Barefoot How To

[scott resick]

Sweet! Nice work. If you fell backwards the speed was probably a little too slow. Your gonna love standing in that curl when you can relax, look around and enjoy the ride!

[swc5150]

Great job! One pointer on the kneeboard... when it's starts hopping, just shift your weight further forward on it, and it will smooth right out.

[rjklein4470]

I have a 200 CB and I have been footing behind it for about a year. The boom is key IMO, I have done the knee board thing but you will fall more. Also a good footing suit is key as well, until you get good, buy for padding and not style. You can still bruise through a decent footing suit if it is a advanced suit.

Divide you weight by 10 and add 15 mph for the boom and deep water. I am 6-7 250 and I foot at 40 mph, and do not need to go any faster.

[swc5150]

I have a 200 CB and I have been footing behind it for about a year. The boom is key IMO, I have done the knee board thing but you will fall more. Also a good footing suit is key as well, until you get good, buy for padding and not style. You can still bruise through a decent footing suit if it is a advanced suit.

Divide you weight by 10 and add 15 mph for the boom and deep water. I am 6-7 250 and I foot at 40 mph, and do not need to go any faster.

I've tried this formula, and it puts me at 30mph (150lbs). When I one foot, 30 doesn't feel nearly fast enough. Same for doing a tumble turn. If I foot around 40, I can burn around easily during a tumble turn. Granted, I believe my form is crap, as I don't really consider myself a barefooter. It's usually a one or two times a summer thing.

[rjklein4470]

It also depends on the water. If you have glass 35 should be good. I have a friend who is a really good footer and he is 180, and I pull him at 35, but when he starts to do tricks we bump it to 38.

The biggest variable is how you are getting your reading. I am using zero off, but as you know most marine gauges are not really that close. Bottom line go the speed you need, but i think people learning often start too fast.

Rob

[jeepn]

congrats lucky. we had a few people out on my boom saturday trying to learn. was wondering how your weekend was goin.

[lucky7t]

Im getting prepared for this weekend already

It felt good. I fell because my wife had the zero off set at 36 and it hit that speed and slowed.

[srock]

To stop the bounce scoot forward on the board but also keep your feet on the front of the board while riding and getting outside the wake and it will not bounce. Sounds like you found the right speed for that. Once outside the wake place your feet lightly on the water then have the boat accelerate. In this three point position with your feet on the water you will not bounce at all. Just take your time getting up while the boat gets to speed.

Once you master the kneeboard and begin deep water starts you will find that riding on your butt is almost the same as on the board.

[AirTool]

It felt good. I fell because my wife had the zero off set at 36 and it hit that speed and slowed.

...don't let the wife use cruise. maybe the GPS models are good enough but it helps that the speed be smooth. I know my PP won't cut it except for experts and lightweight footers at slow speed with the PP on rpm. (rpm fixed and speed creeping up smoothly)

I told you not to use the cruise.

Also remember that long line....everything takes twice as long.

[pzthk6]

Good to see your on a 210 lucky7t, it's probably the best barefoot boat currently in CC's line up. The stepped hulls on the 200 is great for skiing but can leave the table frothy, which at 40mph feels like a gravel road that hasn't been graded all year (took a few faceplants before i was prepared for it). The 210's have a smooth table for wake crossing and very small wakes at footin speed. The only down side, finding a boom that will go on the newer 2-point towers since you don't have a center pylon.
And since you have a 210, your max speed is only 40-42 anyway, so speed control isn't all that necessary (and it gives your wife one less thing to worry about).

[jeepn]

any updates lucky?

[lucky7t]

I told you not to use the cruise.

Also remember that long line....everything takes twice as long.

I know. I don't listen very well