I am now a skater.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

So w/ my left shoulder all jacked upo, I am spending more time behind the boat on a skate and less on the board.

I've got some decent sliding skeelz, but I want to get to the point where I can do a backside slide on the heelside wake and a 180 slide on the TS wake.

I also keep trying to do bigger 1W jumps, but even though I land on the board, I always seem to land heavy and eat it. Tips on landing softer?

Stop laughing muck!

oshensurfer · Posted: Aug 20, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

Did you guys get out on Sat?

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

No - we were too hung over. We meant to, we really did! We just ended up watching movies, playing w/ Brian's kid and then napping on the cool leather couches. Went out Sunday w/ a couple of the waitresses.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

jt09, bend your knees.....

NEWB!

nickl011 · Posted: Aug 20, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject:

Jester · Posted: Aug 20, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject:

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Jester, I can only do tantrums and backrolls on a board, and tantrums will just destroy your L shoulder if you are regular footed. I just have to remember to drop the handle ASAP when crashing on a skate to avoid the hurt. I still tweak it about once a run on a skate but nothing like boarding.

8824 · Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:04 am Post subject:

jt09, very nice bro.

What kind of deck are you riding?

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Mutiny from when Schmaltz came to Waketoberfest. He gave it to Brian and I've adopted it.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

ahhhh.....the lap old lap dance deck.

I forgot you guys had one of those.

that's a collecters item now, Jt.

8824 · Posted: Aug 21, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

K-dub, THAT IS ONE LOW BLOW!

jt09, I wanna see a pic of that! You might need to trade me!

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

K-dub, yup - the way Brian tells the story, you boys had never seen tits before that night!

muckmeister, I knew you'd be jealous! I'll get a pic for you eventually. It's a sweet ass board w/ a foam top, which I prefer. It's hardly been used w/ Brian being boatless for the last 2 summers. No trade!

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

jt09, please....

Grouch had never seen tits before that night. Tell him to get it straight. Laughing

DONT TRADE THE DECK!!

COLLECTORS ITEM and a HALF!

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Oh, I'm well aware of who was scared sh*tless of the boobs and who was right at home. Never seen a grown man afraid to give a stripper a dollar before. Especially a dollar someone else gave you!

That board will never be traded anywhere. Trust me, we are WELL aware of it's value!

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

good chit.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

So now that I am a full blown wanna be badass, I'm wondering about skate weight. I know this one is pretty light and I am seeing guys like some weight to their skates - why? what is the difference?

I am still casing and bouncing on every w2w attempt! Doing better on surface 360s though. Not quite 360 worth of better, but getting there!

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I like more weight on my skate because it just feels more solid when riding. I had an integrity for 2 years before I switched to a wood LF. This was more for the flats though, ollies, shove-its, etc. Although I did feel more solid on the w2ws I did this season. The problem is the wake is so wide at 20mph that unless I'm riding behind a narrow beam boat I can't really go wake to wake.

Are you just working on wake and surface tricks or are you also working on ollies and flip tricks?

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

I'm barely hanging on for the most part.

I haven't really figured out how to ollie in the slightest. I don't think any flip tricks will ever be a part of my trick bag, although I could see a shove it someday.

My best trick right now is putting my front foot parrallel to the length of the board about 1/3 board and taking my back foot off. I get big cheers from the boat when Ido that. Mr. Green

nickl011 · Posted: Aug 30, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject:

Nick Taylor · Posted: Aug 30, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

Kyle Kearns · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 26

Nick Taylor, well said, it is possilbe to wake to wake shuv a 6 pound board

Nick Taylor · Posted: May 01, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

jt09, Still skatin?

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Nick Taylor, haven't been out yet. hitting it this sat! woo hoo!! going to demo a new strappy, but i am sure i'll be getting a pull or two on the skate. gotta land a jump on that bad boy!

i need to get a picture of my only ws trick - the one footer!

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

isn't it called "shooting the duck"? Laughing

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

no idea, but since i have never seen it before, i am claiming it as mine! that shlt worked for columbus...

Steven M · Criminal Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 63 City: Merced

jt09, as long as it's not a one footed lipslide while mimicking the call of the ancient pterodactyl then I think it's safe to call it as your own (the one footed lipslide with pterodactyl was a signature trick of G.V.W.).

Nick Taylor · Posted: May 03, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

Surface Judo!

It's where wakeskaters are born...

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

mine's standing. it's VERY impressive! Mr. Green

Brett Leadley · Posted: May 04, 2008 10:00 am Post subject:

lol

Nick Taylor · Posted: May 04, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

Steez

kaustin · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 16

So how do you get up ? Just like a wake board? or do you have to hold the board with one hand and have the rope with the other?

Cory Kerber · Criminal Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 87 City: FRESNO

Just put the board under your feet and when the boat goes into gear, the rope will tighten up, thus pulling you forward putting pressure on the board against your feet. Then it's just like a wb. Run on sentences FTW! Colorful

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 14, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject:

Haha I love doing that ^^^

jt09, Try grabbing your back foot with your back hand to add a lil style to it.

I always get some yells and laughs with it. Cool

Ejazzle · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 345 City: Tequesta