@tjs1295
It’s a misnomer of communication, perception and camera angles issue.
“Stand tall”
Top of gate
Second spray to buoyline.
Spray to spray:
Knees are driving FORWARD towards toes while trying to elongate the body AWAY from the boat. It’s not tall vertical, it’s tall at a45 degree lean off the edge of the ski.
It doesn’t look “tall” as that word is measuring the distance from water vertically. But if you do some Google search of non from the boat pictures , you’ll see what I mean.
Most amateurs, usually 28-35, bend their knees crossing the boat but drive their ass backwards then look squatty and ski in the 80% belle curve, average. Then out to the buoyline, they’re still squatting on the ski. I call them “squat and pull guys”. Nearly every video posted on this site of skiers getting feedback, they are squatting and pulling. Hence why they are stuck. The “bend your knees” coaching has probably hurt more peoples development then helped.
Look at the review pictures from horton in his skis, see how tall he is outbound? That’s ideal.