JS550 Lake Tricks Help

[DaBoochMan]

Hey guys,

Pretty new to Jet Skiing but im starting to get the hang of it, I can ride rather well but Im ready for the next step! Any ideas on some beginner tricks I can try on the lake? Im on a stock JS550 right now so Im sure im pretty limited to tricks but just looking for some ideas.

THANKS!
Da Booch

 

[nitrodude81r]

Submarine!

 

[Big Kahuna]

Bulldoge barefoot. Reach around and crap the air intake with your left hand, swivil your legs around the left side of the ski, plant your right foot up towards the nose into the water, Now your barefooting on one leg. Extend this trick by by getting on the hood, you will have to swap grip, slide down the pole and extend both feet into the water, then put pressure on them, when you find the correct balance you can actually lift the pole up............ Backwards Barefooting.

 

[Polish jet pilot]

power sub: make a little S turn and at the end of the turn stick out your left leg out and turn the bars ttowards the water, you will disapear under the water for a good 3-5 seconds making a nice fountain behind you...

Watch Larry's rippin freestyle or jet dreams... all they do is 550's...

 

[zeke6785]

Also new to riding and freestyle and also riding a stock 550sx. To do a sub do you need an aftermarket bilge or does the stock 550 even have a bilge?

 

[zeke6785]

anyone??

 

[whitca]

You don't need a bilge pump to sub but its a smart investment. Yes the 550 has a bilge siphon stock. You have to be moving in order for it to work. Its pretty slow so after a good sub it will take awhile to suck all the water out.

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[ger87410]

anyone??

Everyone went to bed...

Look under the driveshaft in the engine compartment against the firewall. That is where the stock bilge should be mounted.

An easier way to do the turn sub (power sub) is by going in a straight line, just above planing speed. Stick you right foot out a bit in the water, kinda like a foot drag, and crank the bars to the right and gun the throttle. She'll go right under.

Do a fountain. Those are often crowd pleasers.

 

[zeke6785]

sounds good guys. ill be giving this a shot next time I go out

 

[Polish jet pilot]

If You learn the 550 hułl the other skis will be much easier... try some slides, and once yo umake it into a 180 slide you can combine it with a nice tail stand.. just basics but needed!

 

[gto0209]

fountains are a quick way to fill a ski without an electric bilge pump. Leg drags are always a crowd pleaser too, stick your left leg into the water, get your right foot to the left side of the tray, and crank the bars, the faster you go the easier it is.

 

[cookn]

the good old 550 leg drag. very classy. a 550 is more for just getting in the sport, its very limited to the tricks you can perform well compared to the more stable setups like the superjet. dont get me wrong tho, if you look up mark gomez's 550 thread he was doing rolls in the surf on a hopped up reed 550 so anything is possible. I love my piston port 550, its a blast to just boot around on.

 

[gto0209]

If you are good at riding you can whip out the knee drag too, same idea, get your weight far forward and one foot over in the tray.

 

[lake-skater15]

Try riding backwards. Once you get good at it you can actually turn and stuff and then you can just sit down onto the hood for hood tricks.

 

[someonec]

Awesome old thread.