soo whirly 5

Cwakeboarder19 · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 City: Hartland

i am consistent on whirlybirds and have been doing them for bout 2 seasons now....i was wondering how hard it is to take it to a whirly 5? i tried one a few days ago and ended up catching my back edge pretty bad but from the way it felt i think i could possibly do it if i get a little more pop. i was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to pull this off

justin h. · Outlaw Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 117 City: Katy

Whirly 5's really aren't that bad. The key, as with most advanced tricks, is getting it straight in you mind. Also, I don't normally preach the trampoline, but it will really help you on this trick and save you a few bumps on the noggin.

Two prerequisites I would strongly reccomend are:

Consistant Tantrums to blind

Whirly birds with a little drop at the end. (You really need to have whirlybirds with a lot of energy up and down--not out)

Start by slowing the boat speed 1 to .5 mph and bring your line in a link. This will steepen up the wake a bit, let you sit a little deeper while you edge and ease up the falls.

Next, throw a few whirlybirds standing tall with a lot of height and not too much speed. When you can throw your whirlybird with a foot or two of spare air at the end and only wake-to-wake-- you are ready.

It is as simple as throwing a tall whirlybird and, in the extra space you created by going up, pushing the handle to blind. I spot my landing between the whirlybird and the push to blind.

Okay, I may have made it sound too simple, but it is. There is a lot going on in this trick. Don't get distracted. Concentrate on two things: a tall whirlybird and waiting to go to blind.

***Don't try this trick if your whirlybirds are not one smooth motion.***

If you can do tantrums to blind and smooth whirlies this one should be no problem.

Good Luck.

Cwakeboarder19 · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 City: Hartland

wow thanks for all the advice that should help alot, yes i can do em on the tramp, my whirlys are consistent and poppy the only thing im not that great at are tantrum to blinds so ill have to do a few of those along with some whirlys and then go for it. thanks for all the help justin h. ill let you kno and get a video if and when i land it. hopefully it'll happen this year

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

I is really just another 180.... Even I can do a 180. Laughing

Good luck.

Cwakeboarder19 · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 City: Hartland

heres a video of one of my whirly five attempts seems like i can do it, it just needs some work..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJ69v74Lcs

johnaulick · Posted: Sep 19, 2007 8:27 am Post subject:

just go for the handle pass and do a whirly dick!

OuachitaWaker · Addict Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 577 City: Hot Springs

dang son

Craig-R · Guest

i tried three whirly 5's today and im pretty sure they all looked just like yours Cwakeboarder19, i think you and i both need to take them more up and less out, like perfectly wake to wake...we'll see i guess, let me know how your attempts are going

david-d · Guest

seriously dang son take it to a dick

stompin7s · Posted: Oct 04, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:

point to the shore when u land. stay over dem toes and do work son!!

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 05, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject:

basically in my experience if you go out past the wake your going to have a pretty brutal landing. the key is keeping it wake to wake and getting that second hand on the handle or passing it upon landing. also try looking towards the shoreline when landing with slightly more weight on your ts edge.

Cwakeboarder19 · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 City: Hartland

yea i kind of figured i needed to take it up more...thanks for all the help ill keep trying it. hopefully i can get it before the season ends up here in wisconsin...the water is gettin chilllllllly

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 09, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

Well if you want to leave your boat at my place you can ride year round Twisted Evil

haha good luck you should land it within your next couple of sets.

Cwakeboarder19 · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 City: Hartland

haha thad be pretty sick if it was possible...weather blows here it was 47 degrees today

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 10, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject:

ouch I think my car was reading 91 degrees out today.

EAST_COAST_RIDER · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 34 City: Ohope

Bro thats a pretty sweet attempt man won't be long before youll get it the idea is there. Like it's been said above you really want to go wake to wake on this trick, land in the trough at your perial. You already have loads of upward pop to go to 5. The Only other thing is wait when going to blind you going quite early which is stopping the flip side of the rotation causing you to drop onto your heels. You'll Stick it don't let the cold bother go stomp it

Craig-R · Guest

here's one of my attempts...

http://www.wakepics.com/img/21756

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 14, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject:

Craig-R that is some crappy footage but it looks like you landing really heavy on your front foot and going over the front, also if you look and pause it towards the end of second 2 your arm is way out, try to keep the handle closer to your body throughout the entire trick.
none the less your close good luck.

Craig-R · Guest

yeah it was suuuuper choppy and i got really inconsistent pop, once i get a decent day of riding ill try a bunch more

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 14, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject:

yeah I've only ridden out on the bay once and it was super choppy, how often do you get clean water out there.

Craig-R · Guest

shaggyboarder, maybe one or two days a week in the morning before 11 but i only get a chance to get out there every so often so it ends up being like 1 out of 5 times that im out there

Craig-R · Guest

we got a new boat so i think we should just go into marine stadium and take our chances with getting a ticket. they'll usually just throw you out but the two guys i work with are pussies and won't go in there it pisses me off. i only get to go in there and get good water when david-d is in town

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 14, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

I didnt know you could get a ticket for riding in the area by the marine stadium, has it always been like that?

Craig-R · Guest

no just since like february maybe?

Cwakeboarder19 · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 City: Hartland

damn that attempt was good expecially in the water you were riding in

shaggyboarder · Posted: Oct 15, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

well that sucks because that looked like the best place for good water, everything else seems too open with alot of other boats.

K-wood Kid · Posted: Dec 29, 2007 4:52 am Post subject:

Cwakeboarder19, when you go to blind really try to put the handle on your lower back or butt. It will help you get over your toes. Take a shorter edge in too. You're close!

alafiaboarder · Posted: Jan 09, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

holy stuff craig, do a whirly dick. that was huge for the conditions and in general Cool