Z3 custom ballast sac. Worth the $$$?

[Timmy!]

Don't worry so much about going wireless, learn to surf the whole pocket moving back to front, back to front over and over again with slack in the rope and THEN throw in the rope. Watch your foot position, hip balance, etc the whole time and get the "muscle memory" down. That wave you have there is plenty for anyone to surf on. Sometimes we get caught up in the whole wireless/ropeless aspect of the sport and forget that we have to be ready for that part.

[chpthril]

In that video, I have all the added weight on the surf side rear, about 50-75% in the bow, & nothing in the starboard rear. Taps at 5, speed was at 10.2-10.4, me driving (213#), his dad and my wife near the observers seat (210# combined), & 2 4yr olds in the bow (60# max). He has never surfed, wakeboarded, ski'd, anything. I was trying to get him to pull up on the rope one knot to put him in a better spot, but we weren't wanting to "push him" into anything he wasn't comfortable with. The only video I have of me going wireless is on my iPhone, so I'll try to get that uploaded soon.

Well, kid looks good for his first time

[383ws6]

finally had a little time to upload one of the gopro vids.

[MooseX]

looks like a pretty fat wave to me. Your feet aren't quite right there..close but..

I always tell 1st timers to exagerate their 'toe edge'. Bias toward the toe keeps the board 'locked' into the face and also keeps the board stable..sorta' like a real long fin'. It also keeps you from burying the heel edge when you slide down the wave on bottom turns.

Also it looks your front front foot needs to be more forward...not alot more..but enough where you can use downward pressure instantly to jet forward.

My first experiences with smaller skim style boards I'd always be spit out the back. Once I learned to 'spread' my stance( emphasis on more toe pressure and front foot closer to the tip) and use my toe edge to 'bite' into the wave it was game on. My back foot is literally on the edge of the board most of the time. Once I figured all that out I could race down the line AND hit the brakes in an instant. I could all day on the smallest chip of a board. I ride a 4'6" Phase 5 Danielo Diamond. Cruise all day. Sometimes I ride back to the dock with no ballast...just peeps hanging port or starboard (24v)

Your wave is a no brainer. The worlds fattest man eating a double double with cheese could ride it with the proper technique

[Timmy!]

I agree with Moose, move that front foot forward and square yourself up on the board, face the board edge, not the front of the board. I can tell you are not used to that board yet since it is still very "darty" which means it is a nice fast board and you will grow into it. You will learn how to control it after a few times out and that will make it less work for you.

[383ws6]

Thanks for the tips! I'll definitely give it a try.

[majestic]

Adding to what everyone said above your fin set-up can make a huge difference. It sure looked like to me the board was stiff and didn't move real well. Another thing I personally have found with Shreddstixx boards are they have to be worked and pumped a lot. You are off to a good start and the wave looked good.