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GETTING UP Skill Level: Easy Getting Up is easier than you think. When done right, there is little resistance and the movement happens naturally, so just relax. |
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BOARD CONTROL Skill Level: Easy A core athletic stance is essential to every level of riding. Once your up and riding, bend your knees and get your body position right! |
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RIDING SWITCH Skill Level: Medium Learning to ride switch is probably the best way to progress your riding. It's never to early to start practicing. And simply visualizing moves is key. |
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SURFACE 180 Skill Level: Medium Once you have learned to get up and ride switch, it's a good idea to learn this move. It's best to practice this move at a slower boat speed. |
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BOARDSLIDE AND LIPSLIDE Skill Level: Medium Like grinding on a skateboard or riding the lip of wave while surfing, this move is stylish with endless combinations! |
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OLLIE 180 Skill Level: Medium An Ollie 180 is when you do an Ollie and turn the board 180 degrees in the air. |
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HEELSIDE WAKE JUMP Skill Level: Medium The Heelside Wake Jump is the easiest wake to wake air and the one you will likely try first. Many tricks are done wake to wake and learning this move will stoke your confidence. |
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TOESIDE WAKE JUMP Skill Level: Medium A Toeside Wake Jump may seem awkward at first, but by understanding the correct mechanics, the move becomes effortless. |
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| Intermediate Level Tricks | ||||||
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GRABS Skill Level: Medium As in all board sports, grabbing is the key to style. You can grab your board in many different ways, in any wakeboarding trick you do. Poking and tweaking grabs, makes for an endless variety of moves. |
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TOESIDE FRONTSIDE 180 Skill Level: Medium Many riders find that a Toeside Frontside 180 is easier to learn than a Heelside 180. A frontside spin means that your body spins towards the boat first. |
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HEELSIDE FRONTSIDE 180 Skill Level: Medium Before attempting this trick wake to wake, practice it over one wake first. You should also be very comfortable crossing the wake toeside. Go back and do a few No-Air Wake Crossings before you give it a go! |
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TOESIDE FRONTSIDE 360 Skill Level: Medium Once you have a consitent Toeside Frontside 180, your ready to for the full 360. The pull from the boat will pull you around naturally. |
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| Advanced Level Tricks | ||||||
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BACKSIDE 180 Skill Level: Hard A Backside 180, also known as a Wake Jump to Blind, is a technical trick that requires a lot of control in the air. Adding a grab will make this trick very stylish. |
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HEELSIDE BACK ROLL Skill Level: Hard A Heelside Backroll will likely be the first invert you choose to attempt. The mechanics are simple and the movement happens naturally. |
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HEELSIDE BACK ROLL TO REVERT Skill Level: Hard Once you've got your Back Roll down this trick is pretty easy to learn. All you got to do is add a Frontside 180 to the end of the move and you will stick it! |
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TOESIDE BACK ROLL Skill Level: Hard The mechanics of this trick are not much different than doing a back flip, learn how to do a gainer on a diving board and you got it! |
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SCARECROW Skill Level: Hard A Scarecrow is a Toeside Front Roll with a Frontside 180. Stick a few of each and then go for it! The pull from the boat makes the rotation at the end easy. |
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TANTRUM Skill Level: Hard The mechanics of a Tantrum aren't much different than doing a back flip on a diving board. What's unique about this move is the take off. Listen up! |
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RALEY Skill Level: Hard A Raley is really just an extention of a really big wake jump. The move requires two things, an aggressive edge and true commitment! |
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