- Location
- United Kingdom
I never use my trim. Only when showing people that ask what the lever is for.
Surfriding Wave Carver or Air Tricker
- Thread starter FlightPlanDan
- Start date
WILKEY
SO FAR CHANGE SUCKS!!!!!!
So hold up... you guys dont/can't flatwater flip or roll your surf skis??? Geez how ghetto of you west coast guys hahaha you have all the good surf I wouldn't use that poop either 
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
Trim gives that extra confidence needed to get around for those ankle biter waves...
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
Trim doesn't build confidence. It allows unconfident people to flip. Remove the trim and force yourself to flip without trim... Then you'll gain confidence in yourself. Body movement and wave timing is more effective than a trim lever. Trim just causes you to blow out the backside of the wave and decreases your height anyways which = ghey
More speed = more height = more fun
This is a good thread!
Finally riders talking about riding. Not a pissing match between keyboard cowboys
More speed = more height = more fun
This is a good thread!
Finally riders talking about riding. Not a pissing match between keyboard cowboys
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- Location
- Oceanside, CA
Yea Andrew used to talk about a lot of things....
I enjoy the front foothold more than a front foot strap. Moving your front foot and placing pressure on the left of right of your tray is the difference of sliding flat or sliding out backwards or forwards. Plus it lets you style out re entry's I've learned. I was hitting them with my front foot in the top left corner with my foot almost straight ( where my foot generally is). Now I'm hitting them with my foot more in the center and with just the outside of my foot in the ffh. Toe pointing towards the side of my tray and I'm figuring out how to lay the boat sideways like joe and Taylor. Sooo Steezy.
@WILKEY Hahahahah
I enjoy the front foothold more than a front foot strap. Moving your front foot and placing pressure on the left of right of your tray is the difference of sliding flat or sliding out backwards or forwards. Plus it lets you style out re entry's I've learned. I was hitting them with my front foot in the top left corner with my foot almost straight ( where my foot generally is). Now I'm hitting them with my foot more in the center and with just the outside of my foot in the ffh. Toe pointing towards the side of my tray and I'm figuring out how to lay the boat sideways like joe and Taylor. Sooo Steezy.
@WILKEY Hahahahah
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
I get what @speedysprocket is saying. If it's very very very small than you need it.
But, when I see guys in chest to head high surf.... It's now a crutch.... Jamie is spot on.
People in my experience who use trim usually don't know how to flip at all. No wave timing. No speed gauge. No knowledge on body movements on how to speed up and slow down rotation. They just know how to pull a lever.
A kid at grayland was ready to learn to flip. He said should I use trim? I said well, that lever will get you upside down so you can get over that mental hurdle but your not LEARNING how to do anything by pulling it.
There is nothing more I can't stand to see... than a trim flip in un necessary conditions.
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
I understand and agree also but a wave that small in surf means you're in 2' of water depth... At least on the East coast. On those days I just surf ride. Not worth the risk. Gotta make it to work the next day
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
And when surf is that small and it's shallow, trim makes sure I have enough rotation so I don't stuff the nose in the sand, but I can slow it down with my body if needed so I don't over rotate and land on the nozzle. I think it's kinda fun to flat land a backie on the sand once in a while!
WILKEY
SO FAR CHANGE SUCKS!!!!!!
Spot on. I hate when people can't get a ski ten foot out the water cause they are stuck on trim. Just stop using it and soar that sumbitch!!! My favorite is watching people's backs and heads hit the wave when they are taking off hahaha
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
It's like.... If your going to under rotate.... Wouldn't you want it to be from 20' so you come down in a blaze of glory!? Hahaha that's the best and I'm always yelling at the top of my lungs.
SEND IT ALWAYS
SEND IT ALWAYS
- Location
- the jetski grave yard
you have to let off the gas and stop the flow out the nozzle to pull the lever. letting off the gas is not always a good idea depending on whats in front of you.
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
Never let off! Pin it to win it
- Location
- detroit MI
You have to let off to pull trim??? hmm odd i have hear this before but i never let off the throttle to pull trim.
- Location
- clark lake, MI
I can't afford any more trim cables, so I took the trim lever off, I had to learn to flip off boat wake with no trim life is rough!
- Location
- the jetski grave yard
maybe thats because your motor doesnt have enought power to create more thrust than your lever can pull. if you can get the nozzle to tilt under full power, you aint got much power to begin with.thats also why a lot of guys go thru/break cables all the time. the easy pull pulley system does make it easier to pull but you get less throw. i only use trim to make my setup wake.if you need trim to flip, you aint got enough motor.
WILKEY
SO FAR CHANGE SUCKS!!!!!!
Are flatwater guys still using trim for flips?
- Location
- the jetski grave yard
if you use trim for FW flips, you either dont have enough power or you dont know what you are doing. only used for setup
- Location
- detroit MI
WILKEY
SO FAR CHANGE SUCKS!!!!!!
I'm talking about carbon boats with big cc motors....? of corse I have to use it on a fr2 lol but I know what I'm doing