Getting bigger air

briguy18241 · Newbie Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 9

Hey, ive been boarding for a year now, behing a mastercraft 209 with a tower.

One thing I have a problem with is getting good air. The biggest air I can get is around 4-5 feet... and Ive been boarding every weekend since April.

I dont have any kind of weight in the back (its illegal at the lake I live on). Could anyone give me some tips on how to get bigger air?

Jama · Soul Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 476 City: Knoxville

Stand tall to maximize pop pull the rope to your hip and search on this subject

elyse · Posted: Sep 25, 2004 6:31 am Post subject:

stay on your edge all the way through the wake

Numberone_Newbie1 · Criminal Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 73

If you lengthen the rope some more, you should get more time to build up speed before you hit the wake. Just keep a hard edge all the way through and don't hold back anything. Its gonna be a rough landing

savage3221 · Posted: Sep 25, 2004 7:28 pm Post subject:

well a progressive cut is just as important as a hard cut. if you cut too had..you can just go far and not as high

vawakemonster · Posted: Sep 25, 2004 7:33 pm Post subject:

whats the law directly say ill find a way around it my uncles a lawyer

HyperliteKGB · Newbie Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 5 City: Granbury

look up the progressive edge tip on this site... but think about it. if ur not thinking about it, then ur prolly doing what everyone else did before they realized that edgeing all the way up the wake makes ur life 20x easier

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

4-5 foot is not bad for your first year... think most inverts would be able to be completed with this type of height no?

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

I get about 4-5 feet of air off of my wake and my boat is weighted over 1000# plus people and gear. It's plenty big to pull off all the tricks a beginner or intermediate would want. I've had a few friends try inverts but we aren't sucessful at them yet.
So without adding weight to change the shape of your wake, it's going to be hard to get more air, because it sounds like you're already getting a good pop by edging all the way to the wake.

Maybe you can get a board that has a 3-stage rocker to give you more pop off the wake.

briguy18241 · Newbie Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 9

Yeah, im going out again sunday. A whole bunch of friends are going, so I hope that will help with a bigger wake.

colt45 · Criminal Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 58 City: dallas

just stand tall, keep your legs stiff....and remember to keep the rope by your hip....and remember to edge pretty hard so that it throws you up in tha air....4-5 feet isnt bad for your first year.....dont be scured....just rock out bro....its just water, lol

Jama · Soul Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 476 City: Knoxville

Don't say 4-5 feet is good air.....i think that's what he wants

colt45 · Criminal Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 58 City: dallas

4-5 feet sucks!!!! go big or go home!!!! lol

Blindside_137 · Posted: Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject: