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budzerella
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PostPosted: Jun 17, 2007 4:53 pm    Post subject: help Reply with quote

Hey,
So i am able to clear the wake some what consistently and that is about it. I tried a grab but took a face plant. What should i do now or start practicing to improve more.
Thanks,
Jacob
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FLWake
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PostPosted: Jun 17, 2007 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is a lot you can try, but every advanced boarder I know says the same thing: get all the basics down first. Make sure you can go heelside w2w, toeside w2w, and work on going switch as well. I haven't gotten all of those down yet, but you don't want to get to the point where you can throw a backroll but not ride switch.

Keep trying grabs too, make sure you hit the wake with the handle at your hips and you stand tall at the wake, but its hard to give much more advice than that without a video or anything.
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shazie
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PostPosted: Jun 18, 2007 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you leaning to forward? Try sucking up your knees and not lean down to grab. Practice motion on the ground or trampoline (i did it on a baby trampoline).
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Justin 25
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2007 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Like shazie said, you need to bring the board to you not you to the board
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