2012 Wakesurfing picture thread

[Surfdad]

Good eye trent! James Walker, my son, actually "rode" two separate pieces of plywood. One a two-foot'ish diameter round piece and the other a two foot square piece. I wanted to test a theory and I always make James ride that crazy stuff.

[Fiveflat]

I'd imagine that square piece of plywood was really hard to keep from pearling?

Looks like that corner just wants to dig into the wave.

[Surfdad]

It tended to want to rotate the board around, not so much pull it down like pearling. But you can also see the stance is "stupid" small at less than 20 inches or so. There wasn't much leaning forward.

Getting up on the thing was crazy difficult, the board oscillated side-to-side almost violently unless you stayed tucked into a ball.

[auburntigegal]

I've been studying lots of your pics Surfdad, looking for some help with our fam! I can usually see James's board and fin set up easily . How do you set yours up? My daughter and I are riding the Inland Surfer Ooze now and really having fun with it. Right now we're riding it with the outside fins ( which at the moment I can't tell you which ones I have, maybe the stubby) and nothing in the middle. I am starting to be able to get a little "pop" off the wave and just want to keep working it to get higher. What's your rec for fin position (and I guess fin size) for getting some air?

[MTtigekid]

not a picture but i figured this video of one of my buddies conner wakesurfing belonged in here

[Surfdad]

Hey auburntigegal,

Sorry I missed your post, not ignoring you!

I can't ride the ooze, it's just too small for me, but we do own one. I've heard folks refer to it as slow relative to other skim style offerings, so if I were trying to set that board up for airs, I'd recommend whatever gives you the most down the line speed, when you pump in. NORMALLY, but not always, that will be a twin set up. Single fins offer less drag, but are sometimes easy for folks to "spin out" when pumping into the lip. Shorter fins will release quicker off the wake, which can make it harder to learn. As you're learning you don't have much air, so you want the fins engaged a little longer, but I'm not sure if the longer fins will offer too much drag on that Ooze for you on your wake. Speed will be the key.

So I think you are on the right track. As deep as you can go and not lose speed. Twin fins to start, if that doesn't slow you down. Eventually you'll want to work to a single trailer fin. That will give you the least drag, and the longest hold as you go up the lip.

Hope that helps!

[Surfdad]

This is what is referred to as a Chop Hop in ocean surfing, in competitive wakesurfing that trick name has been assigned to something else.

Anyway, it's a ollie 3 out in the flats. I didn't get any one single trick with the sequence pictures, so this set is combinging two and then I'll post a video so folks can see it.

[Surfdad]

...and hopefully the YouTube video that shows the whole thing.

[jbort]

Here's a buddy today going double w his 7 yr old and yes thats Hyperlite Landlock which did ok. Almost hangs 10 too.

[auburntigegal]

Surfdad, thanks! That answers the basics of my question!
I LOVE that 5th pic where James is totally backwards and the board is totally out of the water!! That is awesome!
I had tried going with just the small center fin, and I was doing okaaay, but did better with the two outer fins. My daughter and I have been riding 2-3 weeks now like that and I think I'll try just the center fin again this weekend!!
Our wave is so tall on our RZ4!! I can get it a little shorter and longer putting peeps up front and speeding up some.
In these pics, we have both front filled (800# total), left rear 1300#, 350# or so in peeps up front, driver, and 350# or so peoep on left side in the main area, taps on 3, 12.0mph.

[NICKYPOO]

...and hopefully the YouTube video that shows the whole thing.

SIC.

[Surfdad]

Thanks Nick!

@ auburntigegal, glad it helped! Keep us posted on your progress.

We went out with the Silva's yesterday, in 107 degree air temps. BRUTAL! BUT we did get to watch Melanie's first time riding tandem.

[Surfdad]

Labor day wakesurfing.

[Surfdad]

The weather is holding!

[MooseX]

look at surfdad goin backside. nice. i love ridin' backside being a goofy. better wave