Footing ??

jayh1986 · Newbie Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 14

So I got up on my wakeboard for the first time this weekend and loved it. My question is. How should my footing be ......... I currently have my Bindings about shoulder width apart should thy be any more or less and also should my feet be turned more towards the boat or straight on the board.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: May 26, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

should be allitle wider than shoulder width, and the bindings should be ducked.
meaning the toes of each binding should point slightly outward.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: May 26, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject:

this may help ya some
http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=80167&highlight=stance+width

shaggyboarder · Posted: May 28, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

Play with it and see what suits you best. I would highly reccomend keeping them symmetrical and ducking them out a bit.

jayh1986 · Newbie Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 14

ok thank you guys. I will give this a try and let you know what I come up with. Also I know this is a diffrent subjest but My wife is having trouble with hanging on to the rope while getting up. would Golves be a option. she said it feels like the rope is ripping out of her hands ??

shaggyboarder · Posted: May 28, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject:

Gloves will not help her hold on. Do you have a tower pylon? That will help the most. You can also try easing her out of the water or better yet dock start/start sitting on a tube etc.

the_dude · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 201 City: Long Beach

JeffreyCH · Posted: May 29, 2009 8:20 am Post subject:

Here's a few tips.

For the driver: I watch behind me when I am pulling slack and put the boat in neutral about 5 feet from the handle hitting the rider, basically coasting the last bit of line to the rider, this prevents a jerk once your rider grabs the handle. Once your rider has the handle pop it in gear and just idle forward a bit to get line tension. Once the line is tight I give the throttle a slight bump pulling forward for a couple seconds to straighten everything out. When the rider yells "hit it" I don't blast the throttle, but use a smooth roll to full throttle. Think of a 3 count to get to wide open. A raised tow point makes a ton of difference as shaggy said. Last year riding w/o a tower I would feel a very hard pull on my shoulders, this year with tower, I hardly feel anything.

For the rider: I use the squat like a frog technique, basically lean back against the rope with the leading edge of the board just under the surface of the water. The trailing edge should be almost against your butt, and point your toes towards the boat as much as possible. When the driver bumps the throttle and you start to go forward you will feel the board start to rise, just as the board breaks the surface yell "hit it" and you should be good to go. Oh and hesitate just a second longer then you think you need to before flipping the board forward, the board should be on full plane before the flip. Hope that helps.