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08-24-2020, 05:36 PM #11Senior Member
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08-24-2020, 06:06 PM #12
We have the Happy Pill and it is way too big for a kid that light. He will not be able to flip it. Get a smaller board. One other thing that may help is to have someone in the water with him to help him a) flip the board and b) pull himself up. We had two 9 year olds learning last week and that was super helpful. The person in the water bobbed around for a while until we had someone on a jet ski go out with the crew and pick her up. Both kids were able to do super well and even dropped the rope after a couple days. After a few times with assistance they were even able to get up without any help. Good luck!
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08-24-2020, 07:18 PM #13
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08-24-2020, 09:47 PM #14
Once they get up, focus on having correct foot placement. Some people do not teach riders where to put the front foot.
If they learn to hold the rope with the front-hand, they will position their shoulders/hips correctly.
Another skill to teach them before they want to be dropping the rope is the "gas" and "brake". Little ones will learn real fast how to move up/back on the wave. Plus they have more room. I have been teaching them to point with their front hand pass the tip of the board into the wave to move forward. This will move their weight forward on the board.
Another trick to move forward that works with older kids is to get them not to stand flat-footed on the back leg. If you get the back foot to stand on their toes (heel not on the board), that will also move weight forward and shoot them forward. It takes more balance but works.2018 Supra SL400
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08-25-2020, 07:11 AM #15