listen...this ia a skiing site...dont get me wrong , i love wakeboarding and skating...also if u wanna hit a slider, start cutting towards the slider so when u r done cutting away from the boat, u should be lined up to the slider ...or there will be slack in the rope and u will get pulled forward, like u saw in the video...if u have ne questiond send me a message...im a wakeboading/wakeskating instructor...peace