rope ques.

jmac2173 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 145 City: h-town

i wanna cut in harder but when im changing edge i get an unbelievable amount of slack(my rope kinda sucks) and the boat doesnt start pulling me for like another 5 ft. is there a special technique for changing edge? and would a better 'no strecth' rope help?
thanks

A7XHC · Newbie Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 10

It must be progressive= no slack!

vette74 · Posted: Jul 27, 2005 9:58 am Post subject:

When you cut outside the wake you must get off of your edge and go strait for a few seconds so the line catches up to you and the boat slowly starts to pull you to the wake. After that you start your cut in progressively.

And get a no stretch rope I rode for the first time last weekend in a long time without one and there is a BIG difference between the two. IMO it is more important than board type, wake, ect.

jmac2173 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 145 City: h-town

thanks alot i was prolly gonna get a new rope anyways but now i def. am and jw if anyone has opinions on which i should get??

Perrik · Newbie Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 37 City: Green Bay

Ok so something similar is happening to me. Let me try to describe it:
I'm regular ok, so I get out the wake to my right side cuting on my toes, I try to cut hard to get speed but when I make the transition to my heels to start the perpendicular line towards the wake I get slack and lose speed. What do I need to do?

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

let the board go flat before you start edging in. wait til you feel that you are drifting in towards the wake.