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Originally Posted by Andy_Elliott
Ok.. this is good to know because sometimes in videos i see the riders ropes slapping the water and im like how the frick do they do that. I can do 3's everytime and in multiple variations, but when i go for 5 or flip with spin i just don't pull hard enough i guess. the timing involved with professional level riding is simply mind blowing and im trying to wrap my head around it. i feel like when i really try and pull hard (toe 5 or sw hs 5) i always pull the rotation right to my face haha. Its too bad wakeboarding doesn't get more attention..I've done a lot of "xtreme" sports and wakeboarding is for sure one of the most technically challenging ones out there. the subtle nuances of line tension, edge control and timing are like an art form.
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If your getting off axis on a toeside 5 that is resulting in you getting pulled forward so you land face first, chances are good your rushing the handle pass and pulling the rope before your in the air. Remember it's pop, pull, pass. It's easier said than done. Muscle memory plays a huge part in this. Getting off axis the right way helps cheat the spin a bit as well on toeside spins as you basically fall out of the spin on the way down. This is done by pulling the rope down toward your back knee and dropping your back shoulder to get the rotation going off axis instead of your hip, if you really taco out the spin you almost always do a 540 automatically.
For a traditional flat spin 540 and taking your TS 3 to a 5, you pull harder than a 3, but the real key is to keep the handle moving once you pass the handle. After you pass the handle you need to keep it moving across your body and not let your arm with the handle out after the first pass. Once you've passed the handle keep it in tight and keep it moving across the front of your body toward what was your back hip when you took off toeside. Most people find it easier to do an additional handle pass, this will square up your shoulders. I've taught a ton of lessons over the year and I to get people spinning past a TS 360 I have them do a bunch of Toeside 180's first where you pop and drop your back handle rotate using your front hand then pass the handle back to your opposite hand (back hand when you left the wake) before you land. This works well as it's basically the same motion as the last 180 in a TS 540. Hope that make sense.
Once last thing to check out and make is this handle pass trainer. I have been using one of these for a decade and still use it all the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43B3V7PqYYA
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