Wakeboarding pictures from Saturday

[Matt Garcia]

Here are some pictures from this past Saturday on my buddies 08 Supra 22SSV. Conditions where awesome, couldn't ask for anything better. We had a great crew, water, wake and some great riding.


Patrick





Jungle









Cody









Me





Jason

[Matt Garcia]

Few more...

Look at this sweet ride....







Some crash pics

[balair]

Nice Pics Matt. Couldn't ask for better conditions than that. I bet that little boat throws a nice wake tho

[samw]

Matt
Thanks for sharing. Great pics, looks like fun. All you guys doing all the tricks....Man I wish I could.

[dogbert]

Great pics, looks like you really have that camera dialed in!

[Moki]

Great pics Matt. You and your friends are almost as good as I am in my mind

[jwanck11]

Awesome picts. You guys throw some sick tricks.

[da.bell]

Few more...

Look at this sweet ride....

Looks like a mini MB Tomcat with an I/O.

[Fit to be Tige]

Awesome pics. As a relatively new wakeboarder, it blows my mind that you can get that much air. I think I do flatten my board out when I hit the wake, is it really the holding and staying on edge that is the "magic"?????????

[da.bell]

Standing tall at the tip and holding the edge work hand in hand...

[Fit to be Tige]

Standing tall at the tip and holding the edge work hand in hand...

ok, what is standing tall at the tip?

[da.bell]

Ops, tip of the wake....

[Matt Garcia]

Awesome pics. As a relatively new wakeboarder, it blows my mind that you can get that much air. I think I do flatten my board out when I hit the wake, is it really the holding and staying on edge that is the "magic"?????????

Yes its pretty simple once you figure it out.

1. Start a slow cut and build a progressive edge towards the wake
2. Load the line by sitting and leaning against the rope.
3. Keep handle in close to hip and elbows close to your sides.
4. Stand tall at the top of the wake but do not flatten out before you hit the wake.

A good wake jump is really just releasing all the energy you built up by loading the line and progressively building your edge.

Oh and a big wake helps too.

[Fit to be Tige]

Thanks Matt and db. I think I need to get out and ride with some of you guys that have it down. Trying to get it on my own has proven challenging and sometimes painful

I understand the theory, but haven't been able to really nail it. Seems like you guys pop practically straight up in the air.

[Matt Garcia]

Ya I know its easier said then done. Sort of like when people tell me how to do 3's just pop, pull and pass. For some reason I still cant get it!

Like with anything else its just practice.