how long had u been boarding when you learned..?

wakeboard4568 05-26-2003, 12:26 PM

Hey i was j/ wondering how logn everyone had been riding once they learned w2w jumps...Im j/ wondering how normal my progress is..haha

Elisabeth

(board_boy) · (board_boy) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 05-26-2003, 12:31 PM

it took me like 1 or 2 months to go w2w,and i was omly riding on weekends

(sn0w) · (sn0w) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 05-26-2003, 1:29 PM

I dont have a tower so Im still practicing..

wakeboard4568 05-26-2003, 1:42 PM

Randy, how long have u been riding

miker 05-26-2003, 4:44 PM

one day without a tower or sacks

simba 05-26-2003, 4:45 PM

I am new to wakeboarding and I take ALOT of new people and they all seem to progress about the same with a few exceptions.

First time out, 4-6 runs people learn how to get up, go over the wake and small sprays.

Second and third time out, they generally improve in those areas and start doing one wake jumps and landing usually on the 3rd or 4th trip.

After that is usually not a form problem, its a balls problem. It takes balls to hit that wake fast enough to get wake to wake so people get it at differnt times. It takes a lot to get wake to wake on my boat too since its almost 9 feet wide.

There was one guy I took 2 weeks ago that never surfed, skated or anything, he was only 15 and it took him FOREVER to get up. Once he got up though, he was doing one wake jumps and grabs that same day. I havnt taken him since. Hes the fastest learner I've seen yet.

It took me 3 times out to get wake to wake.

(sn0w) · (sn0w) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 05-26-2003, 5:23 PM

Ive been wakeboarding for 1 season (7 runs in total) :-(

(sn0w) · (sn0w) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 05-26-2003, 5:28 PM

By the way Elizabeth, I remember seeing your name last season. Ive been away from WW for a while. I was just wondering if Joe Umali still comes on?

(harryhog) · (harryhog) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 05-27-2003, 3:56 AM

On this note, i've been boarding for almost a year, i've leant quite a few grabs, and a grab 180(sometimes) just wondering how that is for progress, what should i try and learn now?? back flip? 360? heelside 180?

Any tips would be great

cheers

(Message edited by harryhog on May 27, 2003)