learning to barefoot

Kevin, ok 70'off the tower with a 20' boat put's you about 60' off the back of the boat. Greg say's 80' line. same problem in my opinion. To much prop wash and turbulence. As far as Carl's run beautiful LLDW tumble turn start, I can see how the tower can keep you up and out with more ease with that high angle. But what other advantage's are there with the tower? Also rope length seems still to short, aren't you beating yourself to death once up with the short line? Granted the tower will give you lift along with the short line for deep water starts. But after that the party is over. I guess its all what you are used to. As far as age and possibly being dated, no argument their. You guy's don't need my opinion just thought I would chime in.

Skiing behind the boat, 90-100' is a good idea. Whatever gets you behind the rooster tail.

3-event trick and wake, done in the curl, is better at 70-80'

torchred55 wrote: Take a crappy slalom ski and remove the toe piece of the front boot. Once the boat is up to speed, place your rear foot in the water. Get enough pressure on the foot in the water to ease up on the foot that is still tucked into the boot heel, your foot will slide right off the front of the ski. Once your second foot hits the water, you'll have to adjust for spray and distance between feet. That's how we learned it in the late 70's before suits, wake boards and booms were popular. Best of luck and have fun! P.S. - when going down, TUCK & ROLL!

There are lots of better easier safer ways to learn to foot than stepping off of a ski. Its 2014. Gas was like 60 cents a gallon back in the 70's.

Greg that sucks? you don't get to defend your best Wipeout trophy?

That sucks Greg! ski injury?
rest and it will heal!

Fortunately I did some rest and my waist pain has gone for some time.
So far no pain while barefooting or playing tennis.

IAughtNaut wrote: ... you don't get to defend your best Wipeout trophy?

Hmmmm. I just might have to go over to try and steal the faceplant trophy from Greg. I have an in with the driver.

new flip turn ski, a cut down EP Wayne Grimditch


Johnny's first flip turn tries

nice HW!

now to barefooting!

sunday rained during the day, no boat in the afternoon, so we had the river to ourselves.

decided to go to the big canal instead of regular tiny river I ski on, which is narrow for LL.

with that in mind and the double stack pylon, I decided to try LLBD, last time I tried them was at the WBC on april.
Over I was able to do 2 nice runs on shoes.

first run planted to soon,
second run planted to soon,
third run plane, bounce, let go...
fourth run plane, planted, wait wait, got pulled forward
Fifth run video!

Lol the split over the wake was terrific! Great perseverance on that one haha.

HW - nice step off right into the glass!

Jonny - EVERYONE of those wipeouts, actually almost every wipeout I see now just hurt - I feel them, every single one - is that weird?

Seb - AWESOME - did you have a cup as you were laying your balls right on the pointy part of the wake - ouch! Great run though, when do you get out to try another?

No cup Steve! shorts and suit, felt no pain in the nuts, more concern in chin and mouth protection now...

KBS

kapla ball slide

Nice run!
I used a store bought bite guard for years of footin.
Now I use a dentist issued dental football bite guard. That lasted one year of foilin. Next year I will use my nightly dental bite guard for thee foilin.
All of the years of footin, backwards, and forwards never wore a cup. Never had a severe ball buster.

KBS. That's great. Eat your heart out ADV. One of the greater pains I had when learning was in my jaw/jowls as well. Fixed itself without really even thinking about it as my form improved. I think the key to that is to really crank your head up so you are looking at the sky and not into your own rooster tail.

75 Tique wrote: One of the greater pains I had when learning was in my jaw/jowls as well. I think the key to that is to really crank your head up so you are looking at the sky and not into your own rooster tail.

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