So this is the next 101 video in our series. After you Get em Up, you have to get them Going Wireless, or Freeriding, which basically means surfing without the rope. The key, just like getting them up is feet position, but also balance and smooth easy corrections. In this video we detail how to accomplish this, and how to teach others how to go wireless quickly.
When people watch these videos, there are often lots of questions, and we want to help, but its tough to stay on top of all the emails. So go HERE and feel free to post any questions, and feel free to post pictures of your results, we LOVE to see them.
So we have been working on techniques for teaching others to wakesurf for quite some time. We teach a lot of people, mostly kids but many adults also. In this podcast, part of the “How to Wakesurf” series we show several techniques in detail for teaching others how to wakesurf. We had a couple of my nephews visit from Texas, they are 9 and 10 and non-boaters. They each got up and surfed with the rope after just a handful of tries. Stay tuned for the next podcast in this series, “Going Wireless”.
When people watch these videos, there are often lots of questions, and we want to help, but its tough to stay on top of all the emails. So go HERE and feel free to post any questions, and feel free to post pictures of your results, we LOVE to see them.
Finally got our season started, it was snowing 3 days ago, crazy weather this year. Plus we moved, that takes a whole lot out of you, you know?
We were at camp far west, Dennis was with us.
Jesse was the first in the water, and is always proud to the be the first in. 65 degrees.
Jesse first in
TBone testing out a grom prototype from Lakewakes. Still needs a bit of work, but mark seems commited to creating a good board.
Back on the walker grom.
This is kind of a cool pic of maddie filming. These little cameras are durable, waterproof to 3 meters, and take great 1080P video.
Maddie throws a pose.
The water was nice.
Dennis was testing a new Bazooka Board. He said Walker needed a new spokesmodel for the board. I threw my hat in the ring.
Big D doing his stuff.
Either doing a 360, or taking aim.
I think this goes down as my favorite picture of Dennis.
RJ made it out for a session.
So whitney didn’t want to go out, thought it was too cold. She gave in to my whining, as soon as she got up, she started smiling and yelled in that she forgot how much fun it was, and thanked me. Gotta love that kid’s smile.
So then we headed over to California Marine Sports to shoot some video of the wakesurf shop, and talk about the festival ( http://wake9.com/festival ) and a bit about the new Ski Supreme v226. My interview with him will be on the podcast. It was a great day, but busy, and I am still tired.
Grant on left, RJ, me, then Mitch. 2 rows of surf boards, everything inland has, several walkers, some from the “other” guys, and he is building a new rack for more. Great shop.
He is stocked and ready to go for the festival, I love CMS commitment to wakesurfing. If Tige ever gets a NorCal dealer again, I hope its here. I would feel at home here.
Here is a slide show of all pics, you can view the set on flikr here:
Yesterday was a great day for wake9, a great day for the Garcias. First, Jesse is standing up on the board and she is so cute out there when she tries. She can stand for about 2 seconds before losing her balance and RJ has to jump out and get her. She is working for a 5 count. If she can stand up for 5 seconds wakesurfing, then Jessica will get her first American Girl doll. She wants it bad. She is always coming to my desk and showing me the catalog, and the accessories.
The other reason it was a great day is Jesse got to take off her splints, most likely FOREVER. If you don’t know about Jesse, you should read this post:
We have always been told by the doctors and several therapists that Jessica will always wear those splints until she stops growing, around 18 years old. They are so painful, and smelly after a day of sweating. They really hurt her, and they are designed to force her legs to correct themselves. Here is a picture from last summer where you can see her in the splints.
Jesse in Her Splints
Well, no more splints. We celebrated yesterday and went straight to the mall and bought Jesse 3 pairs of regular shoes from the Vans store. Her first regular pair of shoes. So we made a video to memorialize the day and share it with all.
The GROM board is fully tested, and now in production and shipping. This is not your normal “kids” board, it is not a toy. This is designed to perform, and allow your kids to compete in wakesurfing if they so desire. It is easy to learn on and grow with. It is designed to work best from about 60-120lbs. It is also good anyone in that weight range. http://wake9.com/grom
Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and shows us a great trick for our 201 series. This trick is a backside 180 to switch, and is not necessarily easy, but easy to practice. We show you how to practice and then put the trick together, plus I have a little fun with Sean. So get out there and practice this great wakesurfing trick.
We finally got our own new production board. I have finished the photo shoot and a video, but haven’t had time yet to update the page on the site, will be done soon. So for now, I am going to update the info here. We still have 2 left from the original order. I know, we are just getting our own, and they are almost gone. I am ordering more, should be here in a couple of weeks after the 2 are gone. We will still be doing the 30 day guarantee, we are SO confident this will exceed your expectations. Place your order here:
Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and shows us one of his signature moves, The Gun Show. This is the first of our wakesurfing 201 series where we show you some great tricks to learn for intermediate rider. This is a great trick, because its fun, makes great pictures, and is fairly easy to learn with practice. Send me the pics of your guns, and make it your own. Show us the variations!
Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and helps explain what the difference is between Surf style wakesurfing and Skim style wakesurfing. Sean then rides a board from each style and shows us some of his great moves, like 360s and shuvits.
