Raley rope placement... please help.

[midwestrider30]

Yes, i've been searching the forums (such as this one http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=78490), but I would like a specific answer to my question.

I tried raleys for the second time today. First went off the wakeskate and got the motion down pretty well. When I took it to the board I had some problems with the last part. After I finally got the trick to stop myself from rotating, I've been pulling the rope down. My question is how to place the rope so i don't do a 180 on the landing? When I was trying them on my board, but I couldn't seem to keep my left foot forward when landing. Is it as easy as pulling the rope towards my front hip? Any help/advice is appreciated!

I will add video once the person who took the videos gets them back to me.

[FlyZone CR]

Did you(r board) stay horizontal in the air or did you stargaze (nose pointing towards sky)?
If you manage to stay horizontal but turn 180 on the way down you'll probably just have to move the handle away from the wake a bit more to stop going to revert.
However, video will help!

[ronkujr]

how i learned was when you pull the rope back in act like youre trying to break the handle over your front leg and it forces you back in to position

[midwestrider30]

FlyZone CR,

After watching the videos, yes I am stargazing. How do i fix this, just keep straight?
I'm trying to upload the videos to here, but they're on facebook. Anyone know how to create a public link for the video?

[FlyZone CR]

Depends why you're stargazing. Can be because you're coming off edge right before the wake, because you have too much weight on your back foot during approach, or you simply get off axis in the air which you probably can fix by looking at the tower while you're in the air.