How do you say "hit it"?

[MaryTee]

As a skier it is "put it in gear" then when the line is tight, "aaaand go". As the driver when the skier says whatever to indicate he's ready I respond with "here we go"

[Nando]

My wife always though it was weird that my brother and I don't say anything- we just look and nod. I would never do that with anyone else, but we've skied together so much that we absolutely know that when the rope is tight and we get the nod, it's time to go. The only verbal commands are usually "stop" or "I've got to adjust my binding", which means...

[blakeyates]

As a Regular Driver in GA, I hear all types of different phrases that mean "Go.". One of my favorites are those guys from TN that come to GA for a few tournaments each year. All they say is "Boat Driver.". I usually say "tighten up" or "I'm ready" and then when the line is tight I say quickly "Yep."

[lpskier]

i tried "Give 'em hell, Tinkerbell" this morning at The Fall Slam at Peck's Pond in upstate NY and tied my season high tournament score. Not sure if the good score was related to the way I asked the boat to throttle up or my new shorts ... Could be either.

[gsm_peter]

Usually an OK and or a kör=drive.

Sometimes just a Yepp.

Just a nod is enough with close friends.

 

 

[dchristman]

@gsm_peter I was eating Swedish Fish all weekend...

 

frukost av mästare

 

I'm going to use kör this afternoon.

[daryl]

I have started using "OK, in gear...and..... hit it" (like mentioned above) seems to work wonders for my sometimes "junior" boat crew.

 

and if you are my 10 year old daughter this summer - "ok, prepare to be schooled!" - to which my ski buddy just replied "oh, the apple didn't fall far"... what a proud parenting moment :smile:

[lpskier]

@daryl They say that a sign of good parenting is finding the Grateful Dead on your child's IPod.

[Broussard]

@ToddL You wouldn't believe how many times I hear "ready" with 10 ft of slack. I just turn around, laugh, and say "no, you're not!"

[DefectiveDave]

Since I was a kid it has always been:

 

1. Skier Announces: "I'm Ready" or "Let's do it"

2. Driver Confirms: "Alright" or "OK", then pulls the line tight and goes

 

Around here it also seems common for skiers to do something like this:

 

1. Skier Announces: "Ready"

2. Driver pulls out slack but never talks

3. Skier Announces: "Hit it"

4. Driver goes

 

If you're dealing with a more inexperienced skier the second method seems to work really well. They can get themselves balanced/prepared for the boat's pull and as soon as they are ready the driver can take-off before they lose their position.

 

However, there are some pretty good smartass comments here I'll need to start using. I now realize I haven't been anywhere near creative enough.

[Boatman]

Peeing="Need to run my heater", then "take it out", "hit it!"

[Jdubs]

Giddyup!

 

[MichaelGoodman]

@blakeyates Funny you tell that story Wade Cox did a clinic at my house

about three weeks ago and he was telling that same story about the TN skiers.

[swardco]

Jump in the water and yell "clear"

Followed by "idle out"

Followed by "Ready when you are"

 

Driver yells "Here we go"

[Bill22]

One of my buddies has some younger wakeboarding sons in-law. They use tighten up followed by "Holler!" But you have to say it with slang like "Holla at you later."

[luckyone]

Hey. I think the main point is that both driver and skier are on the same page. Once the skier says something I always say 'here we go.Of course I'm straight and lined up & ready to go.I have heard a lot of skiers say a lot of things & I like the word 'gear' loudly and I like that word.

[MuskokaKy]

K!

[aupatking]

I just say something every time that cannot be confused. "Ready boat driver!". I didn't even think about getting that from a TN skier, but I did.

[RichardDoane]

 

[pudgyskier]

First pull up "prepare to be amazed" or "this is going to be stunning" or some equally smart-ass remark.

 

Wife drives ALOT, so the rest of the get-ups are " whenever YOUR ready honey"

 

Occasionally try, "Maybe I could run this if you drove topless" or "if I make this pass, do I get a * reward *? " * Edited *

 

I get a "yes" more often than I think I should, but I ALWAYS crash at 1 ball.

 

 

[block]

"Tighten up", Then "Boat Driver" I'm from the Southern region

.Vic Varallo taught us to use those phrases.

[BobF]

"I'm ready when you are".

[WaterSkier12]

Make it happen Captain!!!

[ESPNSkier]

Lately it's "Tighten up Chicken Butt" (a quote from our 4 year old grandson) followed by "Hit it!".

[jpattigr]

"Concentrating" = having a pee, Then Hit It, flowed by driver saying Ok, here we go.

[skidawg]

YUP

[jjackkrash]

I see from many posts that I have some lines that aren't all that original. :)

 

But I'll occasionally use "Make it so, Number 1: Engage."

 

And When I'm too fat and someone timid is driving its:

 

"Go!Go!Go!Go!More!More!More!More!More!More!"

[wilecoyote]

Way back in my teens, (Early '80s) when my skiing consisted of a couple of times a year at my friends place or grandparents cottage, I skied with some hot shots who skied at a ski school, and when I said "hit it" they told me that no one used that in ski schools or clubs and the correct phrase was "go please"

 

Now though, all my drivers are so good, that the rope is tight when it's supposed to be, and pretty much any utterance gets me pulled up.

[RAWSki]

This time of year in the north my observer-daughter always liked....

Driver: "Ready Rudolf??" ---> Shivering Skier: "Ready Santa"

[Joeprunc]

Either "Giddyup" or "Ready When you are"

[cruznski]

I still say the ok drivers name and hit it. I like hit it

[oldmanskier]

I have a three step routine that everyone that drives for me at No Wake uses when I ski.

Tighten up (take slack out slow), In gear (once in gear do not take out of gear so I can drag a few feet) I then say READY (Boat gets me out of water).

oldmanskier

[mundo]

I use the same three step system as @oldmanskier just in spanish:

Tenso (Take out slack)

Avante (In gear)

Vamonos! (Lets go)

[slalom frog]

Giddyup.

[CBNoorda]

Let it happen, Captain!