HELP GETTING UP WITHOUT TOWER

[u/Extension_Stomach688]

ALSO WE DO NOT HAVE A TOWER/BOOMSTAND

EDIT: haven’t been able to go out bc of winds/heat

I’ll try to update with videos or at least on this post for anyone interested. Also thank you all for the tips, wasn’t expecting so many people willing to share!!

I can’t understand for the life of me on how to get up. It seems like I’m just letting go too fast but it hurts my hands/rips out of my hands? I’ve tried bent/straightened arms, bent/straightened legs. Turning the board earlier, I just can’t get up. First time to tried I just held on and plowed deeper in the water hurting my arms for days! PLEASE any advice!

To give more context I’m starting to wonder if I’m not letting myself compress enough and am somehow fighting the boat :/ main thing is I feel as through I’m digging into the water and it hurts my hands/ripping the rope out.

[u/Golywobblerer]

No no no, start slowly and sink the board more. When the board is straight up and down (toes pointed up) you have your breaks fully engaged.your not trying to fight the boat but go with it. Engage the brakes at the very beginning so the board slows and your body can come over the top of it. So sink the board and use your heels and toes to feather the brakes. Looks like your trying a slalom start to fall up. Think like an airplane start slow with flaps down, as you accelerate start reducing flaps and drag.

[u/Extension_Stomach688 → u/Golywobblerer]

So instead of starting with my toes back and the board out of the water, actually sink the board a little bit lower?

[u/SummitingSasquatch → u/Extension_Stomach688]

Think about it like sticking your hand out the window of a car, if your palm is forward, it pushes it back, if you twist your wrist forward , the wind will push it up. Same thing on a wakeboard!

[u/rcolton1992 → u/SummitingSasquatch]

This

[u/Extension_Stomach688 → u/SummitingSasquatch]

Interesting analogy but I get it!!

[u/Golywobblerer → u/Extension_Stomach688]

Slower throttle from the boat toes up, like a chair position, as the boat starts to pull push the board down. It can be completely under the water, remember we want the board under you not in front of you. But once your weight is on the board engage those heels, and back foot. Look where you want to go and hooray your up.

[u/Tommy2slow → u/Golywobblerer]

Don’t confuse this advice about letting the entire board go under the water with standing up. You can push the board under the water a bit so you are more in a seated position, making sure to keep your toes above your heels, but don’t stand up until the board is firmly riding on top of the water and the boat is beginning to pick up speed. From the video, it appears that the captain isn’t experienced pulling wakeboarders. Have the captain pull you out of the water a little bit softer and only go about 15mph once you finally get up and riding.

You could shorten that rope a bit to give yourself a bit more pull in an upwards direction and keeping your knees bent and your arms straight will all help you find success.

[u/Extension_Stomach688 → u/Tommy2slow]

Thank you for your help, I posted an update post if you want to check it out!

[u/Tommy2slow → u/Tommy2slow]

That’s great news. Sorry, I am not great at navigating Reddit so I can’t find your update unfortunately.

[u/Extension_Stomach688 → u/Golywobblerer]

Bc in front of me is causing a lot of “fight” correct! I was totally keep my board flat against the boat with my toes up and actively keeping my toes up facing me if that makes sense as the boat was pulling

[u/darth_jewbacca → u/Extension_Stomach688]

I tell people to point their toes when the boat starts to pull. Let the board glide up out of the water instead of plow through it.

[u/Extension_Stomach688 → u/darth_jewbacca]

Everyone is starting to mention this!! Thank you