AR195 wakesurfing

[Arcadyus]

Here's a video from yesterday. About 750 lbs of my homies. I'll upload another once I get the ballast. Sorry for the shity quality.

 

[jcyamaharider]

Trying not to sound like a dick. Dont carve so much right now. If you are just starting you want to find your balance on the board. If you don't you will never be able to go ropeless. Hold on to the rope and stay straight. You want to find the push of the wave, and you want to find your balance. MINOR weight shifts will either increase your speed or decrease your speed. Weight on your rear foot is the break. Weight on your front foot is gas. You had a great wave! Find your balance and the push of the wave and ropeless will come then you can start carving that bad boy.

 

[Arcadyus]

Your not at all. I've never really done this before so any advice helps. I do try and do what your saying. This was more just clips of carving. Is there like a feel you have once you find the push. I try and go only straight till I feel I'm not getting pulled then I started carving. But that only last for a few turns before the rope starts pulling again. Am I too far back on the wake? Should we not be carving at all that far back?And I am all for learning to do it properly. Right now it's really fun but my fucking arm gets really tired after holding the rope so long. Also the rope I'm using is only like 14 ft. Is that too short?

 

[jcyamaharider]

LOL, Yeah you might be a little far back. Every time I get behind the boat I have a drill that goes on both in my head and on the board. first is getting up and then finding proper foot position for me. Then it is finding balance and wave push. Finally is tossing in the rope and starting to carve the wave. I am not the best surfer, so I am starting to learn ollies now. Here is a video of a basic run and you can see every step I do. When trying to find my balance I look like a FNG.

 

[Arcadyus]

So if I'm not able to throw the rope I shouldnt carve? That would be kinda boring lol. I knew I was too far away lol but I don't have nearly the wake you do. That looks amazing. My issue is I can't seem to go straight and get all the slack you do in the line. Is that what takes the most practice? With the look of the wake in my video do you think I could have gone straight and gotten more slack? I have a video of me way closer to the boat but it looks a bit white washed lol.

 

[jcyamaharider]

I wouldn't carve just yet. Boring, yes but necessary to find the proper spot on the wave. The first time you go ropeless you won't think it is boring though. It is an amazing feeling! Also I noticed the gentlemen on the swim deck was on the opposite to which you were surfing. Camera or not he needs to be on your side. That will help also. Listing our Yamahas are the key to great surfing.

 

[Arcadyus]

Ok I will try and get better at feeling the wave. Yea he was on the opposite side but the wave felt better with him there. Weird I know but I was prob being an idiot lol. Do you think we can go ropeless on the 19 ft boats without a ballast? This will all be a mute point soon since the next video will have the ballast from you lol. But in the mean time I'll try less carving and more trying to find the push. Kinda hard when everyone is going off youtube videos lol. Should I have everyone on the boat on the surfers side?

 

[Arcadyus]

Thanks for all the advice. I really appreciate it. I rather be bored and have proper technique, then working so hard when maybe I didn't have to.

 

[jcyamaharider]

Yes most everyone on surf side. Working on the wave is 50% percent of surfing. You are the next 50%. Those bags should be shipped today form fatsac and I will be shipping them out once I get them. Thanks for your patience.

 

[Arcadyus]

Of course no problem at all. I will say tho that even though we weren't doing it perfect it was a shitload of fun. And those few carves with slack in the rope feel great. Makes we want to sell all my snowboards and go buy powder surfers. It also makes me want to go real surfing. Do wakesurf boards work in the ocean?

 

[jcyamaharider]

Of course no problem at all. I will say tho that even though we weren't doing it perfect it was a shitload of fun. And those few carves with slack in the rope feel great. Makes we want to sell all my snowboards and go buy powder surfers. It also makes me want to go real surfing. Do wakesurf boards work in the ocean?

Some are hybrids, the one that I am on in the video is a dual purpose board. At times I will find my self doing dumb stuff on the board while holding the rope, because like you said it is a ton of fun!

 

[Arcadyus]

Well if anyone of you guys is close to WA hit me up and we will all go out surfing all day. Yeah my board was a father's day present. But she got one everyone could use even my 250lb Bros.

 

[Arcadyus]

Finally got my ballast today. Here's a few pics.

 

[Arcadyus]

Here's a video. I'm still figuring this whole wakesurfing thing out but I did go ropeless for a few seconds lol. @jcyamaharider trying hard to take your advice and find the push. Def felt it more today. Wish we had more time but got on the water at 745 so had limited daylight.

 

[swatski]

Finally got my ballast today. Here's a few pics. View attachment 80277 View attachment 80278

Looks good! Just fill that bag, looks like you have another 50-100+lbs to add in there, lol. I was doing the same thing, until @jcyamaharider corrected that.

--

 

[haknslash]

When you fill it be sure to leave the vent cap cracked open. Keep it cracked open and once it looks full (it isn't) push on the bag to squeeze out the air until you don't hear any air escaping and it's just water. Then tighten the bag and allow it to start to bulge. Fat sacs can be overfilled and bulge so this is what you're looking for maximum filling of the bag. Wave is coming along!

 

[jcyamaharider]

You will get there. It takes practice.

 

[Arcadyus]

Even tho it was only for a few sec, going ropeless is now all I canxthink about lol. had it to where water came out the air cap hole. But didn't wait till water came out the the top plug. It was crazy the difference in the wave tho. Night and day imho. Next time out I will try and get it filled even more. I did have only 2 people in the Boston when I was surfing the driver and my other buddy who was in the bow taking the video. When we moved him to the stern the wave got washed out. With these ballast you really need some weight up front also.

 

[Arcadyus]

Thank you so much for all your guys help. It has and I'm sure will continue to be fucking awesome.

 

[Arcadyus]

You will get there. It takes practice.

So is there anything to getting a little smaller faster board that may handle a smaller wake better? I currently have a liquid force rocket 5'4".