Beach Start

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

Yo I have access to a beach on Lake Howell and I am wondering what the best speed is when you are pulling someone off the beach - acid drop right off the beach. The beach is a perfect spot for a running acid drop. Although my girl is a bad-ass driver, I don't want her pulling my arms out of socket!

Tyson

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

run like hell and throw the board down

amosb72 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 200 City: Mandeville

set the board on the water righ on shore and just run and then jump on it
skimboarding style

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

right I know how to acid drop (out at O-Dub) but I have never had a boat pulling me for an acid drop. My girlfriend pulls me so I want to give a speed or RPM recommendation....

One_Wadey · Frontside 180 Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 492 City: Dallas

tell her to peg it....at least that works for me

Classy · Posted: May 07, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

remember, too slow is better than too fast

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

right on! that sounds good to me!

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

the peg it part sounds good. Not to sure about slower is better. I believe the faster the better. Gives you thicker skin!

Classy · Posted: May 07, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

TAbone, Hmm...dont want her to jank your shoulders out of socket...peg is...faster is better...

Yup...go for it

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

hey he said it works for him. I was just looking for advice. If pegging it doesn't jerk them out of socket then that is the way to go.

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

make sure all the slack is out of the rope and have her floor it... give yourself a little room to run and keep tension on the rope and you're good.

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

Are you talking about the beach at the harbor?

Classy · Posted: May 07, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject:

TAbone, Yes and no...The faster you go the easier it is to get pulled over the front, and with a beach start, that could mean a head full of sand, and even face burn. However, slower, enables to your lean back easy, therefore taking off cleanly.

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

right on, basically the same logistics when at the cable park. Yo I see that you are from Casselberry. you ride on Lake Howell? We live at the Harbor on Lake Howell....

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

yup... kind of crazy that you know that beach I am asking advice on.

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

Yeah I live on RedBug in Royal Oaks. We ride on Howell sometimes but we're currently riding on Lake of the Woods since the boat is in the water there. We should ride sometime.

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

for sure dude. hit me up if you know you are going to be on Howell. We never really leave that lake for the fact that boat is stored right by the loading dock. Is Lake of the Woods private?

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

TAbone, Its not that crazy. UIDZERO and I use to chill in the Harbors back in the day all the time. Plus there is a bunch of wakeskaters that live there right now. We launch from there all the time because its easy access to Lake Howell....

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

Yeah lake of the woods is private and has much less traffic then howell so you're more likely to find butter there Smile

TAbone · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 58 City: casselberry

ah bro I know there are plenty of skaters there but there are hundreds of wkaeskaters on this site and for one from Casselberry to respond isn't that likely. But yeah man i noticed the Devotid rails out there. Nice stuff... But damn it seems hairy. My depth finder reads 2 ft with tree trunks...