learning to barefoot

OK, so I'm going out again tomorrow. I was going to work on the front flip but now that's out. ;) Although I will try to remember to tuck my chin.

From the previous comments I am going to work on;

not plowing with my heels

the deathgrip on the handle - although I don't feel like I have the deathgrip

Anything else that I should work on that is evident from my video?

Learning to foot by correspondence course - nothing better.   ;)

Mark

Looks good for my day off, what time you want me to bring the boat up?

Just make sure you bring all your footing gear and ski's. I will bring my wake board, ski, and my suit.

-Phil

Mark
I will be bringing the boat alone, so you dont have to bring out yours.
How long you wanna stay out till?

One day getting bored I tried the toes down trick without falling. I was able to fully flex my toes down and ride it that way. In less than ideal conditions or while tricking this is definitely not the way to ski but it was a fun experiment.
I hope this thread continues as I have been learning so much from it.

SN206 wrote: What video software are you guys using to put your videos together? I just bought a new HD video camara and would like to put something together to show my friends. -Ryan

Hey Ryan,

The program I use is Pinnacle Studio 12. It is cheap, and easy to use and you can see the results are pretty good.

LakeBoy wrote: SN206 wrote: What video software are you guys using to put your videos together? I just bought a new HD video camara and would like to put something together to show my friends. -Ryan Hey Ryan, The program I use is Pinnacle Studio 12. It is cheap, and easy to use and you can see the results are pretty good.

Hey Roy,
Any suggestions on mounting the camara?

I built my pylon mount, it takes all of our skiing and footing videos. I even sent plans to several people.

Does not get sprayed at all, unless I'm on the boom with no rope and I do a side slide with my feet - which kicks up a lot of spray. Works really well for ski videos too, no vibration at all.

I think for footing, the perfect angle would be a mount on the top of the port side window frame. Hmmm, I need to fab something up. But I guess the camera would be really vulnerable to a wake over the bow up there. My wife would kill me. Unless - I buy an underwater housing. ;)

Here's some boom video - just fooling around. The water wasn't that great. One of these shows my foot position. I think I'm squatting too much but I think I do that when the water gets crappy or over wakes.

That was off of Phil's (Ifskizzer) boat. That height would've been perfect for a handle, and on my boat my arms are straighter out rather than up. But it works and I'm not sure which is proper.

Yeah on the boom height it would have been good for 5ft handle we weren't sure what we were going to do either so I left it at that height. That was also my first time putting the extension piece on the boom.

-Phil

Here's some of Phil.

the boom is not too high. it will help reduce how many faceplants you do while learning. Mark-your hips are more forward than in your other videos-thats an improvement. just make sure you are putting most of your weight on your feet...don't "hang" from the high boom...let your arms relax more and stand on your feet(as much weight on them as possible) also feet a little wider.
ifskizzer-push your feet out in front of you more, get some goggles- you can keep your contacts on.

the low boom or gunnel high boom is OLD SCHOOL...watch Andre DeVillers videos on barefoot central...the tip of the boom is 7 feet in the air. there is no shame in a high boom...its alot more fun...you can lower the boom later as you get better and better...no hurry

I'm trying to help him not catch his toes...

keeping the hips forward will push the feet out further in front.

why do you think hes catching his toes?

what would you suggest?

I thought lfskizzer's form looked pretty good actually.

You can put your feet down right next to the boat and still "walk" the rest of the way out on the boom, no reason to hoof it all the way out there on your belly like that.