Kicker help

Parky · Guest

ever time i hit a kicker the board just comes out from under me

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

yea i do the same thing, my friend said kinda suck your knees in and pull the board up with your feet, but i still can't do it

Parky · Guest

im ridin next saterday ill try grabing and suckin up my legs

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

ask the guy named Aidan hes pro at them haha

Aidan · Ollie Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 78 City: Singapore

Well I'm no pro, but this is what I know: Grabbing the board is not a necessity to land your jump. Just bend your knees BEFORE and WHILE you're on the kicker, the rest should flow... The board is probably slipping away because your legs are too straight while you're on the kicker. Once you leave the top of the kicker, suck up your knees and keep looking at your landing spot (ahead) not your board (down)... Try this first, then try grabs

x2xwakegurlx2x · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 270

What has helped me when hitting rails with a wakeskate, and even a wakeboard, is just keeping my weight even over my board, until I am sliding smoothly on the top of the rail, after I got through that part, I just keep my weight even (I do boardslides, no 5050's) and balance (hitting them on wakeboards made it ALOT easier) and just concentrate on coming off, which is what I have trouble with, coming off the side, making it to the end is easier, from my experience's.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

i think we are talking about kickers.. haha no problems
i just landed them this weekend and i think it helps not to think about the board just dont worry about it being there and it stays there. thats what helps for me Laughing

x2xwakegurlx2x · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 270

ooops, my bad, I guess I missread. Didnt relize it till you pointed it out. Laughing

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

hahah thats ok the correction battle between us goes on your up by one point

x2xwakegurlx2x · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 270

LOL, ya.

Ok, for kickers, I havnt been landing them consistently for a long time, but can land them. What helps me is too just bend my knees, and keep my weight even...it helps to suck your knee's up. It also helps me to have a wide stance.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

if u skate just picture it as dropping off a high ledge

Slyder · Posted: Nov 28, 2003 11:01 am Post subject:

Try to learn them on a wakeboard first, it'll get you used to how the kicker feels under your feet. Keeping myself centered over the board was the hardest part for me but when I tried this it helped.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

i can do them on a wakeskate but not on a wakeboard

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

Frye, yeah i know for some reason i can land stuff on a wakesk8 but i dont even try it on a wakeboard because i just want to wakesk8!!

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

i think its just on a wakeskate you know you have to suck up your legs at stuff to keep it on your feet so for the first time you actually do better

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

Parky, u put kickers in the ocean???

Parky · Guest

no. but im goin to make a rail next year

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

oh ok

rckiy · Ollie Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 92 City: tampa

ive never had that problem, just keep knees sucked up and keep the board straight under you.

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

it never happpend to me either.