Actually just a couple of people with elitist attitudes.
lol its funny you come out of the woodwork every couple months to imply that about me...
i didnt know posting some pics ive gathered over the years was offensive to anybody..
as far so me suggesting people get out of the footholds its just that, a suggestion...ive ridden both ways and like i said before i was lucky enough to learn to ride from some of the best surfriders in the world and when they told me to set my ski up a certain way i did and it made my learning curve much shorter...
unfortunately most people in the jetski world and especially this webste have delusions of grandeur and think they are professionals because they can do a backflip and they dont listen to any suggestions from people that may know something they dont whether they learned it themselves or from someone who learned it the hard way dialing in their setup over the years...the only reason i feel motivated to suggest things to people is the fact that i dont want to see the "sport" continue its downward spiral twards backflip obsession where actual ski handling falls by the wayside...it seems the farther away we get from the racing roots the worse it gets...
i remember when i first came on this website 6years ago when i got my first standup..i remember seeing everybodys avatar pictures and thinking wow those guys rip...i took allot of bad suggestions from people not knowing any better..when i went to my first freeride i remember seeing the same guys that appeared to be highly skilled from their forum posting floundering like beginners and i realized i needed to be more careful from who i took advise from haha...