Just started with the ocean swell jumping and not sure if you guys who bump and jump in the suds do so in your harness or out of it?
As stated, I'm only just starting with it, and so far feel more comfortable (add controlled) out off the harness line. Should I be in them or not? Pros and cons?
Cheers
In and out, it just depends on the jump. Hitting waves on the way out, mostly unhooked. Big long jumps over ocean swell, mostly hooked in. High jumps with tail first splash down, mostly unhooked. But after saying that it can be the other way around for all situations....I think it's a personal and feels right at the time thing. I don't do crazy spinny jumps so I have no idea about them.
Unhooked I tend to jump higher......
?????? Straps, you should definitely be in you straps when jumping....
My 2 cents.
Learning I'd suggest out of the harness..I decided to start to jump hooked in once , hit a ramp overpowered and massive stack really hurt..Much safer out until you get it sorted..
I'm almost always unhooked (prob one in ten jumps hooked in) just because that feels right to me and I can get far more lift from being able to fully extend my front hand forward and upwards on take-off than I can if I'm hooked in.
Mate of mine jumps hooked in all the time... and he bends booms and has once pushed a mast track deep into the board as a result of the loads he exerts on his rig when landing flat.
Whatever works for you.
But gotta start in the shallow end of the pool I guess...
OK, so I'm trying to find a video to explain what I mean, and this is the best so far. Look how the guy throws the rig up and how much height he gets off just a little wave.
