why finger throttles?

[onesojourner]

I am having a hard time understanding why every body likes finger throttles better. my 550 is a thumb so thats what I am used to. when I ride my friends SJ the finger throttle never really works out very good for me. that could be in part that 50% of the time I was trying to aviod yanking the loose grips off:aargh4:, or it could be its just a crappy throttle. to me it just makes more since to have a thumb throttle. my thumb doesnt really do anything and my fingers are hanging on. with a finger throttle I only have 3 fingers to hold on with. It just doesnt make since to me.


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[Frosty]

Not sure for everyone else, but for me I feel like I have better control and it feel more comfortable.

 

[Big Kahuna]

you only need to use 1 finger on a finger throttle, not 2........

 

[Waste Land]

I am having a hard time understanding why every body likes finger throttles better. my 550 is a thumb so thats what I am used to. when I ride my friends SJ the finger throttle never really works out very good for me. that could be in part that 50% of the time I was trying to aviod yanking the loose grips off:aargh4:, or it could be its just a crappy throttle. to me it just makes more since to have a thumb throttle. my thumb doesnt really do anything and my fingers are hanging on. with a finger throttle I only have 3 fingers to hold on with. It just doesnt make since to me.


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4 fingers on bar and 1 on throttle. Thumb is strongest finger too, so that much more to hold on.

Cant do monkey jumps, or 50/50s with thumb throttle ither. Just need some getting use too

 

[showmepro1200]

"Loose grips"?????? Seems to be part of the problem?

 

[SJBrit]

4 fingers on bar and 1 on throttle. Thumb is strongest finger too, so that much more to hold on.

Cant do monkey jumps, or 50/50s with thumb throttle ither. Just need some getting use too

Jesse, are you a mutant? How many fingers do you have? :biggrin:

 

[IceRocket1286]

Jesse, are you a mutant? How many fingers do you have? :biggrin:

he has 5. 4 fingers and one thumb. ta da. just like he said

 

[yamaslut]

4 fingers on bar and 1 on throttle. Thumb is strongest finger too, so that much more to hold on.

Cant do monkey jumps, or 50/50s with thumb throttle ither. Just need some getting use too

oh.... no monkey jumps w/ a thumb throttle huh???:bs2: :bs2: :bs2:

tell that to Marc Sickerling.... he rides w/ a thumb throttle

 

[LBE]

The difference: Prefrence.

I'm more comfortable with finger throtle, but I don't think thumb is bad. When I had a SeeDoo, I didn't bother to change over to finger. I go with whats there.

 

[Rickster]

oh.... no monkey jumps w/ a thumb throttle huh???:bs2: :bs2: :bs2:

tell that to Marc Sickerling.... he rides w/ a thumb throttle

you sure Slut?

http://www.marcsickerling.com/jetskibilder/jetskiduisburg2003/jetskigross/jetskiduisburg6.jpg

It looks like a finder throttle to me.:27:

 

[Rickster]

Nevermind, I just saw pics of his boat....

how the hell do you do a monkey jump without a finger throttle?:bigeyes:

 

[yamaslut]

Nevermind, I just saw pics of his boat....

how the hell do you do a monkey jump without a finger throttle?:bigeyes:

not sure.... just know he runs thumb... I looked his boat over really good...

 

[Rickster]

check out his website and look at the pics closely, it looks like he is running both a thumb throttle and finger throttle.

 

[ANT]

just like you said, your used to a thumb throttle. You would get used to a finger throttle. You have better grip with your thumb on the grip. Think of riding a bicycle without a thumb, same idea<-not as good of grip or control.

 

[#ZERO]

Your index finger has a faster reaction time than your thumb. :Banane36: :AR15firing:

 

[sflsurfrider]

theres nothing on a 550 that even warrants the use of a thumb.... EXCEPT a throttle.

 

[JensNonsens]

Well nobody understands why Marc still is riding that thumb throttle :biggrin: But he wont use anyother. Allthough he can flip my ski as easy as his own, (I got finger throttle) He started off with thumb throttle and never really got used to finger throttles, I guess.

I think this pictures explains how he does the monkey jump.....

 

[SJBrit]

he has 5. 4 fingers and one thumb. ta da. just like he said

Nah - fingers aren't thumbs! :cool2:

 

[yamaslut]

Well nobody understands why Marc still is riding that thumb throttle :biggrin: But he wont use anyother. Allthough he can flip my ski as easy as his own, (I got finger throttle) He started off with thumb throttle and never really got used to finger throttles, I guess.

I think this pictures explains how he does the monkey jump.....

nice work Jens