When snow-ski jumpers jump, their job is so much easier because all they have to worry about is holding a position going down the in-run and getting a well-timed pop off of the take off table. It's much easier to be in a good position once they jump. But with this water-ski flying, gee whiz, that seems so much more difficult, I don't know how they do it. They have to navigate through the course in such a way that they can get a great whip across the wake and get to a maximum speed, then they hit the wake so hard that it's a challenge to hold together a good position and keep a good cut going. Then they hit that ramp, which feels like hitting a sheet of ice, it's so slippery, I don't know how they keep their feet from sliding off to the side right out from under them when they hit it. They have to hit that ramp at the correct angle, keep the knees from bending, keep from breaking at the waist, and then they have to get a good pop on the takeoff to maximize their distance. Not only is it really difficult to get everything just right, but since they're always pushing themselves to their limit, it's easy to make a little mistake, and even the littlest mistake can have disastrous consequences resulting in serious injury! I've done freestyle jumping, but when I watch these long distance guys, I'm in awe. Like I said, I don't know how they do it. My hat goes off to all of them.
Dear Art thank you so much for your comment! You are absolutely right! Not many people know that waterski jumpers are the ones that jump the farthest with out a landing ramp. We land FLAT. Which means that the trajectory needs to be very good. The acceleration before the ramp is twice the speed of the boat apex 70 mph. They want to enter the ramp as late as possible. The margin of error is less than 5 inches. It impressive to watch them from the shore line, but from the boat is amazingly scary. Keep in touch. Arturo Nelson
When snow-ski jumpers jump, their job is so much easier because all they have to worry about is holding a position going down the in-run and getting a well-timed pop off of the take off table. It's much easier to be in a good position once they jump. But with this water-ski flying, gee whiz, that seems so much more difficult, I don't know how they do it. They have to navigate through the course in such a way that they can get a great whip across the wake and get to a maximum speed, then they hit the wake so hard that it's a challenge to hold together a good position and keep a good cut going. Then they hit that ramp, which feels like hitting a sheet of ice, it's so slippery, I don't know how they keep their feet from sliding off to the side right out from under them when they hit it. They have to hit that ramp at the correct angle, keep the knees from bending, keep from breaking at the waist, and then they have to get a good pop on the takeoff to maximize their distance. Not only is it really difficult to get everything just right, but since they're always pushing themselves to their limit, it's easy to make a little mistake, and even the littlest mistake can have disastrous consequences resulting in serious injury! I've done freestyle jumping, but when I watch these long distance guys, I'm in awe. Like I said, I don't know how they do it. My hat goes off to all of them.
Dear Art thank you so much for your comment! You are absolutely right! Not many people know that waterski jumpers are the ones that jump the farthest with out a landing ramp. We land FLAT. Which means that the trajectory needs to be very good. The acceleration before the ramp is twice the speed of the boat apex 70 mph. They want to enter the ramp as late as possible. The margin of error is less than 5 inches. It impressive to watch them from the shore line, but from the boat is amazingly scary. Keep in touch. Arturo Nelson
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So he has a Go Pro on top of his helmet but not one clip of this angle???
so true
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That was pretty awesome
I know what he means and how he feels when he makes the jumps. I never could reach his long distances, but I did get to 125 feet. It's a rush.
38.9 MPH past the ramp?
Dang
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