- Location
- St. Pete, FL
I've been riding for a few months now.. but when I watch these old videos of guys racing JS skis in the 90s, they are all doing things like dragging inside foot, dipping inside knee into the water, etc, etc.
I figured someone must have written a book back then about Jet Ski racing techniques, but I couldn't find anything. I know these things handle differently than the newer skis. So any tips for going fast on a JS440/550?
All I've learned so far is to get low when turning, counter steer as you start to slide out, and try to use the back of the rail to carve. This really isn't much, I know there must be more.
Are these guys dragging a leg to turn tighter, or are they using it as support to keep from rolling too far?
Sometimes I see them pumping their legs.. or are they just flexing to let the ski move under them without porpoising?
I figured someone must have written a book back then about Jet Ski racing techniques, but I couldn't find anything. I know these things handle differently than the newer skis. So any tips for going fast on a JS440/550?
All I've learned so far is to get low when turning, counter steer as you start to slide out, and try to use the back of the rail to carve. This really isn't much, I know there must be more.
Are these guys dragging a leg to turn tighter, or are they using it as support to keep from rolling too far?
Sometimes I see them pumping their legs.. or are they just flexing to let the ski move under them without porpoising?