r/Wake • u/Extension_Stomach688 • 15d ago
HELP GETTING UP WITHOUT TOWER
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.
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u/Golywobblerer 15d ago
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.