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ediotism Outlaw
Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 124
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Posted: Sep 21, 2011 7:44 am Post subject: Deepwater starting a bi-level |
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hi all, just something i haven't really gotten round my head and would like some advice/help/suggestions with
on a wakeboard i can dock start/deepwater start anywhere. with deep water i can do the beginner lying flat on water style, or 'crouching in water' start no problem.
on a single deck wakeskate i can do a running dock start and a beginner lying start (hands holding handle and board in place until boat starts to pull). it feels to be a lot more work than a wakeboard but i can still do it 100% of the time.
i was recently given a nice bi-level deck, and so far i can only get on water by doing a running dock start... being in water, it has so much resistance i'm struggling to let it plane before the handle pulls me forward and fall. i've googled it and youtube seems to suggest a crouching deep water start, so my question is, would this be easier at all? what sort of boat speed/other tips are there?
i'm mainly wanting to do this on my (possible) last session of the summer to learn wakeboard raleys behind the boat, but swimming back to dock for a running start every fall is, well, stupid and tiring... |
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skye120 Criminal
Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Posts: 74 City: Knoxville
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Posted: Jul 27, 2012 4:56 am Post subject: |
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im kinda confused about your question but if it is is a deep water start easier? Your answer is yes. Personally I always do a deep water start, its so much easier on the arms legs and everything. It also cuts down on the resistance too, but thats just my 2 cents _________________ Ride or Die |
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GnarShredd Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 2310 City: St Pete.
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Posted: Jul 27, 2012 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Yes, there is a lot more resistance with a bi-level skate but if you're deepwater staring correctly it shouldn't be a huge problem. It sounds to me like you're deep-water starts with a wakeskate are all wrong.
You shouldn't have to hold on to the board. Get in the crouched starting position like on a wakeboard and let the board float up to your feet in the water with both hands on the handle, just like a wakeboard. |
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ediotism Outlaw
Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 124
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Posted: Jul 27, 2012 11:34 am Post subject: |
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thanks guys - i actually asked this question september last year, i've learned a bit more since then lol
now i just crouch in water with the bi-level under me, both hands on the handle. as long as i make sure the wakeskate travels forward for half a metre when i have tension, it floats up against my feet and i can plane like the same way a wakeboard does.
incidentally, tried a fingerflip dock start today and landed with my legs split onto the edge of the skate, not fun |
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