[Video] How can I improve my pop?

Kronoss · Newbie Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 12

Here is a video of me jumping, how can i get any higher than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu8dJB_S1JA

I got the whole motion, tension, stand tall, etc. But it just seems its not enough.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

dont flatten out before you hit the wake just keep your edge building up, and tuck up both feet while you're in the air for stylepoints. that's all i can give you! others should be of more help..

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jul 03, 2011 11:21 am Post subject:

Set your body position before you cut into the wake, stand tall and focus on a progressive edge.

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 05, 2011 5:28 am Post subject:

twolfcorner2009 · Guest

My take:
1) Handle positioning-Don't keep your arms straightened out, keep em slightly bent and try to hold the handle to your hip as best as possible.
2) Progressive edge-You're losing the line tension you've built up about a foot and a half to two feet from the wake from cutting too hard too soon. Make sure you take a nice easy edge into the wake hitting your hardest most aggresive cut right at the wake.
3) "Standing up"-Make sure you're waiting until the peak of the wake to extend your legs to maximize your height.

What kind of board are you riding?

pet575 · Posted: Jul 06, 2011 10:12 am Post subject:

^^^ this.

twolfcorner2009 · Guest

Another thing I just noticed watching the video again is it looks like you go to stand up and right at the top of the wake, at the last second where you need to be basically standing straight up, you start to bend your right knee to pull it up and it's also causing your left knee to bend and absorb some of the wake.

How long of a line, what kind of a boat are you using, and how fast do you ride?

I ask because I normally ride behind an 05 X-2 and ride out at 60-65 feet or so, but I occasionally have to ride behind an 03 ProStar 197 with a fat sac and have to shorten my line up to 50 feet in order to hit the fattest part of the wake. Looks like your line length may be a little long for the sweet spot on that wake at that current speed. You're hitting the wake and it's already curling on you, could also just be from the positioning of any boat riders. Try shortening your line up like 5 feet or so if you're not already hella close.

Kronoss · Newbie Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 12

i ride behind a 21ft sea ray, shortening the rope a bit sure did help a bit, im doing wake to wake better now, but i still need to work on my standing tall piece, because im going far, but not up.

Thanks for the tips, they sure helped!

twolfcorner2009 · Guest

The going far and not up part is a result of how you're hitting the wake. To increase your heighth, you're gonna want to basically hit the wake on a flat board rather than on one of your edges as you're coming into it. Getting down the timing of standing tall will also help your vertical pop.

Also, if you're riding a board with a continuous rocker you'll find that you need to throw a lot more weight into the wake in order to get the same pop you would from a board that had a 3-Stage rocker.