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Carry real speed.
Arrive powered and moving. Without board speed there is less energy to convert at take-off.
TECHNIQUE LAB · POP · RECORDED HEIGHT
BOOSTING IS ONE THING. WOOSTING IS ANOTHER.
I’ve had plenty of jumps that felt huge, only to look at the WOO and think: is that it? The gap between feel and recorded height is the question here.
QUICK ANSWER
What is WOOsting?
WOOsting is the Beyond The Edge term for turning a jump that feels big into a launch profile that also records strongly on WOO. The focus is identifying which controllable parts of speed, edge, pop and release actually move the recorded height.
THE QUESTION
WHAT ACTUALLY MOVES THE WOO SCORE?
WOOsting is about learning how to turn a good jump into a better WOO-recorded height — not just going high, but understanding the launch profile that produces a bigger number.
Constantly coming off the water convinced I’ve gone bigger than the score says is frustrating. Blaming the sensor gets me nowhere. I need to understand what I can actually change.
I’m convinced my smoother boosting technique can underperform against the WOO result. My edge is generally good, so the bigger gap may be what happens at release — particularly pop and pop velocity.
EDGEGenerally a strength
POPLikely gap
VELOCITYKey comparison
WOORecorded outcome
WORKING MODEL
EIGHT PLACES TO FIND THE MISSING METRES.
The point is not to obsess over every stage equally, but to work out which parts actually improve the launch profile and the WOO result.
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Build pressure.
Hold the edge and load the lines without killing speed.
03
Commit to the kite.
Send hard enough and at the right moment to create lift without stalling the board too early.
04
Make the release explosive.
Can a good loaded edge be turned into a much sharper release?
05
Convert, don’t just float.
The aim is more of the take-off energy showing up in recorded height.
06
Stay composed.
Control the flight without bleeding away the position needed for a clean redirect.
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Move early enough.
Bring the kite forward before the descent turns into a drop.
08
Carry speed out.
A controlled landing with speed is still part of a properly executed jump.
EQUIPMENT TEST
IS THE BARACUS A WOO CHEAT CODE?
The ShinnMark Baracus is one variable I want to test properly — not as magic, but as a board that may help turn a good edge into a harder, cleaner and more explosive release.
Same rider. Better conditions. Different board. More data. If the theory is right, the evidence should show up in pop, pop velocity, predicted-versus-actual results and ultimately higher WOO scores. If it does not, the theory changes.
REAL RIDER EVIDENCE
FROM THEORY TO TWO WOO 4 JUMP SIGNATURES.
The rider comparison uses selected WOO 4 data from Andy and Grant Clayton to test how Edge, Pop, Pop Velocity and takeoff speed may combine differently in real jumps at the same home waters.
SEE THE WOO 4 COMPARISON →