big tray

[stanton]

whats your opinion.
i never move my feet so i dont need a big tray and i use my heel against the gunwhale so if it was wider id have to move my foot over more and that would make it off center.

 

[DAG]

so your asking does widening the tray makes it off center???

 

[stanton]

nope just checking consensus.

 

[rollin5150]

I am still relatively new to standup but I do like the wider try in the SXR. Seems to be a little more stable with a wider stance

 

[wydopen]

allot of work for no gain??..whats the point??

 

[tor*p*do]

that is one good thing about REV footholds
they effectively make the tray wider!

 

[wydopen]

that is one good thing about REV footholds
they effectively make the tray wider!

haha yea in the back where you should never be standing with both feet...:clown:

 

[DAG]

haha yea in the back where you should never be standing with both feet...:clown:

assuming your talking about wider tray for surf then. different riding styles, your going to get different results if you dont qualify it befog hand. :stups:


EDIT: lol, just noticed the poll you added.

 

[tor*p*do]

haha yea in the back where you should never be standing with both feet...:clown:

thats weird, I enjoy riding with both feet in the foothold

why should I never do that?
I always have at least my right foot back into the foothold

 

[brett]

i need the area to be wider with a size 13 and riding surf-stance. my footstrap is almost up against the gunwhale and we cut a hole for my foot to got through. it worked out great

 

[JonnyB]

I have an SJ with footholds I have been on an SXR and an Octane. The octane had footholds and I really liked how wide it was

 

[Big Kahuna]

haha yea in the back where you should never be standing with both feet...:clown:

try doing a flat water barrell roll in surf stance!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not all of us ride surf all the time!!!!!!!! or even most of the time.

 

[Fro Diesel]

I ride surf 80%of the time. :woot:

Like your ex-gf said..."if it ain't big, why ride?"

 

[wydopen]

try doing a flat water barrell roll in surf stance!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not all of us ride surf all the time!!!!!!!! or even most of the time.

thats what the clown face was for ;-)

 

[yamaslut]

I ride in the surf 100% of the time and I love a widened tray.... seems kinda useless if you are strapped all the time though (except to make room for big ass feet) I do not use the holds anymore,cause I don't really do flips or rolls anymore, so the one on the right is useless, but the left one makes lots of room for the size 14 wrastlin shoe...

Barefoot, rear strap, front foothold is the way I ride now.... I never really leave that stance anymore... I'm old and fragile

 

[Mike Serlin]

Its all about the widened tray. it's the lazy mans jetski. It allows you to stay upright and make corrections to your balance much easier. You can gain over 5" of width!!! hehe

 

[JoeD]

Widetray all the way

My fx1 tray measures 20" side to side.

 

[Crab]

If your coming off an X2 and switch to the SJ the same day, its a must do. I struggled with that all last year but now its a non issue.

 

[guiness92]

thats weird, I enjoy riding with both feet in the foothold

why should I never do that?
I always have at least my right foot back into the foothold

Some people feel surf stance is the only way to go. They think it looks more "stylish". Its a matter of opinion, I personally like the looks of both feet back rolls and flips. Surf stance is good just for that, surf riding. But if I wanted to shred waves I'd grab my surfboard instead of the ski. Just my opinion though.

But thats not what this thread is about, I like a narrow tray, makes it feel more like a surfboard or skateboard, gives more control and is easier to lean into imo.

 

[guiness92]

oh and re-entries should only be done in surf stance, they just look so sweet that way