Switch Winch + Kicker+ Slider = Good Times

Over the last few months many nights were spent working on a new winch with the full support of the Summit Marine crew(www.summitmarine.com). We now have the worlds first full custom CNC winch featuring an 8 horse motor with a torque converter. After many freezing cold drysuit test runs in March, the new "Switch Winch" is ready to handle any pond, river, or stream in sight.

It is making its debut today and tomorrow at Action's Grand Opening Sale in Fenton, Michigan. If you dont have much going this weekend stop in and see our new store. The winch will be tugging our team athletes all day long over a 5' tall kicker and our new A-frame slider. Check out the video below for a preview of whats in store for the event. Thanks to Gavin Perko for the video update.

Trick Tips-Spring Training

Hey everyone! The first day of spring is here, finally. It has been long overdue and even though the weather isn’t too promising it is time to get things going. I have spent a long winter planning what I want to learn and visualizing those tricks in my head. For me, I would like to increase the spins I can do and add some new inverts to my bag of tricks.

Tip 1: Spin better and faster.
A majority of the time when learning a new spin the problem doesn’t lie with being able to get your body to spin but comes when you try to pass the handle. So many times I see someone learning, for example, a 360 and they easily complete the rotation and ride away gracefully on the other wake, unfortunately, with no handle in sight. To practice the handle pass you should find a 5 ft handle lying around somewhere, or come in and pick one up from Action, and attach a milk jug full of water or sand to the end. Try to keep it low and as close to your body as you can. As you feel comfortable start spinning it a little faster. Once you get this dialed you will be that much closer to adding that extra 180 or spinning your first 360.

Tip 2: Increase your air awareness.
The best way to do this is to get out and try stuff. Now, I don’t recommend going out and trying to do a Pete Rose for your first hit of the summer, but there are ways to accelerate the process. The best way to practice without taking the falls would be to get on a trampoline. I move my trampoline close enough to a tree so I can attach a wakeboard rope to the tree and practice new moves I want to do. This will get you more familiar with being inverted and save you the time and pain of trying it right on the water.

Disclaimer:Injury can occur while on the tramp or while out riding in which Action Water Sports is not responsible for.

Product Review: WakeKite

If you stopped into our store last summer you may have recognized the massive kite hanging from the ceiling. The Wake Kite 9.0 was a huge success last year with 0 injury claims on record. New for 2008 is a smaller version that will open the new sport to anyone weighing over 90 lbs. If you’re looking for something new to try on the water the Wake Kite is the answer. In efforts to provide our customers with everything water sports, we’ll have demo kites on hand through the summer as well as a clinic series with Wake Kite rider Ben Noble coming in July. Give us a call with questions related to the Wake Kite packages or visit our online store at www.thewakehouse.com

Push Process Movie Premiers

Our Push Process Movie Premiers rolled through Michigan on December 12th and 13th. Pro wakeboarders Andrew Adkison and Jack Blodgett flew into town for the special occasions with plenty of free Oakley gear for the guests and even a wakeboard to sign from CWB. Andrew and Jack hung out after the movie to sign posters, boards, shirts...even shoes! All in all we had a great time on a cold Michigan December night.

Welcome to Action Water Sports

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