getting high

Hey guys. So whats the secret that people know do get high and I don't mean double up. If there isn't much of a secret then whats the proper technique tips and instructions for it. I am going out this weekend and that is what I want to work on along with a tantrum. Any tips would help. Thanks guys.

proper edging (progressively) and standing stall at the wake. Don't let your knees be too much of a shock absorber.

continue the edge through the wake and build that tension on the rope to get your pop

I can't really help you out either but I can give a smart %$# answer like the others have. You could ride one of these and get air like this out in the flats without a wake.

Holy S....! That is high. Did that hurt?

Put about 3,500 lbs of weight in your boat, put the rope at 85 ft, cut out as wide as you possibly can....now cut hard, pull tight and hold your edge like you've never edged before!!!

Find the kid with the longest hair. Ask him if he has any green. Oh wait, nevermind.

Start with a subtle turn back at the boat, then at the wake making it hard and harder and keep cutting through the wake, don't buckle your knees when you hit the wake, just like you don't really jump with your knees on a trampoline.

Thanks for the tips guys. I appreciate it. I will try those tips this weekend.

It would help if you told us what you were capable of.

Are you trying to get high enough to go wake to wake, or are you trying to get high enough to land a 720?

My experience and observation is that if you are still trying to get the basic wake to wake jump and are not getting enough pop it is because you aren't attacking the wake at a sharp enough angle. Cutting farther out and approaching the wake faster will only make it worse if you don't attack the wake.

Many people will cut way out and build up speed, then turn back towards the boat as they ride up the wake. This does three things:

first, because you are going faster than the boat and just turned towards it you get slack in the rope, which is bad.

Second, the angle you will cross the wake at requires a much longer distance. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. It is a lot shorter distance to cross the wake at 90 degrees than to hit it at a 45.

Third, riding up the wake towards the boat makes the ramp longer and shallower, you don't get the pop.

Unless you are on a really long line you don't need the speed. It would be a lot better if you only went a short distance out and then edged hard all the way up the wake instead of cutting way out and trying to charge the wake.