Cable Common Courtesy

With more and more people riding and learning to ride cables, we should gather some info on common practices/courtesy points that might not be that obvious, but will help out everyone. These aren't rules, just suggestions to make everyone's experience better.

#1) If you are not hitting any obstacles, it is better for the other riders if you cut towards or in the vicinity of the obstacles rather than ride down the middle, so that your waves are not hitting the obstacle at the same time as the person behind you is. This is as simple as cutting at it early and just cruising by, spraying it, or whatever. This just helps out the next person who may want to hit the obstacle.

#1 perfect!

+1 on #1. There isn't much more irritating than riding a set behind a guy that goes right down the middle and put a roller in front of every obstacle.

#2 If you fall on a obstacle swim clear of the obstacle and then remove your gear.

#3 Remove any teeth, skin or blood from the obstacle you just crashed on.

#4 If you call something an 'obstacle' instead of a 'rail' or whatever it is stay away from it.

#5 If you fail on an obstacle in any stage, it revokes your chance to become Ninja Warrior

#6 don't do anything on par with or above anything I can do so I look good!

#7 Don't try to hold on when you fall. When people try to drag out of a failed trick it consequently yanks the riders on other carriers

#8 If you are a wakeskater you still have to wait in line.

#8 NO ••••••••••• so annoying...wakeskaters always cutting. Their boring to watch anyway.

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#9 NO SLAYSHING on the cable. If you are going to load the line and yank the cable all to hell, at least try your trick.

I've only been to the cable a few times, but #8 I saw not being followed at all!

How do they get to cut? When I went to OWC a few times (several years ago) there wouldn't be an opportunity for them to cut, as the line moved efficiently and there was always people on each rope. If you on deck or in the hole, you would have your board on and ready to go, and then just hop on down to the starting spot.

Do they have separate lines for them now? Are they buddies with the operator?

The wakeskaters at KCW do a good job of waiting in line instead of cutting. Well some do, some don't. Now if the wakeboarder in front of them are up and they are putting their bindings on right before they go I say its okay for them to go due to the fact that the wakeboarder is holding up the line.

At TSR the wakeskaters just walked up to the front of the line. I'm not sure why they were allowed to do this.

I've ridden cable all over and never see any "cutting" problems because of wakeskaters.

The 3% of people that think someone is cutting in front of them are the same ones whining about it on a forum because they didn't have the nerve to speak their mind when they were standing in line.

^ I've seen it.

and you're right, I said nothing.... why pick a fight over something so stupid?

so true Clint!

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http://www.cablewakeboard.com/pages/first_trip/

If wakeskaters are cutting at TSR I haven't seen it unless the person in line is not ready yet and someone moves up a spot or two to keep the line moving if there is an open carrier. Their new line doesn't allow cutting under the deck, or at least it is very obvious if they do! Let an operator know!

As for number two... I've found it much, MUCH quicker to pop the board off before I swim away than to try to swim with it attached. I mean it's lace down, lace down, one foot out, other foot out, swimming away quickly versus swimming swimming swimming, ten minutes later out from behind obstacle. If you can't have your feet out of the bindings before the second person behind you (not the one directly behind you), then you need bindings that are easier to get off for the cable.

I thought the same thing Nick, but have actually found you can quickly swim out of the landing area pretty quickly for the next person in most circumstances. Then take it off.

As a wakeskater, I think it's stupid to wait for somebody who is having trouble with their bindings. I've seen four carriers pass waiting on someone to get their bindings on. Whoever is closest to the front AND ready should get to go. It moves the line faster.

And Wakeskating is beast to watch if the person you're watching knows what they are doing.

http://www.cablewakeboard.com/pages/first_trip/

These are pretty OK except rule no. 3 and giving priority of obstacles over air tricks. Trick off the kicker shake the cable the same way as air tricks and on most of the cables there are places to do sliders and kickers and places to do air tricks, so you simply need to ask (or just watch what others do) where these places are and try to keep the line. The same way you should try not to make rollers over kickers and sliders for the rider behind you, you should try to not make rollers on places where air tricks are being done by simply keeping the line. I do understand why most riders prefer kickers and sliders, but I still enjoy air tricks pretty much, so don't spoil my ride, please!

Caleb, it's not fair when there are 4 guys lined up with their bindings on already and the wakeskater comes running down and goes after the first wakeboarder, and that is the case all of the time.

I haven't really noticed that happening at OWC. Before they set it up so that it was obvious there are two lines people might have thought that. But now it's divided and clear that two lines form.

rule number 1 is legit... ive always tried to keep in close if i am not hitting an obstacle so the person behind can sesh