howd i do?

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

today was my first day wakeskating and it was the funnest thing iv ever done. I got up two other people with me, one could just ride but me and my neighbor were doing surface 180s and switch surface 180s and i was doin lipslides, pretty consistent at both of them too (mainly cuz thats all i was really tryin). I attemped to bodyvarial and bs surface 180 but i kept falling forward on the varial and couldnt pass the handle on the bs 180. One thing i had a problem with was ollies. I could only get like 6 inches high because i couldnt get any pop, any tips?

Vance Collins · Guest

practice practice practice!

wakemitch · Posted: Jul 07, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject:

thats pretty good for your first time. your ollies will get better with more practice

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

are ollies easier with a pylon cuz i went with a bridal and it seemed like it pulled me down a bit, but the main problem was te pop, it seemed like it would just sink when i pushed down on the tail.

ollieshuvitz · Posted: Jul 07, 2004 10:55 pm Post subject:

http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?id=70

Ollie Trick Tip

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

Chris41, i watched it and i knew about everything on there its just that i dont get any pop at all and thats the problem. anyone had this problem before?

Morphine · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 1207 City: 706omg

Me. Practice a lot, and you'll get better. But if you said your tail was sinking, pop it faster, don't give it time to sink. Or tell your driver to pull you faster.

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

yea i thought i wasnt goin fast enough but it wasnt my boat, it was my friends and it didnt have a speedometer but im goin this saturday in my boat with a speedometer and a pylon. wut speed should i ride at to get a decent pop (im 5'4" 125 lbs.)

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jul 08, 2004 1:37 am Post subject:

i would say close to 20

nick · Posted: Jul 08, 2004 8:56 am Post subject:

it really sounds like your ridin to slow. dont crank your speed up to 22 jut cuz we say you need to ride faster, all im saying is ride at a speed where youre comfortable and let it gradually increase. im pretty comfortable ridin at like 19-21 mph but ive been doin it awhile and im as comfortable on my board as i am sittin in my living room. im 5'6" 125 lbs

eighteenvisions · Ollie Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 94

yea i started at 19, now i ride at 22-23. try moving your front foot back a little.

liquid · Posted: Jul 09, 2004 2:40 pm Post subject:

i don't nkow if this will help but i skateboard alot and it seems like if you move your front foot more foeward you would not dig your tail into the water thats just my perspective!

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

do you have to be good at ollies to shuvit cuz i wanna land one of those this weekend

nick · Posted: Jul 09, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject:

my friend ben learned shuvits before he learned ollies or water starts

wcwakeskater · Posted: Jul 09, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject:

what the heck? he just started doing dock starts and when he fell he went back to the dock? Crazy Eyes

nick · Posted: Jul 09, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject:

beach starts... ya it got old after awhile but he got water starts like a month ago