learning to barefoot

when?

Ryan....Tell your boat driver to get his act together:) Are you going skiing with me after work this week?

Andy/Roy....On my back one foots I tend to stiffen my ski leg. I can track and ski with this form but it concerns me when I start doing wakes. Any suggestions? Ryan Wend. works for me. Lets do it.

Evening shot:

Ryan, I mean't when does the jet hit you while you are skiing.
All the time? when?

Just start doing wakes Tom. Get the neck brace and wear it. break away a little more, your back and shoulders are a little high and by bending a little more in the waist you can add just a tiny bend to your knee and you will be zippin across and as long as you keep the handle touching your butt and your head down you won't fall

Andy, most of the time, until the last couple of seconds before I go out the back.

Seb - AWWWESOOOMMMEEEE!!!!!! Dude you make it look easy, cripes even your out the back was tame, how do you end up gliding, I am always rolling with ankles legs and head flying everywhere. Now it is out to the long line!!!

I´m helping Julio, my foot buddy, to find a nice boat. The Mastercraft barefooter I spoted, has some paper problems that the owner seems not to hurry to solve. Also it would be a only one sport boat. So he is looking into a regular inboard, that will allow to do some skiing, wakeboard, and of course barefoot. Boats are limited here, and importing one is out of the question.
No nautiques for sale at this moment. There are for sale 2 late 90 mastercarfts sporstar 190. There´s also a 2005 MC 197 open bow.
Then there are several local made copycat of the Mc 92 hull, and also mc 96 hulls.
He prefers an original MC though. So are any of this 2 hulls the 1998-99 Mc or the 2005 197 good for barefoot?
They are all powered or advertised as having 310 hp powerplants.
I was able to take a look at the 2005, and its in nice condition. Need to do a water test though.
thoughts

Andy....Awsome Wakes....Man you make it look so easy :) Thanks.
Reading and watching Lane Bowers articles today I think I need to work back one foots toe holds (both sides of wake) front toe holds (both sides of wake) and some shoe skiing/wake crosses....and mabey sometime next year I start to practice the one foot wakes:( No one said this sport was easy.

Those are not my wakes. They are world class wakes.

yes

tell Julio to not pull the handle up so far, just pull it so there is some bend in your arms, then freeze position, slowly let go with one hand then try to stay there, DO NOT TURN, let the pull turn you, keep the handle close, turn "feet over"

boat speed looks a little fast, but 30mph or so should be good

looking good Gary....



john

More world class back wakes, a little closer perspective

I agree Tom, on all accounts. I see all you guys doing this stuff like its second nature, and just have to remember to be patient. Sure is fun though!!!