how do you start?

brianl289 · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 310 City: houston

which way do you prefer to start? me, doing the only way i know how, start just like a wakeboard, holding it in front of my on top of the water and then goin. but i saw someone start like they were standing on top of the board when it was deep in the water. how does this work? i tried it once and got pulled straight off of it. any help would be grand

DirtyCracker · Guest

ummm just put the board under you bend your knees when the rope starts to pull youll just pop up lol other day skateforce went all the way under water and started lol its pretty easy i dont even think about it anymore

Poo · Guest

brianl289, you keep the board under you while you are still in the water, when there is tension in the rope from the boat or ski moving then you tip up your feet a bit to keep the board pressed against them. from there it is pretty much like a normal start. all you gotta remeber iis when the boat is pulling you a bit to keep the board a bit in front of you Wink

good luck bro.

bjr · Posted: Apr 22, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject:

I stand on top of the wakeskate in the water...then i rise

el · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea

Yeah, you can hold the deck in front of your feet (with the the bottom facing the boat) until there's tension on the rope, then the board will just stick to your feet like a wakeboard, and you can get up just the same way.

Then there's the fun way (like Mr Vince said) once you are a little more confident with getting up, which is just standing on the board and putting a little more weight on your heels as the rope gets taught, and once you start going, you lean back a little and just kind of rise to the top.

stompin9s · Posted: Apr 22, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject:

does anyone else think that its annoying getting up with out a jacket cuz ur always sinking and shizzle

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

When you get up by standing on the board in the water, do you have to bend your knees as you rise or do you keep your legs pretty straight and pop out of the water standing up?

Poo · Guest

dont have your legs straight in the fiirst place foo. have em at like a 90 degree angle all da time, then when you go to get up let em come up to yo chest a bit annd you should pop right outta da wata. and then you can stand up.

brohymn07 · Ollie Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 56 City: windermere

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

I've always done the whole board underwater bit.. Underwater starts are fun too Birthday

I saw a guy get up backwards on a video on here once Laughing

... i forget who though

brianl289 · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 310 City: houston

yea i mean i can do the wakeboard way easy, but with my oak it doesnt float very well. i mean if i put it underwater it takes a while to come back up. maybe thats why it was so difficult trying. but since the girlfriend just got me a 06 byerly i can try it now Birthday

doubleg · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 6:18 am Post subject:

Would be hard to start board under-feet if you haven't got a vest on & there's no line tension.. With a vest on at least you don't have to tread water.

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

some people are just more bouyant than others. The same goes with skates. But yeah you have to tread water with your arms when riding with no vest. But the only logical way of avoiding this problem isssssss............. wear a vest, do it for yourself, your friends, and your family.

back on topic..... i start off like a kneeboard.. i find it easier to stand up once im on plane.

bigpimpinalberta · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 291 City: P-town

get a intructional. i know that would have helped me a lot if i had one from the beginning

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

Put the rope behind your knees and stick your head under water.

doubleg · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

stompin9s · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 10:45 am Post subject:

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

stompin9s, seriously??

lake tarpon, what do you do when you winch?? or if you got a quick pull for a gap?

i prefer underwater starts... it's much easier. just do what vince said. it'll work

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

stompin9s, liquidstunts, haha i was just joking. I start off standing on the board underwater..

but when we winch we either deep water start or find something to sit on

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

hahahahahaha man i was sittin here lookin at my skate tryin to figure out why anyone would do that!!! haha you fully got me. Smash

yeah when i winch i either deep water, or dock start off of the shore or a pier or something.