Tips for novice bouy rider.

veedubs

veedubs

Location
Dallas, GA
Adult life happened. Had to get home and ready for the work week. Had to sacrifice Moto 3 for it LOL! It was a blast though. I'll plan better for next year.


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Vortex

Location
Southeast
Man ive been wanting to race for years just never had the right ski for it. need a new style superjet hull so bad. My old hull is just crap for handling even with mods. No comparison. Anyone got 3 thousand bucks I can borrow lol
 
veedubs

veedubs

Location
Dallas, GA
Vortex said:
I've ridden several, from stock to gp bullet hulls, still prefer Yamaha.
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Just go out and race what you have. One of the guys we ride with raced his SXi Pro. He got killed by the SXR's in his run group but he had just as much fun as everyone else.


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Vortex

Location
Southeast
veedubs said:
Just go out and race what you have. One of the guys we ride with raced his SXi Pro. He got killed by the SXR's in his run group but he had just as much fun as everyone else.


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Yeah maybe you are right. If they'd let me run a 760 and a pipe it might be worth it. Legally it should be allowed on an old style sj hull since the rius edition is what allowed 760 cyl and head in the first place. Worst handling boat should be the fastest right?
 
mightymighty2stroke

mightymighty2stroke

I'd rather be on the lake
Location
LKN, NC
Are there any decent 'getting started' threads or videos? I'm sure a lot of this is personal preference but I would rather not learn bad habits from the start. I notice some people switch their feet, and some don't...not sure what's correct there. Also I am wondering about weight placement like if I'm too far forward or back. I have a stock '14 SJ and was having a bit of a problem with it sliding out around some corners. I ran buoys last night with a friend who told me to put a lot of weight on my outside (further back) leg in the turn and that helped a ton...so just wondering what other kind of advice I am missing out on.

I then got on his SXR and that ski made me look like a superstar...but I'm loyal to my yami's so I want to make this work. I know they're capable, there are a couple on our lake that are ridiculous, but they obviously have the rider mod. Maybe I can convince them to share some tips with me when the race season is over and they aren't so busy. I got the endurance part down but that's about it.
 
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Vortex

Location
Southeast
mightymighty2stroke said:
Are there any decent 'getting started' threads or videos? I'm sure a lot of this is personal preference but I would rather not learn bad habits from the start. I notice some people switch their feet, and some don't...not sure what's correct there. Also I am wondering about weight placement like if I'm too far forward or back. I have a stock '14 SJ and was having a bit of a problem with it sliding out around some corners. I ran buoys last night with a friend who told me to put a lot of weight on my outside (further back) leg in the turn and that helped a ton...so just wondering what other kind of advice I am missing out on.

I then got on his SXR and that ski made me look like a superstar...but I'm loyal to my yami's so I want to make this work. I know they're capable, there are a couple on our lake that are ridiculous, but they obviously have the rider mod. Maybe I can convince them to share some tips with me when the race season is over and they aren't so busy. I got the endurance part down but that's about it.
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The new ones dig in and hold a line so so so much better than the old ones. You just need more tray time. try to get more comfortable with leg drags if its sliding out on you. Mainly for confidence, because these new hulls grip so well its really not necessary. It will kind of force your weight in the right place when you drag a leg.

Switching feet is preference. I think it helps. not for every turn as it costs more energy, but definitely for sweepers.

I try to keep both feet even in straights as i think its better for balance, and push each foot fwd as needed.
 
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Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

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Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
Straights you need to have your feet staggered and your body low. You are going your fastest at this point. You will hit race chop and if your feet are together you will lose your balance.
 
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Vortex

Location
Southeast
Big Kahuna said:
Straights you need to have your feet staggered and your body low. You are going your fastest at this point. You will hit race chop and if your feet are together you will lose your balance.
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I do have my left foot slightly fwd most of the time. But everyone's different, if you train for balance with both feet together you might find that keeping both feet way back can help distribute your weight more evenly on both knees and you can lower your center of gravity. Kind of how you see many riders positioning themselves after the start to get max top end. I'm no expert though, this is just what works for me in rough conditions. Especially when fuel level gets low and the nose rides higher.
 
TLR67

TLR67

Location
Cumming GA
Way to represent GA guys!!!! I would have been there but I was at the Track in Bowling Green that weekend... VeeDubbs was texting rubbing it in... I will be racin ghtere next year for sure... We all need to Pit together...
 
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