Freestyle Can I get some constructive criticism?
- Thread starter hink320
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- sask, canada
Haha, I think so. After I landed the first one on the DVX it just got easier. Those hulls are amazing.
- Location
- sask, canada
- Location
- sask, canada
Now I just need to learn the multiple flip, or 180 to flip technique. I can only do them off set up wakes. This is what happened the last time I tried two in a row lol.
- Location
- alberta, canada
heheheheheheeheehehe idiot! Just tell people you went for a combo superflip!
- Location
- sask, canada
Haha ya, that's what I meant, I need advice on landing superflips, lol. Might help if I had superflip bars.
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- sask, canada
Working on doing consecutive flips now. To anyone who says that they're not impressive to watch has never tried to do them, they are not easy! I finally landed two in a row, but wasn't expecting to and forgot to give it gas and fell off, lol.
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- Cruising Around
You just needed to get on a ski with a motor built right, third times the charm lol. Lookin good, jealous.
RyanO
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- Location
- Gold Coast, Australia
The footrocket is not a very good hull for flatwater.. it shows now that you're riding a dvx.
If you pull the bars to your chest once you're in the air and spot the landing and then extend out/reset when you land for each flip, they will become a lot more consistent and you'll be able to rotate that little extra so that the nose doesn't scoop too much water and slow your drive down. the motion almost feels like you're rowing a boat with two oars sitting backwards.
Here's my 6 in a row over the weekend on a dasa 1200 xfs rickter:
Short space allows for 8-9 but i get dizzy and I have to run on stage after it and I tripped once so now I keep it to 5 or 6 clean ones.
I'd also like to add in my experience that no trim is not the answer to extra height. No trim means you still have to pull hard on the ski to make it rotate. I find more height with trim and hardly any pull, almost looking forwards off the lip. this allows the ski to drive up without you pulling back on the bars.
If you pull the bars to your chest once you're in the air and spot the landing and then extend out/reset when you land for each flip, they will become a lot more consistent and you'll be able to rotate that little extra so that the nose doesn't scoop too much water and slow your drive down. the motion almost feels like you're rowing a boat with two oars sitting backwards.
Here's my 6 in a row over the weekend on a dasa 1200 xfs rickter:
Short space allows for 8-9 but i get dizzy and I have to run on stage after it and I tripped once so now I keep it to 5 or 6 clean ones.
I'd also like to add in my experience that no trim is not the answer to extra height. No trim means you still have to pull hard on the ski to make it rotate. I find more height with trim and hardly any pull, almost looking forwards off the lip. this allows the ski to drive up without you pulling back on the bars.
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- sask, canada
This is no trim with a Footrocket:
I think it's pretty decent height. The Footrocket is a perfectly capable flatwater hull and I am consistently landing flips on it.
RyanO
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- Gold Coast, Australia
You might be surprised if you give it a go.. this is what I get paid to do every day. And I learnt along side a world champion.
All i'm saying is there is two ways to look at getting extra height.. less trim with same pull on bars /or/ trim and neutral/forward body position with minimal pull... your body movement will always overpower what the trim is trying to do, that is why a no trim flip works, however, it can also compliment the ski's rotation whilst adjusting the initial take off direction
I and many others find height more easily attainable by using the trim to do the revolving of the backflip thus leaving your body/head/eyes to do the upwards and forwards driving to reach maximum height.
Note the takeoff position of the body and the height achieved.
All i'm saying is there is two ways to look at getting extra height.. less trim with same pull on bars /or/ trim and neutral/forward body position with minimal pull... your body movement will always overpower what the trim is trying to do, that is why a no trim flip works, however, it can also compliment the ski's rotation whilst adjusting the initial take off direction
I and many others find height more easily attainable by using the trim to do the revolving of the backflip thus leaving your body/head/eyes to do the upwards and forwards driving to reach maximum height.
Note the takeoff position of the body and the height achieved.
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- sask, canada
I just quickly skimmed over your first post the first time I read it, but I went back and read it over again and it makes sense. I watch vids of Lee Stone all the time and try to study how he does it so i can work on and improve my form. I'm still not the greatest at timing my set up wake, I used to hit it too late and kind of plow in to it and then up it. Lately I've been trying to drop down into the low spot before the wake and ride up it more but it still feels weird, it feels like I'm hitting it too early now but I'm just not used to hitting it right. I feel like I'm getting better almost every time I ride, hell I nosed in a flatwater flip on a Vision yesterday, lol.
Thanks for the advice!