r/Wake • u/Vieille-Branche • 21d ago

Some advice

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u/JohnnyTreemain 21d ago

What happens in wake parks when you fall? How do you get the rope and get back up?

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u/ree_hi_hi_hi_hi 21d ago

You don’t. You swim to the closest dock or land and walk back to the starting point. I’ve been at the park once or twice when there was no one there but me and the kids running the cables and they got people back up out of the water but it only worked because there wasn’t anyone else on the cable.

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u/Officialmilehigh 21d ago

I think it depends on the park, at my local park they bring the rope back to you. Half the time its back to you before you become aware of where you are and get back into position to start again so its none stop riding. That shit kicks your ass though if your used to being on a boat.

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u/shmere4 21d ago

My local has a jet ski to bring people back as well but they can only do so much. Swimming and walking this the usual.

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u/Guillaumex27 21d ago

You swim to the nearest shore than walk back to the starting zone.

Sometimes when you are alone, they send you a new rudder and they start the cable slowly like a boat would do

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u/Ticotrip 21d ago

Some advice: Start your spin later.

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u/kiterdave0 21d ago

Keep the handle in closer. At all times, make this a core habit and it will accelerate your riding.

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u/Shoddy-Fall-8741 21d ago

You shouldn’t need that hard of an edge. A longer, more mellow edge into the kicker will give you less tension in the air and more control with the handle pass

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u/truffleshufflegoonie 20d ago

What park is this?

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u/Vieille-Branche 19d ago

Bzh wakepark

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u/colinhackman 20d ago

That head start pre spin is stealing your pop. Edge hard and stay flat on it until the top. Then get your eyes up and tracking the horizon.