Really? You're kidding. Flood insurance on Lake Martin? | Lake ...

10. Aug, 2012

By Sawyer Davis

Some of my least favorite words: ?Summer is coming to an end.? The last month of summer is here. The water levels are a bit lower, and a few shallow spots look like nice land gaps to Ollie over. School starts back soon, and there are fewer people are on the lake during the week. Lake life will slow down for some. The good part of all this is that you?ve been working on your skills all summer, and right about now you?re riding your best, hitting tricks you hoped to learn when the season started.

For some, it?s time to really take the test. Some of Lake Martin?s own got out to compete at the end of July in the Monster Energy WWA Wake Park Triple Crown presented by?alliancewake.com, making its second?stop of the 2012 season at a new, state-of-the-art facility in Benson, N.C. This is a professional and amateur contest. Local Jeff Mathis, SMG team rider, competes in the Monster event, and by the time this column hits the newsstands, we?ll know whether or not we are able to congratulate him for a podium spot at the Triple Crown.

The Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink for the first time in its 23-year history, will be held in the State of Ohio. Event organizer World Sports & Marketing announced recently that the four-day event will be held on August 2-5 at Voice of America MetroPark in the greater Cincinnati area of West Chester. Local riders Chad Reese and Ben Watts, both SMG team riders, will be competing at WWA Wakeboard National Championships. The 32-year-old Chad Reese will be competing in pro veteran class, and 13-year-old Ben Watts will be competing in boys. Both riders have podiumed in previous years, and we wish them luck and hope to see a repeat performance from these guys!

Trick Tip ? Wake surfing 360. The 360 is one of the first tricks most wake surfers try and is a lot of fun to learn. There are two ways I like to do 360s. The first and most common way it seems people try is to come out of a bottom turn (dropping to the lowest part of the wave or the ?trough? and turning up), rotate in a large oval as the board rotates beyond 180, unweight the toe side edge and complete the 270 to 360, staying in the drive of the wave.

Here?s what you need to remember if you?re going to do a 360 like this: Start from the back of the wave. Pump your front foot and get the board to take off with the drive of the wave; execute your bottom turn; stick your back hand in the water, reaching low at your hip. Your speed out of the bottom turn is going to take you around and down beyond the outside drive of the wave if you don?t get on your toes quickly from 270 to 360. When you make that turn, pull a handful of water, like you?re paddling with your back hand to keep the tail from slipping out.?If you?re not in a fast enough portion of the wave, pump your front foot to catch up (extra tip). Your head/eyes should be up and not looking straight down. Make sure you keep your chest up, not over your knees. It is very tough to get the weight off your toes fast enough to keep from catching the toe side edge, which is the most common problem I see in riders learning the 360.

Have fun, get out there and surf!

See you on the water.

Sawyer Davis is a realtor specializing in lake property and grew up on Lake Martin behind a boat.

Source: http://lake.lakemartinmagazine.com/2012/08/10/really-youre-kidding-flood-insurance-on-lake-martin/

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