SKI fly/jumping

RIDElakeMcQUEENY · Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 45 City: McQueeny

anyone ever tried ski flying/jumping? in my group of friends half of us wakeboard an the other half ski fly and trick ski, but someimes we do it all. 3 of them are ranked in the top 10 in texas an the top 50 in the country. well i went off the ramp for the first couple of times last weekend fell once out of 3 times, it is baddd asss!!!!!!

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Nov 01, 2005 11:13 am Post subject:

are you talking about jump ski, as in using them big ass ski's and jumping the big ass ramp? If so, no I havent, but it looks fun. I would imagine you'd bust real hard if you goofed up.

tinymonkey · Outlaw Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 162

i jump, im part of a small ski team in upstate new york and we do simple stuff like 4 overs and cut unders and stuff like that...im the ranked 2nd in the state for ld's with a distance of 53 feet Razz

you can see how popular that stuff is up here!!

97Response · Outlaw Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 104

Yes, I jumped in college. It's a blast but you about crap your wetsuit going over the ramp your first time. It looks like a giant red wall.

When learning, the crashes aren't that bad, you're going about 28 mph (6 ft) ramp, on whats called a "ride over" - no cuts into the ramp. Once you start cutting, you're hitting the ramp between 40-70 MPH (boat goes 34).

Pro jumpers jump between 200 & 240 ft, with heights off the water ranging between 20-35 ft (estimated - you're not scored on the height).

A very cool website to check out is www.skifly.com. Site is run by a pro jumper/ski flyer. Look at the "Crashes" link on the homepage.

Here's 2 pretty cool crashes.
http://schnitzskis.com/images/Jimmy_Siemers_-_OTF_at_the_2005_Masters.wmv
http://schnitzskis.com/images/Ryan_Fitts_-_OTB_-_2005_Masters_1.wmv

Mike · Addict Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 536 City: Orlando

Wow! Those crashes are gnarly! That dude lands right on his head and then skips! Very Painful

lostsparrow · Posted: Nov 03, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:

Yeah.....uh......that looks like a blast. Ouch.

justin h. · Outlaw Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 117 City: Katy

It is my favorite of the three events. I worked at Bennets Waterski school for a few summers and they have some great jumpers. Jumping is bad to the bone. I don't do it, but I respect it. A pro jumper can pretty much expect a hospital stay every few years.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Nov 03, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject:

has anybody here ever hit a trick skii jump with a wakeboard? cuz there is one at my lake and I was contemplating hitting it sometime on a wakeboard.

Ctipping · Posted: Nov 03, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:

nickdakoolkat, laaaaaaaaame....they are so boring unless you go 30 or so.

wakejumper17 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 234

im from wisconsin and around here skiing is the thing to do. Our lake hosts the state tourny and we have like 4 jumps on our lake year round. we always go to watch it (tourny) from across the lake. like all my dads friends were in the tommy bartlett waterski show in europe. tommy bartlett is in the dells and ive been to that show like 50 times. if u never heard of him u should check out his site. there is a little bit of wakeboarding at the beginning but the rest of the hour is all of these crazy tricks. my mom used to jump ski too.
but no ive never tried it. barefooting is really popular here to.

RIDElakeMcQUEENY · Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 45 City: McQueeny

yeah the 3 of them went to bennets this past summer an they all loved it. They can all jump over 100ft i think brian the best one has jumped like 118. An when your goin at the ram it does look like a big red brick wall!!!!!!

randomhero · Outlaw Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 153 City: Yuba City

One of my best buddies is a "3-eventer" (slalom, trick, and jump), he's pretty damn good. Jumps in the 200's and went pro last year or the year before. It's amazing to see him do ne thing on the water...wakeboard, kneeboard, trick ski, slalom, jump, hell even a piece of plywood. however, wakeskating and jump are his "passion". He'll get close to tower height on a wakeskate, but he's also only 5'4 like a lotta pros.

RIDElakeMcQUEENY · Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 45 City: McQueeny

lol yeah brian the best out of the three is just the same he does all 3 events but his favorite things are wakeskatin an jumpin, an he is by far the best wakeskater out of all of us

michaelvincz · Criminal Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 91 City: Monticello

Im a show skier, mainly wakeboarder, but I do everything including jumping. Not too much distance though, usually heli's, front flips and gainers aka back flip. jumping is something I learned to respect as a water skier/wakeboarder because it can be very dangerous and its definatl;y not as easy as it looks.

wakebdr5 · Newbie Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 34 City: monticello

there is a ramp on my lake but its not 4 the public and skiers go off of it , looks like a alot of fun