Small-ish success

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

Hey everyone... been working at it every chance I get. I am getting up and pretty much staying up everytime now. Trying to get the feel for "edging" I got outside the wake on Sunday which was really cool... but had the faceplant of my life going back over it! Got water under my eyelids even...actually still have a small dull headache Smile

Do I need to have weight on the back foot coming back over? Nose of the board above the water?

JeffreyCH · Posted: Aug 10, 2010 6:03 am Post subject:

Good to hear you are doing well. I got the lovely feeling of water under the eyelids a few weekends ago, awesome Laughing

When I'm edgeing through the wake I do keep a little more weight on my back foot. I actually pull up a little with my front foot just before I go over.

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

oh... ok... didn't do that at ALL! Ok... soon as I locate new bindings I will get back to it! I ripped both off... but they were O'Briens...apparently they suck. Mad

JeffreyCH · Posted: Aug 10, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject:

I've been seeing a lot of threads on O'Brien bindings this year. Seems their quality is getting worse?? Or maybe just more people buying them Rolling Eyes

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

Could be... but I am really entry level, and am not doing anything drastic...

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

The only tip I try to give people when they're trying to get back and forth over the wake is don't take your time doing it. it's very unstable trying to ride slowly around on the wake when you haven't figured out your balancing. do your best to make a small charge at the wake and just absorb it with your knees to prevent a jump.

JohnnyV · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 25 City: Dartmouth

What Enygma said. Similar to slalom skiing, you just have to rush the wake and anticipate with your knees. Lean against the line and stay on edge.

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

Yea... I was coming back at it VERY slowly! But I didn't go down very slowly!!!!!!!!!!

pet575 · Posted: Aug 12, 2010 11:50 am Post subject:

Agree with Enygma as well. One other thing that helped me at the beginning was to avoid riding "flat." I would try to always be on one edge or the other, even if only a very slight edge, to avoid being flat. I found that riding flat for too long would lead to me catching an edge because I would slide out sideways without wanting to.

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

Oh really... how do ride on an edge without turning that direction?

JohnnyV · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 25 City: Dartmouth

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

Yea... I wouldn't have guessed that... kinda been staying behind the boat... till I get my legs under me!