foothold slop

[Ericfox]

I think my footholds have a little too much slop... I was trying to do nosestabs last weekend, and my feet kept on coming out of the holds when I wiped out... I didnt really come close to doing a stab yet... but hope to this weekend...

Can someone try to describe to me how tight your foot should be inside the foothold? I can kick my foot in, but it still might be a little on the loose side... I think this will make tricks more difficult? feet might fall out too much and I could get hurt possibly too...

If anyone wants to go riding this weekend let me know... I have a GREAT lake to go riding at around Akron, OH.... its already nice and warm and the weather looks 1/2-way decent....

 

[Mike W]

Eric,
What kind of shoes are you wearing? I wear Asics wrestling shoes and I have plenty of room but there is enough traction that my feet do not slip out.
I used to wear old running shoes which filled up the footholds a little more and had pretty good traction.

 

[WILKEY]

put some extra turf in their to tighten up

 

[Crab]

Had same trouble until I switched to tennis shoes.

 

[tom21]

with those rev holds you'll be needing some LUGZ work boots!!:lmao:

 

[nikad58]

IMO you need to learn to hold your feet in with outward pressure.. God help you if you get them too tight !

 

[thegoldenboy]

Are you running WCF holds?

Pad them up good, slap some more turf around them. I like to kick in my toes so they get stuck. When you bail your feet still come out if you want them too.

Outward foot pressure like Nikad said does make a difference, hard to remember sometimes but will be natural after a while.

 

[onesojourner]

some holds are going to hold you in better than others. what holds do you have now? My feet with shoes and padding feel pretty solid in there.

 

[Ericfox]

I have WCF holds, adidas wrestling shoes, turf on the top w/no padding, and 8mm padding on the bottom.

 

[special fx]

Nose stabs were being done years (10+) before anyone had foot holds. If you're coming out, you're relying too much on the holds.

 

[WILKEY]

dude u want them tight imo... when mine were loose doin rolls and backys they crest of the wave would kick my feet out...now that there is some extra turf in their i havnt had any probs...

good luck man

 

[DezKnotz]

i had the same prob i just cut a piece of turf and super glued the hell out of it for a quick fix

 

[AtomicPunk]

Nose stabs were being done years (10+) before anyone had foot holds. If you're coming out, you're relying too much on the holds.

^^^^^^ exactly

 

[tipafew]

It's hard to say without trying them, but I'm guessing it's more a technique issue than it is a hold issue.

 

[Ericfox]

cool... I will keep trying....

Right now I am trying "bronco 180s"... I guess they are the nose stab without a wake.... I try to watch videos to get ideas of technique but when I try them I just kinda wipe out... lol...

I hope to have better luck this weekend... I am trying the bronco 180s first because it seemed it would be the basic technique and from there I could go for more air off of wakes...

 

[wydopen]

Nose stabs were being done years (10+) before anyone had foot holds. If you're coming out, you're relying too much on the holds.

yup..

there are always straps too!!

 

[aqua]

coming unglued from the ski while going inverted is why i now have xft holds. i kept coming out of my kickers which felt dangerous . now i will have to train my self to never let go of the bars because my feet will probably want to stay. trading one risk for another i guess.

 

[aqua]

yup..

there are always straps too!!

that guy is on the wrong side of the pole.

 

[wydopen]

that guy is on the wrong side of the pole.

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i guess jk is too :smashfreakB::smashfreakB::smashfreakB:

 

[ketsair]

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i guess jk is too :smashfreakB::smashfreakB::smashfreakB:

how'd you know my initials????