learning to barefoot

Hey Lakeboy as one of your many coaches I have some comments on your video(s) first thanks for posting them! next lets get your tumble turn speeded up and finished in one motion. as you go down do like willie said and let your fett wash to the side bring the handle in toward your belly button a bit and SPIN fast and go all the way around by pulling the handle towards the opposite hip you will spin faster and smoother...just do it before you get that slow method too ingrained. Next on your back one foots-look right at the end of your video and see your lifted foot POINT...when it does that so is the one you're skiing on you are pointing it too and thats why you fall over, keep your toes and fore foot flexed towards your shins(or relaxed) don't point your toes-foot...it takes a conscious effort not to do it...so lets clean those two things up bro.

here we go. another good footset over the weekend. I think I was braindead during most of it. long week, no sleep. sore today however. got 4 sets in.

barefoot weekend

You're making me feel bad......I was out cutting the lawn for the 4th time this spring and haven't been out behind a boat for the yet this year....I've gotta get my priorities straighten out!

Thanks for your steady supply of video. At least watching some good 'footin action lets me feel like I've been on the water or in the boat.

LakeBoy wrote: LLSkier: get out and rip a set! Something about going 43 MPH on the water on your barefeet helps clear the head!

Good advice.... and a lot of truth in that. I will have to make an effort this week.....I'd like to clear my head of all the work stress lately!

Kapla,
Land practice, land practice land practice. Shoes skis will speed up the prgression while building confidence at slower speeds. If you have no access to shoe skis try a pair of old tennis shoes. Force yourself to turn the bridle to your one foot side, this will help put the center of gravity over your one foot. Practice this on land and it will come to you on the water.

Not sure the boots will work, but yes tie the handle to a pole and try that as often as you can. You'll still see pros using the same concept. I have on old handle I keep tied up on the porch.

kapla wrote: hey roy nice set there!!! questions, when dong the one foot what speeds are you in? I tried last time and said the dirved to go faster than normal and I had a nice face plant when I lifter the foot.lol I really don´t know speed as my speedos need to be tuned but engine rpm´s (also not sure the accuracy of readings) are around 3500...

Kapla: I am going 41 MPH on the one foots. I weigh 185 lbs., and that speed or faster is good for me. Better to do one foots at the slowest you can handle. It will force you to have better technique.

Went yesterday late beautifull weekend but kids and family are making baiting times more brief...worst in the winter with the lower T.
So I managed to leave the wife. Went with Valentino. Just the 2 of us. My driver was in the canal with his family. I got there he docked his boat and had him drive me. Water was glass, perfect. So I had a nice session. My starts are now fine and clean...I also got to clean the Tumble turns...
Too bad I forgot my camera.
I also tryied one foot, I was almost there but I think I have to work a little on the balance.
I grabbed an old handle I had at the marina, so I will start to do some dryland practice over the week...
I Bf for almost 20 minutes, I was exhausted. Then for chill out I did some slalom....
Total time was 1 1/2 hours round trip for 30 minutes of total water fun..
Totally worth!!!
saved my WE...
LOL

need to adjust the boom cam angle a bit better. if you look closely you can see the little grey cam on the boom. I have it shooting parallel to the water, which is cool to shoot the backwards shots because it is a cool angle. for forwards I want to shoot parallel to the rope angle and get a better shot of the skier and maybe see the feet.

thanks for the props, tique!

Damn I wish I could get a run that long with smooth water! I gota ask though, who selects the music for the videos? It's pretty cool.

OK, so I am obsessed! Took a quick trip out to the ski club for a nice set of runs. It was spectacular. Zero wind, a tiny bit warmer water, plus I make some strides with the BoomCam angle. Also I took a strange tumble turn wipe out worth a look:

I picked the music especially for SN206:

Twilight Footset

Tumble Turn Wipeout

Wow Lakeboy that was spectacular...GlassSeeker likes water like that I missed out. Tell Craig to keep his arms long- don't pull in on the handle while doing the one foots- move the handle a bit to the side you are fooing on- keep shoulders level and square- pick up and set down a little slower and more "in control" deliberate...with confidence. he can speed it up later. As the say at the range "slow is smooth and smooth is fast"   

Now go tear it up some more!

Ahhhhhh.....finally, about a month behind the normal start date but the ski season is now underway. Several runs yesterday and again this afternoon. Great water, near glass conditions, and little boat traffic, partially due to low water levels.

GlassSeeker wrote: Wow Lakeboy that was spectacular...GlassSeeker likes water like that I missed out. Tell Craig to keep his arms long- don't pull in on the handle while doing the one foots- move the handle a bit to the side you are fooing on- keep shoulders level and square- pick up and set down a little slower and more "in control" deliberate...with confidence. he can speed it up later. As the say at the range "slow is smooth and smooth is fast"    Now go tear it up some more!

Yeah, I have been telling him that. great part about this is we all make the same mistakes while learning, so I just tell him what I was told by you. We need you out there so you can give him some on the spot comment! Missed ya today, it was a winner!

how hard is the feet slide trick? as hard as the fall in the attemp?
I see glasseker masters it along with 360 rotations...
I´ve been practicing lots of these trick dryland lol...