ts help GOIN BIG?????

all2matt · Criminal Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 64 City: coralville

how many of you guys can actuallly clear the wake and/or land in the flats on ts jumps. I have boat weighted with 1000lbs and using 75 ft rope let me know what are your techniques for learning or doing.

Jeremy Coe · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 408 City: Auckland

Hey, ts is all about commitment. Handle at the hips, stand tall, and lean away from the boat. the progressive cut is very important here. Begin slowly, and then stand tall but charge hard through the wake. It will feel weird at first, but then you will feel that when you hit the wake you should be put into a comfortable position in the air, and should easily make wake to wake.

Tiffanator · Posted: May 20, 2003 4:25 am Post subject:

First off, bring your rope in to about 65' to learn toeside. Its much easier to work on your edging techniques, air position and landings if you aren't working hard to cross the wakes. Riding at 75' will not help your toeside if you are learning, it will only cause you to case the second wake and get hurt. Ok, that may be a horrible generalization, but you get the idea.
Next, tie a rope to a tree, grab the handle, get in position just like you would for toeside and lean against the tree, keeping your ankles in a 90* angle (or close to it) with your legs and your chest and shoulders up. Lean with your hips, not your chest, it doesn't do anything for you. Your hips should be over the toeside edge of your board, not perpendicular to your feet. Keep the handle at your front hip at all times and both hands on the handle. Now, tweak the position so that it feels just right and you are getting the most pull for the least energy. Once you find the "sweet spot" hold it for 30-45 mins or until your body cramps up. Very Happy

(j/k) Just hold it long enough to remember what it feels like. Then straighten up and do it again, and again, until it becomes natural for you to go directly into that position, then when you are on the water, it is less trial and error to learn toeside.
Hope that helps some, if you have any questions feel free to email me. tiffany@glassandpowder.com
Later

Josh R · Posted: May 20, 2003 4:36 am Post subject:

When you commit to the jump, REALLY commit. Hold your edge all the way in, and ride it up the wake. Don't flatten off just before the wake, just commit to riding up the wake and holding that nice consistant edge all the way. Stand tall, and prepare to get booted.

J_DOGG · Posted: May 20, 2003 11:35 am Post subject:

I can land TS jumps and spins into the flats.....trust me I'm not bragn'
I also hit the d-up from the TS edge also from time to time, killer hang time!

I actually feel I have better technique from the TS edge cuz I can't cheat as easy....(all sorts of things can go wrong from the HS edge like ,pushing of wake, changing edge, leaning over at the waist) just from taking everything on that side for granted....

A good TS wake jump can really open up the door for so many more ticks....

J_DOGG · Posted: May 20, 2003 11:38 am Post subject:

Leaning over at the waist, duh!! you know what I mean squatting too low and not edging into the wake....

all2matt · Criminal Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 64 City: coralville

I can clear the wake at 65' btu it doesn't feel like the pop I get from hs my friends say I'm gettin alright hieght but nothing like hs. I've tried a few ts DU's but haven't got that timing down to be consistant. So what I am hearing is try to concentrate on standing tall and see what I get.

Nathan Newman · Addict Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 711 City: Baylor

just make sure you don't bend over at the waist. this was always my problem, I could clear the wakes fine, but only got like 3-4 feet of air, once I fixed this and my edge, I was getting as much as I do hs.