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jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12552

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Anybody know how its done? some places I've seen make it look like you actually just get towed behind the jet ski, but others make it look like you just have the jet-ski drive by and surf its wake. Here's what the 2006 wavesportcatalog says: \"Big waves are ephemeral, but jet-ski and lake are consistently available. Dan Blackburn works on techniwue and style at 30 mph., accurately simulating the big wave bounce.\" There are several pictures of this, and in none of them are they holding tow ropes.
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12553

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The power of the wake of the jet ski is too small. They are holding onto the rope. They'll carve out and then hard in to build speed, and as they cross the wake, let go of the rope and do whatever aerial move fancies them. Good fun. Try it. :yes:
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12590

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that's what I was thinking, but wouldn't it be really easy to dislocate your shoulder if you flip, or lose your paddle or are there ways of avoiding that?
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12592

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Batayak wrote:
that's what I was thinking, but wouldn't it be really easy to dislocate your shoulder if you flip, or lose your paddle or are there ways of avoiding that?

No, not really a problem with proper technique. Most people don't use paddles. Only bare hands on the ski-rope handle. The paddle will only complicate matters. All one needs is the speed and possibly a small wake to get air. But speed alone will work. :D
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12618

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Thanks for the help. I should hopefully have a chance to try it out pretty soon.
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12624

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You may want to check this vid to realise what they are on about. (looks fun)

Jet Ski Vid
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12629

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Thats pretty cool :)
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12952

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I`ve tried it earlier this year, just holding on to the ski rope, like knee bording. at slow speed it is very difficult to plane, and when you get op to speed I start bouncing, each time higher and higher till.....
Hope somebody have a better technique.
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Re:jet-ski surfing 17 years 2 months ago #12964

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i got towed behind a wake boardin boat during the summer lead to some funny and painful carnage but also some nice air.be warned if ur gona do it its gona hurt da first couple of rides
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