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paintitredinHC · 07-01-2015, 05:37 PM

Couple of thoughts:

-Agree with tubing in a safe location with low traffic - That said, be conscious of people trying to ski/wakeboard. Tubing in rough conditions can be fun (more challenging), but skiing/wakeboarding when it is rough is not a good time. Skiers/Wakeboarders try to wake up early or stay late looking for calm water. I suggest tubing mid-day in an open part of the lake with low traffic. Please don't be that guy that ruins the calm water!

-Frankly, I don't really understand tubing - It's boring when it's calm water and doesn't really take much skill. When it's challenging it has to be rough, but then it beats the heck out of your body.

-You have the hand motions correct. Thumbs up mean speed up - Fist in the air means rock on! - Open hand in slashing motion across the neck means cut or stop.

-S turns are the best way to have fun on a tube. Half the fun of tubing is for the driver really.... Get the tuber on the one side of the wake by turning one way, and then whip them all the way across by turning in the opposite direction. Speed up at the apex of the second turn for optimal results.

-Dave R is spot on with the Double tube fun

Enjoy the lake!

07-01-2015, 05:37 PM	#12
paintitredinHC Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 44 Thanks: 39 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts	Tubing Couple of thoughts: -Agree with tubing in a safe location with low traffic - That said, be conscious of people trying to ski/wakeboard. Tubing in rough conditions can be fun (more challenging), but skiing/wakeboarding when it is rough is not a good time. Skiers/Wakeboarders try to wake up early or stay late looking for calm water. I suggest tubing mid-day in an open part of the lake with low traffic. Please don't be that guy that ruins the calm water! -Frankly, I don't really understand tubing - It's boring when it's calm water and doesn't really take much skill. When it's challenging it has to be rough, but then it beats the heck out of your body. -You have the hand motions correct. Thumbs up mean speed up - Fist in the air means rock on! - Open hand in slashing motion across the neck means cut or stop. -S turns are the best way to have fun on a tube. Half the fun of tubing is for the driver really.... Get the tuber on the one side of the wake by turning one way, and then whip them all the way across by turning in the opposite direction. Speed up at the apex of the second turn for optimal results. -Dave R is spot on with the Double tube fun Enjoy the lake!