learning to barefoot

didn't go so I look forward to rip a set over there

This is a pic of David Small recieving the $5000.00 check for winning the event

nice set andy, water is awsome as always!!!!!

GlassSeeker wrote: Diggin on my new suit side slidin

Andy those side slides are awesome! More tricks to add to the list... New suit seems to be working out nicely too!

tullfooter wrote: This is the quickest way to learn how to foot. If you can ski on two, just tell the driver to speed up. tighten the butt cheeks, and jump. What Jbear calls the "Grave Jump" At 47 years old, not too bad.

Is that you on the grave jump Steve? At 47 years old I'd say that is a pretty freakin' awesome trick. Ain't done any more of those since I missed one at Norris about 3 summers ago. My neck hurt for about a whole year.

john

tullfooter wrote: Yes John, that's me. I do that trick in our show. The Grave Jump name is so appropriate. When it doesn't go right, it's rarely an easy fall.

Awesome Steve and a crowd pleaser I bet.

Thats exactly why I don't even try 'em anymore.

john

It was legendary in the Sacramento Deep Water Channel on Wednesday morning. 20 mile of great water. its a shame we only had energy to ski a few miles of it. Water still warm, but cooling off:

Ski the Channel

my basic one-foot wake cross is pretty easy, although I don't think any were in the video. The reverse is tough. Willie tells me I need more leg strength on the reverse foot. That segment where I was doing the one foots behind the boat he wanted me to ski into the churn, lift a foot and ski out. Nasty. I was too tired by that time to really do it. Headed out today to ski with Willie. Film at eleven...

Ok finally got around to editing last week's night out. For whatever reason the clip of my neighbors didn't render. Have to sort through those gremlins. Not a lot of anything special here other then WOW is this camera something, if you pause the video, you can actually count my toes - crazy from 100 feet away.

Highlights: First clip, good run but what the heck made me fall, I can't see anything obvious. Is it something in my form? I know these are boring but it's getting me more comfortable riding and controlling direction. Second Clip - Planted too early, too slow, still haven't figured out how to tell how fast I am going on the water. Clip 3 - Stuck in the prop wash, not much else to say, reminds of the Christmas Story "Stuck, Stuuuck, Stuuuckkk!!!". Clip 4 - this is what happens when you get tired... Not sure why the rest didn't work out (Clip 5 of my neighbor and his Uncle).

I think it's cool to see how important it is to keep your elbows in, that could be one of the best tips, I have gotten. You can really see it in the first clip when transitioning out of the water, my elbows leave the side and I start going all over the place, I jam them back and instant control. Super huge tip. On to the video:

Steve can not view that video on Youtube same problem as before can you post a link. Not long to my barefoot lesson at Stoney Park now.

Steve: That is some solid long line footing. Your faceplant was a good one too. You appeared to get fatigued, you started standing up straighter and lost your glide on that foot, likely cuz your ankle went "soft". Keep the ankle flexed. Get comfortable, but not lazy. As soon as you "think you have it down" in this sport, you will be rewarded with a head packer.

I am stoked you are planting in the wake. Good way to get on your feet fast. A couple of ideas:

1. I think that rope has too much stretch and partly causes a lot of that bouncing you are experiencing on your plane and plant. Looks like a stick ski rope. Ditch it and get a very low, or no stretch rope. I like KSO's Signature rope, I think it is a US Gear. 150 bucks, but the last rope you will ever buy.

2. Start crossing the wake on those turns! It will be fun, and get you used to wake slalom. Plus you won't be fighting the turn of the boat, which fatigued you and lead to the fall.

Digging the video and your progress!

Roy; Makes sense, and I can see myself stand up right before the fall. Amazing how the little things get you.

That rope is probably a 10 to 15 year old BFI rope that is my neighbors. I ordered a Spectra BFI rope two weeks ago and waiting for it to arrive. Will see how that one works when it shows up. Maybe I will put the KSO on my Christmas list

Will work on the wake crosses. Also will talk to my driver, I don't ever like to complain because I am so tickled just to have someone drive... Time for tactful, polite request for some changes on the pull.

We have perfect weather this week, but everybody is working so can't get out, uggghhh. Next week I have to go to MD, I sure hope the weather holds so I can get one or two more runs in the following week. Keeping those fingers crossed!   

nice steve!! nice fall lol..you are making me wanna try the long line next time i foot...
hopefully this weekend I will be able if weather allows to..
I also want to test the boom with the extension I brought with me from the trip....

Dude, that pic is S-I-C-K! were you on a rope or the boom? You look like you are skiing in no-man's-land. if that is on a rope, it is a shorty...

I think it's on the second rotation...face, feet, face...