learning to barefoot

allright guys i'm thinking of try barefoot. we tried it once before on a boom didn't succeed. but want to try again we traded the boom for wakeboard lesson so i have to try it on long line. how's the best way to do it don't have a exttended pylon nor a suit. I'm thinking of starting on a kneeboard. what speed is the boat supouse to be going? rope lenght?
thnx
kenrick

Worked for Trip, could work for you. Don't think I would teach someone with those exact instructions however. If you do not have a suit be sure and buckle your vest very tight, a hard fall can easily bring a loose vest up your torso and trap your arms upright while your head is below the water.
Do some searches, learning to foot has been discussed many times, you may even find some video.

Nobody really gave you a speed suggestion. A rule of thumb is your weight divided by 10 plus 20, so if you weigh 180, speed is about 38. Seems like a decent rule of thumb if you are in that weight range. If you go the wakeboard route (Ive never done that, but I've done kneeboard, same difference, except wakeboard might be easier.) Just get up to cruising speed, 18-20 mph. Get stable, solid and comfortable at that speed on the board with your feet up (straight out in front of you). Then GENTLY BEND YOUR KNEES and place your feet on the water until they are scooting along without much weight on them. Now have your driver accelerate to your footin speed. Slowly place more and more weight on your feet as he speeds up. Spread you legs to drop the board when you feel that your feet are supporting you. If and when you are up, keep your knees bent, almost full 90 degrees in what they call the sitting in the chair position.

Keep us posted. Videos and pictures are a plus (for all of us) at this stage. Good luck.

beachdude24 wrote: i weigh about 250 damn that's 45 mph haha need a dieet and fast haha yeah i'll take some photos for you guys to laugh at haha. a friend told me once that you can wear normal skate shoes you first times to get used to footin is this true or wil the shoe only give you more trouble?

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thnx i'm gonna try it sitting on a wake board with shoes on i fail i'll try the drop a ski hope to get it in the first few tries haha

i know what you mean you're saying out of the wake a few feet later then the wake correct? i think i saw a vid of a guy trying it for first time on a kneeboard to

As soon as the boat starts moving, you want to start leaning. The driver can help a little too by slightly turning into the side that you are going to foot off of. Once you are outside the wake, the driver can straighten up.

all right i'll wear a cup i'll post pics i my girlfriend remember to take some ahha

hahahah nooo lol

thnx man those kind of videos make me want to go try that right now lol

You'll feel the boat pulling you up still. You want to put your heels in pretty slow to get the feel. While you are doing this, the driver should be steadily increasing speed. Next thing you know, your are footing ... Unless you start seeing sky then water then sky then water then sky and you notice that your eye sockets are filled with water. Then you did something wrong. Good luck to you! It will definitely take a couple tries. Let us know.

Yep. they still use them. The one's that are out now are over 100 bucks. Who would want to waste money to learn on these things when you will probably end up in traction for the rest of your life from your first attempt at barefooting

you guys are talking to the barefooting shoes right? not the skate shoes? i never understood the concet of deep water and i think shallow what do you mean by that?

I am trying to learn long line (I don't have a boom) I did manage to get up for 30 seconds once. I can slide around the whole lake on my butt but my issue is the transition to standing up.

I have not tried this year yet. I don't want to tear my triceps again like last year. Remember you can't stop your body falling at 40 mph by sticking your arm out. The water will want to force your arm over your head and around your back in an unnatural way. lol

Make sure to video, the crashes are spectacular.

Maybe I'll get some help if I come up to the NE reunion. But by then, I might have it nailed - maybe.

Tuck your head to your chest. That's about all you have time for. Don't put your hands out. I've done that once and ended up punching myself in the face. Not quite as bad as MM, but it still hurt.