If one Flyhigh is good, two is better!

No tower needed.

Today I set up and tested my Double Stack Super Flyhigh.

I got a 2nd Stainless steel Flyhigh and pulled the cables out, put it on the pylon then put the 2nd Flyhigh on top of it then let out and ran the cables to the front bow strap like normal and viola Super Flyhigh! It's 11.5 feet off my floor. Sets up, takes down in same time as it takes to set up a pylon extension. Just have to run a leader because you can't climb it.

Worked like a charm. Happened to have a 250lb footer and after I skied it at my buckfifty we had him go and torture test it, it did flex a bit but nothing crazy, Willie skied some wakes with it at 45, the wake is super nice.

I'll get some pics and vids this week maybe.

Any side to side pull?

Looks great! You could also add a jib!

The barefooters put a fly high on a tower so there must be something to pulling from that high up. My kids discovered the slalom course and a standard pylon is all we use. Fly high sits in the garage unless we have wakeboard guests.

More float Pete, you should try one with the tube.

Here's the rule:

D) Points of Attachment. Towboats shall be equipped with towing attachment points on the
centerline of the towboat with a minimum of two heights.
Text0: 1) Mandatory Lower Attachment Point. When the towboat is standing still with no
occupants aboard, the lower attachment point shall be a minimum of 65 cm and a
maximum of 1.2m.
Text0: 2) Mandatory Middle Attachment Point. When the towboat is standing still with no
occupants aboard, the middle attachment point shall be a minimum of 2.0m and the
maximum of 2.25m above the water.
Text0: 3) Optional High Attachment Point. When the towboat is standing still with no occupants
aboard, an optional attachment point shall be permitted to be located approximately 4.0m
above the water.

For those considering the SFH, it adds weight and makes a cumbersome tower fold even more if you have to for storage. I like the non constricting/obstucting double pole idea.

April Fools?

Double stack has been around? Really? where? who? when?

Nobody foots on the low pole anymore and nothing is stopping them. Why? perception? maybe.

Skiing better than everyone else will always be the way to win.

GlassSeeker wrote: Skiing better than everyone else will always be the way to win.

One of those kind of fundamental ideas. Reminds of when I used to follow Nascar a little closer than I do now. The commentator asks the driver what is the most important consideration in today's race. Typical answer: "Oh, in this race, that would be track position" In other words, being in first place.

If the super tall pylon doesn't provide the same effect as a high boom when skiing on the 5', then you can disregard my comments.

I'm sure it makes everything easier just like the 8' pylons are easier than the low pole. I wouldn't turn down a pull! I do find it interesting that these 12' poles are becoming the 'new normal' in competition, that's all. Seems like it would be more of a training aid.

What effect are you talking about?
Are you saying having a high boom is making everything easier?
try a tumbleturn on a high boom and tell me how easy it was compared to a lower pull.

A high boom is no good for a whole bunch of tricks. It is to learn sideslides mostly.

The high pole is here to stay.

I guess it's kind of funny that I have moved the rope down to the low pole just for kicks and I can still do everything on the longline that I can do with an elevated towpoint so perhaps it is all perception. It just feels awkward when you get used to a higher pull and then go low. And for people used to a low pull a high one feels awkward.

The biggest mistake a barefooter can make is to think he has graduated from the boom. That will be the end of learning anything new.

I'm aware of some peoples attitudes about "boom skiers" or as HW puts it "dangling from a boom" and my opinion on that is you have to learn somewhere, somehow, some pretty impossible barefoot tricks get learned dangling from a boom, I'm living proof, learning the sideslide at 48 years old dangling from a boom and now I am probably the only 51 year old doing a longline sideslide in the country...maybe the worLD muhhahahaha

GlassSeeker wrote: What effect are you talking about? Are you saying having a high boom is making everything easier? try a tumbleturn on a high boom and tell me how easy it was compared to a lower pull. A high boom is no good for a whole bunch of tricks. It is to learn sideslides mostly.

Is that a trick question? Does the higher pull not make the vast majority of tricks easier by taking pressure off the feet? Maybe Im totally missing something. Ive never used an extremely high boom, but have played with "reasonable" angles plenty. I find tumbles on a moderately angled boom much easier than the long line- long line low pole being the toughest. Of course, tricks where the more extreme line angle fight you are easier with a lower attachment point (toe holds, etc). Theres a youtube video of Andre's brother using a comically high boom... to the point where flips look almost easy. Thats the extreme end of the spectrum we're talking about, I think.

I dont think anyone is attacking you, but you seem to be taking the comments a little personally? I think the higher pulls are great training tools and fun to play around with- it sure makes the freestyle videos on youtube more fun to watch! Im all for the lack of a tower on a boat as well, so kudos there. I just find it interesting that the 12' attachment points are becoming the standard for conventional tournaments. It seems the natural progression of things would have you learning tricks on the boom, then graduating to the SFH, then graduating to the FH (or even low pole), with each step being incrementally more difficult. Clearly the higher tow point isnt going to make an average footer a great one (heck, look at me ).

Anyone know whether the SFH's are allowed in barefoot racing? Seems like that would provide a pretty big competitive advantage. We notice a big difference in how far/long we can foot just going from the low tow point to the FH.