Ya gotta change it up a bit. The common ones I use are: Make it happen cappin yup go boat giddyup ok hit it give 'er the onion (that's for what most would consider a "hot" pull) Usually a nod accompanies the verbal cue, just in case the driver or spotter are actually paying attention. Then depending on the driver, and the mood maybe some less family oriented versions <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />
I think this technically means "head in", but I also use it to give the driver, or whoever might happen to be paying attention, a heads up that I am going to let go. My observer has a tendency to nod off. <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /> Hmmm, maybe swivel really is boring. Nah.
For hand signals when skiing the course, we've got a whole lot of sign language going on: After a pass through the coarse the skier lets the driver know if they want to change the boat speed in 2 mph incraments with a thumbs up and peace sign (two fingers) for increase two mph; thumbs down and two fingers for down two mph and a pass of one hand held horizontal back and forth for "hold the speed" or "no change". We use perfect pass which allows for precise-calibrated adjustments and two mph eithor direction can change your tempo in a big way. pointing at the water right along side them means that the skier wants to be set down along side the boat for a breather; chopping the rope with on hand infront of the handle means the skier wants to be set down and have the rope shortened ("ski the rainbow" as glen plake once put it); twirling the pointer finger (pointed at the sky) at the end of a pass means the skier wants to do a dog bone (sharp boat turn) and go back into the course with out a breather; and, Pat on top of the head has always ment that "skiers done" to me. Kevin-
Opps! This is a survey. You need a category for "none of the above". We don't use any of the categories offered. KTB
