off-days... how bad are yours?

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

the last time i went out before today i was getting 5 feet+ air way out into the flats and sticking backrolls with no problem... maybe it was that there were so many boats, but today i only got wake 2 wake twice, and my backroll was the nastiest thing i have ever felt..no where close to landing it.... is this normal to be THAT off??? i was behind an I/O both times if it matters

colefooter · Posted: Aug 28, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject:

Sometimes you just have off days, maybe you got too confident and tried to throw it or something. Just go back to what you were doing, dont go huge or anything, just stick the tricks

HyPeDwAkE · Posted: Aug 28, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject:

sometime i have really good days... but those are numbered... Confused

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

It's definetly normal to have bad days, you just have to get back on your board and keep on truckin.

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Aug 29, 2004 10:11 am Post subject:

Off days suck, man. Everyone has them. Just ride. Usually after you do little stuff youll just start building up- and then the crappiest of days can turn into the best! Or it will just suck.

DEREK....What do you do when you fall off the hawse? You get back on!........Sorry morrie...I'm not a gymnast.

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

if you didn't have off days, you wouldn't have on days.

just get more time on the water and the balance will shift towards the latter.

tommyadrian5 · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 907

haha, aceyx is gonna have an off year, as in not riding, since his ride just moved to the middle east

just kidding budday

sh0rtyme · Soul Rider Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 345 City: Portland

I have off days every once and a while, but on those days, I usually take to time to get more comfortable riding switch, or else I work on some more surface tricks. If I start feeling more confident, I'll go back to working on more tech stuff.

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

yeah, my wakeboard just hit my head in a freak fall on an indy glide...giving me 6 stitches and a month till i can get back out on the water

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

tommyadrian5 · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 907

wow, that looks like it hurt like some shizzle, you forget anything, like the last 10 years of your life?

on another note, 500 POSTS

novice04 · Newbie Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Posts: 37

everyone looks very amused as you lay there half concious...looks painful

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

i tried to keep the tension down, when the EMS person asked if anything other than my head hurt i said "well i cant move anything below my waist, but i should be able to walk it off"

Go_Ride17 · Criminal Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 73

hahahaha, up until just now, I never knew such things were possible on a wakeboard. Did the board come off your feet and just smack u there or are you one of the most flexible guys on the face of this planet!

Go_Ride17 · Criminal Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 73

oh yeah, one other thing, NICE SHIRT MAN!!!!

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

i dont even remember what happened, i hit really hard and got flung out, i guess the board went in sideways and flipped over and the fin hit me in the head.. truly a freak accident

Enzoborder230 · Posted: Sep 01, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject:

when i have offdays i go wakeskating

Numberone_Newbie1 · Criminal Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 73

This sounds like something somone would put on "REAL TV" or something. Did you guys bring along a video camera too?

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

we did, but didnt film that part... Sad

hyperrider · Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 City: Edmonton

i cant see the pics...but it sounds pretty bad. on my off days i get really frustrated. then when i have on days i get really happy. its just part of wakeboarding. by the way if it makes you feel better i just went for my last run.....cause i live in canada.....and i had the worst off day on my last day. i was sad

Chad H · Posted: Sep 03, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject:

Going for the big day to stick new stuff sunday. Hopefully the water will be good for me. We will go early to assure this. I am going for like a 2 hour set. I told my dad we were staying for 2 hours and he said thats all so i am happy. I think i will do bad at first but then progress
First time out in a month i think

midwesty · Posted: Sep 04, 2004 6:11 am Post subject:

i dont know about anyone else but i find it hard to believe that you can hit backrolls and such one day and then can barely get wake to wake...u should be able to do those in your sleep...
but if that is the case then just slowly work your way back up to get your confidence back

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

hyperrider · Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 City: Edmonton

backrolls behind a sea-doo Shocked

yaa i guess that would throw you off pretty bad

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

whenever i say i'm gonna go out and learn a bunch of stuff, i have an off day

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 09, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject:

wtbamoomba, You don't hit sliders/rails???

chaz28o · Posted: Sep 09, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject:

wtbamoomba, I don't think you woulda got that gank on your head, if you had been wearing some shorts with flames...

And I thought barefootin' was a tough sport Shocked

Lifeless44 · Newbie Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 49

sometimes it just doesnt come together. Take a 20 min break. Forget about that riding and get back out there. Its mostly mental.

wakeboarder07 · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject:

i hit my head like that at camp, it really sucked. My off days are pretty much everyday, I'm not all that good right now. But my on days are usually really good.

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

Elevation · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 6:36 pm Post subject:

wtbamoomba, man that looks like it must have been really painful.

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

actually i didnt even feel it...it was like getting slapped on the top of the head... really..really clean cut

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Sep 11, 2004 6:16 pm Post subject:

looks bad

hope you don't do the same think again on a slider Rolling Eyes

WEAR A MELON CAP

Mike.H · Posted: Sep 12, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject:

damn dude, that makes me wanna wear a helmet next time i go out

gotama176 · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 341 City: Columbus

I am assuming as I start to go bigger I should start to watch out for that.... So far not too many off days.....