work.

eklipse · Soul Rider Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 315 City: Ladysmith

thanks for the info, definetly helped on the last few runs.