I am posting a set of signals that should be easier to remember and become universal to the trails or in this case the comp course.

As you are looking at the spotter:

1) Spotter: left hand palm open flat and the right hand in a fist with the thumb up means your differential is cought on something on the left side on the vehicle. Switch the same motion with the right hand flat means the right side of the vehicle.

2) Spotter; left hand facing inboard toward the other hand ,and the right hand with the palm side towards the spotter chest means your diff is smashing onto a rock or obsticle.

3) Spotter; Left (what ever hand)hand finger pointed toward the driver flat and the right hand in a fist facing down knockles towards the flat hand side means your tires are hitting the face of an obsticle.

4) Spotter: Both hands flat palms facing each other in the angle of the direction the driver is to go, be it right or left.

5) Spoter: right hand in a fist with the arm bend at the elbow in an up and down repeated motion means to hammer the pedal with great speed. (get moving)

6) STOP universal signal.

7) Spotter showing four fingers up, means get into 4 WD, tow finger up switch to 2WD.

Invertate palms in a cup form bound tightly mean turn in the direction shown as tight as possible.

9) both hands invertate on each side of the face means impossible approach or I don't know! LOL

10) Backing up; 2 Taps on the shoulder in the directions you want to instruct the driver to back up intio. If backing straight then tap your butt and move back a foot.

These should help you understand the hand signals I would most likely use.

11) Spotter: Put your right hand "in" and you shake it all about means spotter is doing the Hokie-Pokie

LOL

Hey don't knock it, if you got a better idea, let's hear it! It's something to create a universal sign.

id like to suggest some spotter signs ...
- your broke... stop what your doing!!

- ... and its good! keep going...

- hit the gas! it will be ok... trust me!

- that was awesome! youre the man!

- ummmm... your time to get the winch out!

- i think you can! i think you can!!

but i would absolutly not reccomend or as spotting signs!


sorry... felt the need for a little humor...

hehehehe, this is turned into a funny subject. You are right spotter and driver need to have an understanding up front and study the properline to take, but to learn hand signals is also good, for those times that noise over ride the hearing levels of the spotter.

We have been training members on spotting in directly by the way a lotof us do things and that is good. We all have the same goal, navigate the trail with the minimal damage and the best line. Good input Nester.

We all need to keep an open mind to new ways of doing things, thus ninlearning is where we all get better at it.

you forgot these

kiss my ass i'm doing the best I can your jeep just sucks

this is for when tico runs you into a tree

f-it your stuck good, time to go get some beer

driver concurs

you are a bad spotter

my jeep is better then yours

wtf

insert your favorit spotter here

this is for when tico runs you into a tree



Now thats funny!!!!!!!

they are some funny signs, here is on that means YOUR ABOUT TO ROLLOVER

- too many spotters

Can't say I didn't provide for a fun time on this tread!

the single most important thing is practice. I cant stress seat time enough. you get to a point where your can predict each others actions. your spotter acts as your eyes and ears.

you will get to a point where you can drive with a blind fold. (try it, you'll learn to trust your spotter QUICK)

communication gear also helps out alot in an actual competition.