360 - handle jerks from hand at landing!

Willy · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 159 City: Montreal

I'm so frustrated!!!! I think I have the HS FS 360 nailed down perfectly, except that upon landing, the handle just keeps poppping out of my hand.

I don't have a video to show it, but here's what I'm doing (I think):

- I approach the wake with a real mellow edge and sitting really low
- I give a big push at the wake and get huge pop
- I must be jumping right, because I am getting a lot of height and I don't get any line tension while in the air.
- I (think that I) rotate AFTER the pop (It feels like I begin the rotation at the peak of the jump).
- I'm able to bring the handle to the small of my back using my right hand only and I'm able to catch the handle with my left hand (I am left foot forward)
- I am able to spot my landing, which is usually in the flats or soon after the second wake
- As said, when I land the handle pops out of my (left) hand. It feels like I touch down and then the handle jerks a fraction of a second later.
- I also admit that it feels sometimes like I am landing a bit too much on my butt.

Thanks in advance!

jakenj · Posted: Jun 19, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject:

all i can think to tell you is to make sure the handle is close to you before you hit the wake other than that i dont know what to tell you i am not even to spotting the landing yet, but i almost landed it once, practice on a tramp if you can.

make sure you are not going off axis either

Slaytwebeling · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 892 City: Houston

Its harder to hold on if you land in the flats. Maybe try not cutting as hard or lengthen the rope 5ft and just go wake to wake.

Willy · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 159 City: Montreal

The longer rope sounds like a plan. I'll this w-end.

kuehn · Outlaw Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 186 City: London. UK

i would not lengthen the rope as sometimes the pull can be very different on 3s you can take a MELLOWER CUT cos it sounds like you are not.
look for the boat on landing and try landing on a flatter board. If your still having real trouble then curve the boat to the right, this will take the trick more straight up and the line wont be a s tight on landing. Then take the curve less and less when you have more understanding of whats required.

good luck bro, PS. double ups are great with 360s give it a try