Freestyle Trim Uses - An Ignorant Individual

[Snivilous]

Yea, what does trim do? I always thought it was so that when you hit a wake or what ever, the jet blasts the back end more forward (the nose coming up), but then I read people use it to create set up wakes more than anything, is this true? As crazy as it sounds, this winter I will be tearing my 650sx apart and putting it back together with the intention of trying to back flip off a wake next year. How much does trim help with a wake, and without a wake (making your own wake)? And does it help with any other tricks (barrel roll)?

Thanks!

 

[Matt_E]

Two uses:
1. Backflips - pulling the trim as you leave the water vectors the thrust so that the nose comes up and around. You're not just pushing the ski up and out of the water, but you're also pushing the back end forward. Basically, it speeds up rotation.

2. Bigger setup wake. It does this by raising the nose and sinking more of the back end into the water. Bingo, bigger wake.

Another use:

3. When spraying other people with jet blast, trim can greatly extend the blast range and/or more properly aim for the face. BAM! Also applies to fountains.

 

[BruceSki]

thread closed!

 

[sjhornet]

Helps with jetting people in the face. Best trick IMO

 

[Matt_E]

Helps with jetting people in the face. Best trick IMO

D'OH! How'd I forget about that!

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[IS0LD0UT]

That pretty much sums it up.

 

[tor*p*do]

it also gives you two control levers to play with
more is always better!

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

kinda like rideing your chick, but she dont talk back.

 

[sjhornet]

Oh yeah, you can tell people it is your clutch! "yeah babe, you can grab a handful of my clutch any day.":chairfall:

 

[Lucaumpits]

Some people have just, so other people can ask what is it and he explain , so that makes he sounds cool. Lol

 

[JetManiac]

You can also use trim in waveriding to help prevent pearling the nose.

 

[Snivilous]

Sweet! Thanks all.

 

[fast superjet chase]

dude how come you didnt ask that at the lake.

 

[Snivilous]

dude how come you didnt ask that at the lake.

I hadn't thought about trying to flip my ski until today. I didn't think I'd be goin skiin anytime soon either. Go figure, didn't even know you were on the X.

 

[Mark44]

When people ask what that lever is for I tell them its a brake.

Mark44

 

[sjhornet]

Doesn't it also help with barrels? Besides creating larger setup wakes, doesn't it help add rotation if you are leaving the wake from an angle?

 

[Matt_E]

Nope.

 

[WaveDemon]

When people ask what that lever is for I tell them its a brake.

Mark44

#1 reason

 

[sicksxr07]

Blasting Friends in the face is my favorite use.