2013 Water Sports Season - Improvement Goals

[mikeg205]

Originally Posted by GoneBoatN

Two goals this year:

1) Do one invert on a wakeboard.
2) Survive #1 relatively uninjured.

Outstanding goal... especially #2 - Park Bonifay says it's water not concrete so throw the trick... if that's true why are faceplants soooo unpleasant...?

[76S&S]

1. Get inverted on the wakeboard.
Wait I've already done that.

1.a. Get inverted on the wakeboard on purpose.
2. Ride away from 1.a.
3. Survive the above while turning 50 this summer.

Would love to get back on a course, but there currently isn't one on our lake. Just discovered that there is an old college ski team member a few houses down from me at the lake. We went to the same school a couple of years apart. Hopefully we can get together and do some slalom this year.

[GoneBoatN]

Originally Posted by mikeg205

Park Bonifay says it's water not concrete so throw the trick...

Something tells me he wears a knee brace for a reason.

Originally Posted by mikeg205

if that's true why are faceplants soooo unpleasant...?

It's amazing how much harder water gets as you get above 20. Wakeboard digs in = 21.5->0 while body continues at 21.5.

Last time I was out I ended up a little too much on the back foot on a wake jump and did about 140 degrees without even trying. Why would that remaining 220 degrees be so difficult?

[mikeg205]

Originally Posted by GoneBoatN

Something tells me he wears a knee brace for a reason.


It's amazing how much harder water gets as you get above 20. Wakeboard digs in = 21.5->0 while body continues at 21.5.

Last time I was out I ended up a little too much on the back foot on a wake jump and did about 140 degrees without even trying. Why would that remaining 220 degrees be so difficult?

You got video of the 140?

[mxhideout]

Goal #1: Actually get out on the lake (For us in MN)
Goal #2: Learn basics of slalom
Goal #3: Learn basics of wakeboarding
Goal #4: Don't die

[mikeg205]

Originally Posted by mxhideout

Goal #1: Actually get out on the lake (For us in MN)
Goal #2: Learn basics of slalom
Goal #3: Learn basics of wakeboarding
Goal #4: Don't die

I don't like #4 - -

I know #1 has been rough... the illinois river for most is still 7-8 feet above flood stage...

[mxhideout]

Lol, if you knew me in person you'd know that I occasionally add a hint to sarcasm to things I say.

What exactly does it mean when it's that far above flood stage? Most decent sized lakes here are still covered in ice...

[wakeX2wake]

see my signature...

i want to get comfy on rails... hit a cable park on a trip last weekend and sliders kickers etc are mega addictive... never played with em much as i didn't care to gnar up my boards but now i've got a couple extras to play with and plan on scarrring up a couple this yr

learn to spin better
add couple of upside downy things
learn a switch invert

[JohnE]

My goal is to ski one more time than last year. Last year was zero times.

[nickespi]

360s and inverts on wakeboard
Spins on surfer