Off-Season Switch Training?

Lotz · Newbie Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 16 City: Seattle

Story of the amateur wakeboarder, wanted to throw inverts before learning the fundamentals.

Now that the season is over, I've decided to do everything I can to train switch and was wondering if anyone has any good tips or techniques for switch training.

I'm planning on picking up an Indo Board for balance. maybe take up snowboarding but wasn't sure if there was something else someone would recommend

Appreciate the help.

Lotz

savage3221 · Posted: Nov 26, 2010 12:31 am Post subject:

Snowboarding is a good idea. So is skateboarding/longboarding. Slide around in your socks on a hardwood floor. Basically anything that puts you into a switch stance in any fashion will help at least a little bit.

buckthis · Posted: Nov 26, 2010 9:05 am Post subject:

maybe take up snowboarding? learn to ride switch on the snowboard and you will have no problem riding switch on the wakeboard.

Lotz · Newbie Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 16 City: Seattle

good look guys. thanks.

Lotz

Jet · Posted: Dec 10, 2010 3:57 pm Post subject:

Heres what I did one winter. I hooked a short rope up to my treadmill (STOP LAUGHING!!) and rode..and rode..till the belt fell off..fo real. It still helped. I have a picture of it somewhere. LOL

b-mo · Newbie Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 3

wait I don't get it. So you towed yourself on a board across the carpet?
I agree with the slidding on hardwood with socks thing. You just need to train your brain how to react and compensate using the opposite stance and the only way to do this is put yourself in that situation as much as possible until you ride again.

savage3221 · Posted: Dec 13, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject:

Jet · Posted: Dec 16, 2010 8:09 am Post subject:

Oh stuff..I left out the funniest part. Yeah, I was on my skateboard..it was pretty funny..till the belt flew off. lol. Another is a Rasor motorcylce, short rope and your skateboard. I make my son pull me on his all the time. Jet

GnarShredd · Posted: Dec 16, 2010 11:11 am Post subject:

Skate, skate, skate!

Not only does it help, but it's tons of fun in it's own right. I've been skating on-and-off for about 10 years now and it's still a blast.

Basically, just get yourself on some kind of board.

Blake · Posted: Jan 04, 2011 3:13 pm Post subject:

If you have the money, take a trip to Texas or Florida for a cable park weekend.

Otherwise, just start skateboarding, and snowboarding like you mentioned in the op

Lotz · Newbie Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 16 City: Seattle

Bought and indo and hit the slopes the other day.

Spent half the day weaving in and out of the bunny slope on switch.

Great sesh, thanks for the feedback.

Think I'm going to skip the skateboard + treadmill idea... Shocked

Lotz