raley question

xskatr3001 · Newbie Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 City: holland

I have herd you practice raleys on a wakeskate and today i tried and when i go of the wake I throw my feet out and end up doing a front flip so does any 1 know wut im doing wrong.......

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

yeah gotta remeber to look up...or else youll go inverted

listen2cky · Posted: Aug 18, 2004 10:26 am Post subject:

just refer to the other 5 threads on this page~

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

listen2cky, chill out dude that was his first post.

SB_Boarder · Posted: Aug 18, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject:

you must let go of the rope.

listen2cky · Posted: Aug 18, 2004 2:05 pm Post subject:

wakeguy2008, i just told him to check out the other topics. I wasn't being a jerk about it.

jjaire · Outlaw Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 105 City: SO*MN

maybe he wanted the latest info on the topic, did ya ever think of that?

ECM-WAKE-CREW · Newbie Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 18 City: Bridgton

yeah your not supposed to do a front flip if you want to do a raley

Erik · Posted: Aug 31, 2004 11:03 am Post subject:

Man I can do some sick-ace wakeskate dismount raleys Smile

Here is what helps me consider when I do them.

1. Wear protection for your lower body. Wetsuit shorts, barefoot short - something. Trust me on that.

2. Cut in very agressively. Dont work the wakeskate raley just for the up and down motion, you need to get it dialed so that you can take the real raley out and up as far as is required. And back in. The second half of the raley is clearly the most important part of the move.

3. Don't let go of the rope. Keep that rope in your hand till you hit the water. If you let go of the rope, or even get into the habit of it at all, you'll be very sorry once you try them with the board on.

4. Aim to land on your butt or legs first. Dont try to take the fall lightly by twisting to the side at the end. It won't ready you for the "real thing" properly.

Gaignstar · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 468

all you need is BALL to do it

check out the vid on my gallery, it's not a really wide hard cut, but it's a progressive one.

at the top of the wake, let your feet go back,

don't go foward with your upper body

s-s213 · Outlaw Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 150 City: Nanaimo

If you try on a board one of the most important things is to bend your knees a lot when you cut and get a ton of pop with your knees otherwise you'll try to throw the raley too fast and it'll rip your board halfway off your feet and sketch you out.

markymarc · Posted: Sep 24, 2004 6:50 am Post subject:

I'm no pro but Ive been told dont try to throw your feet out too soon. wait like 3/4 of a second after you hit the wake, if you throw your legs out too soon you won't get the proper height...
Thats what ive been told

colefooter · Posted: Sep 26, 2004 7:39 am Post subject:

LFADAM · Posted: Sep 27, 2004 9:30 am Post subject:

when your trying them for the first time can you go slower so you dont kill yourself like 18 instead of 22 or do you need to go fast to get the line tight? Also i dont have a pylon or tower so what should I do differently if anything?

Maestro · Posted: Sep 27, 2004 10:02 am Post subject:

Put your hips up and back, not so much your feet. I always thought it was my feet I wanted to throw out and I'd always get worked... let the hips out, hang on the handle, look at the tower, pull in and land on your feet. Figured it out second try on a wakeskate - did 3 more practice wakeskate cuts - then took it to the board - didn't bail once - took me 4 tries to stick it. Super easy trick, just gotta commit to it.