switch?

PwR-HoUsE · Posted: Feb 08, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject: switch?

hey, new to this board. ok, i can ride switch but it is very unconfortable and i cant really handle situations with out falling. i know that going switch is key in wakeboarding. so what is the best way to learn/ get better at going switch? i heard ride a skateboard switch for a while helps.

cezza · Posted: Feb 10, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:

dude the best way to learn switch is just to keep doing what your doing, sure it feels uncomfortable but the more you do it the more you will get better at it. i can almost jump wake2wake switch and im not very good but you gota be patient. as for the skateboard well it didnt really help me at all coz it feels diff to wakboarding but yeh it may help you Confused

Phil · Addict Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 636 City: Chattanooga

Alls you have to do is ride for like a for day switch every now and then. And learn a switch wake jump. It really helps.

Liquidmx · Addict Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 755 City: San Jose

What I do to practice switch is take my normal set and practice all my almost stock tricks until I was a little tired. Then practice just riding around switch for a while and doing little jumps basically focusing on things I knew I could land 90 percent of the time, then go back to regular and work on the new stuff.

Whenever its blown out crappy conditions or too rough to try your skectchy stuff then just ride switch. I used to always try and get last run to the dock across the lake(cove was at far end of lake) and just let them drag me across lake while I rode switch.

You can also have "switch wars" with someone about your same level and work on spraying each other etc. this makes it fun and gives both of you switch time leaving everyone with more water time.

Good luck, its all mental.

oshensurfer · Posted: Feb 11, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:

When darting around the lake looking for the good water, ride switch. This is especially helpful on really busy lakes with lots of rollers or wind in the open areas.

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

snowboard switchhh

LFADAM · Posted: Mar 01, 2005 7:20 am Post subject:

Get a treadmill.

Tie a handle to it.

Put the speed on like 6 mph

Hold the handle and ride switch on a skateboard. You can even carve around and stuff. Really fun and a good simulation

PwR-HoUsE · Posted: Mar 07, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject:

hmm tahts a good idea but idk if my mom will let me do that Neutral

LFADAM · Posted: Mar 07, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject:

PwR-HoUsE, dont worry it doesnt screw the belt up (maybe a mark that you can wipe off with your hand or water but its mainly dirt off your skate wheels), just dont go to fast in case some how the board slips out so you can catch it before it hits a wall.

PwR-HoUsE · Posted: Mar 07, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

sweet i will try it, maybe.lol Wink

wakeboardwillis · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 275 City: Clare

Switch is totally mental, just dont think about it and go for it. Its a lot easier than you think if you just try to have fun when your doing it. I found that the biggest problem for people with all tricks is thinking about it too much. Just have fun and dont worry about small problems, if you keep trying they will fix themselves.

BelmontWake · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 278

one thing too is that if you don't have a perfectly even stance, it can throw you pff a bit. but other than that, practice.

Lin Stacey · Newbie Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 30

When i set my bindings usually my front foot has a strong angle towards the boat. It feels the best when riding.. watever the opposite of switch is, normal, which is goofy for me. so obviously when attempting to ride switch i get all messed up. at what angle should thwe bindings be facing? Straight away?

03parksridr · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 256 City: Edmond

I have my front foot at about 15* out and my back foot about 6* out

cezza · Posted: Mar 23, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject:

mines hard out duck foot as!!

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

als132 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 462 City: shoreline

he recommended the treadmil thingy because it gives you the feeling of being pulled instead of just cruising....personally, i have my boots in the exact same place on either side of the board, both angled 15 degrees out....its really fun riding switch because its the same as regular. just practice flatwater ollies switch, and that will make things alot easier once you get it down

chipsevila · Posted: Mar 24, 2005 11:09 am Post subject:

I've been trying to get my dog (choco lab) to pull me down the street switch. She's still a little sketched out about the whole skateboard thing, but she's getting used to it. The faster we go, the louder the wheels are. THe louder the wheels, the faster she goes. Funny Cycle.

chip

subjekt137R · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 28

hahahahahahaha.Do you got a cable park next to you? We just go one near kansas city and i practice switch there and behind a boat.Really the more you practice the better you get also dont be to stiff. you got to be loose.

Wicked Bite · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: Germantown

The hardest time I had with switch was not putting enough weight on my front foot, and like BelmontWake said