backflip attempts

[douglee25]

I wonder if it would be a good idea/possible to hook up a small flotation buoy that could show the location of a ski if it went down?

Doug

 

[yamaslut]

a backflip off a wake and surf backflip are totally different in style and approach... If you want to get around on a wake flip, you need to approach the wake slowly then right before (you will have to figure the timing out) you hit the launch wake, blip the throttle, so the nose pops up and then drops down... right at the point in wich your nose is fully dipped you should be at the launch wave, sit down, pull back and grab all of the throttle. Then, as you shoot up continue pulling on the bars and remember you will be compressed in a sitting position, so just kick your legs straight out to a standing position and at the same time look back as far as you can to spot the landing... If you do these things at the right time you will get around, no doubt.. It took me a few attempts, but landed one clean...

a surf flip is all confidence and hitting the wave at the right time... all the body english is much less accented...

from another thread where someone asked about flips

 

[ski4]

as long as you stay connected to the ski it doesnt hurt at all. Much less painful than a failed barrel roll attempt. It is very intimadating if you come unhooked from your ski and you look up to see it coming straight at you. Make sure to wear your helmet.

that is for sure, still nursing a broken nose, damaged nerves and cracked tooth form the last oops
failed barrel rolls tend to make my upper back hurt for some reason, like getting slapped inthe back over and over and over aond over

 

[PancakePete]

How deep is it there? Recovered yet?

YIKES...

What happend... and I tell everyone, flat and surf.... HOOD STRAPS !

Save your boat... Deep water, big currents, whatever. Its worth the 7 bucks at hardware store...

I hope you got the ski back !

 

[superramjet]

we are meeting divers out there tomorrow at 1:00, hopefully it will go well.

 

[PancakePete]

we are meeting divers out there tomorrow at 1:00, hopefully it will go well.

:bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: holy ~:bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes:

I will pray to the ski gods tonight !
that is just Crazy !

:Thinkingof_:

 

[meatball]

Good luck! It didnt take us that long to find our sunken treasure after we resorted to SCUBA but it REALLY helps to know the approx location.

 

[PancakePete]

we are meeting divers out there tomorrow at 1:00, hopefully it will go well.

Let us know how you make out today !:banghead:

 

[wildman326]

What a riot!!!! Thanks for posting that Tom!!!

I can't wait to go out and try again.

In ther video it looks like we're jumping off of nothing. The wake looks quite flat to me, even though it wasn't.

Thanks for all the advice, the race is on!!