sticking out a tantrum, video & frame by frame added

[J.M.B]

ok heres a video of a tantrum. i just dont get what im doing wrong. i land them everytime, but my landings seem to hard the handle rips out of my hand... like its too far infront of me or something...

anyway i got a video and a frame by frame, and help appreciated


and yes, thats a CN tower behind me in toronto

[heroldmike]

i cant help u with the tantrum sorry, but thats sick riding on lake ontario i live in toronto to.. i wish i could ride in the city i just have a cottage up in peterborough

[J.M.B]

[Sinkoumn]

Are you trying to land a tantrum with a late FS 180? You are not standing tall at the wake when you trip. Look at the second photo, your knees are at 90degress. Look at the photo below of someone in the correct position to throw the tanny, then look at your body position in the second photo.


Right way.

The reason the rope is ripping out of your hand is because you are not even close to landing "just-off-parrallell" to the direction of the boat, you are spinning and landing almost perpindicular to the boat because of your bad habit of spinning that late 180.

You also look to be throwing the trick too hard which is causing you to spin that late 180. Work on getting your body in the correct position at the wake when you 'trip', basically after that you just throw your head back and squezze your butt cheeks together.

[ontrider]

heroldmike, Riding in Lake Ontario is sick, but not in the sense that you're describing it.

J.M.B, just stand a little taller. It looks like you're hitting the wake and going back instead of UP. Just worry about getting up in the air, your speed will carry you w2w. If the handle is getting ripped out on landings, maybe try not extending your arm so much on takeoff. Doing that can get you all stretched out and make you come down on your toes instead of edging away on your heels. Was that your last trick for your pass?

[J.M.B]

thanks guys, ill work on standing taller at the wake.


and yes i dont know why but i seem to always land with a 180 in my tantrums, ill try not to throw them as hard

[J-Ro]

J.M.B, Make sure and square up to the wake when you pop.

[J.M.B]

i can land them, actually about 1 of every 15 attempts lol, but now i know why im so inconsistant!

[QNev]

Because you have to ease up 3 feet before the lip, you need a strong edge. Cut all the way out and cut in nice and hard. You're squaring up to the wake which looks good but because your edge isn't hard enough, it is causing you to case the wake which is probably why it's getting ripped out.

Good luck!

[J.M.B]

[mcmarbles]

Make sure to keep your right hand in tight as you pop off the wake. (The hand with the rope.) This helps you rotate up and over the rope and should help with your landings.

[J.M.B]

update, thanks guys i went out a rode last night for the first time in about 2 weeks and it felt great, i popped awsome off the wake and slowed my spin down,

shortening the rope helped a ton!


it was a great way to end the season with 3 back to back tantrums in a row!

sadly my season is over now as im going for knee surgery friday and by the time it heals it will october

[Justin 25]

What length do you have the rope now?

[J.M.B]

[FROMWITHIN]

I live around the Toronto area.."OShawa" to be exact!!
That water must be pretty cold...Also i would never put myself in that polluted piece of sh$#%^ lake!!
But nice riding!!

[J.M.B]