Beginner tricks behind wave runner

Adabow · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 3 City: Orrville

Ive been ridin for two years behind a polaris wave runner and can do grabs and stuff but i want to get better and do more tricks does anyone have some tips that could help me.

KUJ0 · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 7 City: Vernon

If you need tips and help on learning some new tricks there are a lot of great ones here already. Just follow the link.
http://www.wakeboarder.com/tricks/tricklist.phtml

Turnocity · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 40

hey man, i just started riding behind a sea doo 3 weeks ago, i'm curious, can you jump the wake behind your waverunner?

Adabow · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 3 City: Orrville

Ya I can, you cut in and pop when u hit the wake. I cant wake to wake or anything yet i can almost buter slide 180 and i can do grabs but thats bout it. Wut about u Turnocity wut can u do.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Riding behind a wave runner sucks mostly because it's hard to control speed. But you can get a solid couple years of tricks before you run out. Here's what you can work on:

HS jumps+grabs.
TS jumps+grabs.
SWITCH RIDING. This is the best thing you can work on to get comfortable with.
Ollies
180s (8 types of 180s)
Regular hs fs 180
Switch hs fs 180
Regular hs bs 180
Switch hs bs 180
Regular ts fs 180
Switch ts fs 180
Regular ts bs 180
Switch ts bs 180

Once you have those mastered you can work on 360s. Ollie 360s (8 types also)

You can always do these tricks over objects too. Whenever I get behind a waverunner my favorite thing to do is ollie 360 over objects.

That should take you a good 2 seasons+ to get all of that locked down. After that it gets tricky. You can do air rolls/tantrums etc. Or you can do these tricks off rollers from other boats. After that if you still can't get a consistent pull behind a boat pick up a wakeskate. There are endless things to learn on a wakeskate behind a jet ski.

Adabow · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 3 City: Orrville

Hey thanks wakebrad ill definatly use your info and ya i think im prolly goin to get a wakeskate anyways because i already skateboard and i think it would be a awsome thing to help improve my skills. Still if anyone has anymore info i would like to know bout it.

Turnocity · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 40

so me and a buddy have been waking boarding for like two weeks now,

and i'm really excited because today we finally figured out how to get that pop and jump the wake.

it felt awsome we both cleared the wake by a board or two several times today. it was badass!!!

the main thing i learned is when you go to hit the wake heelside (thats the only way i can do it so far) you have to be athletic, and get a really nice progressive edge, when you go to cut in hard you have to lean backward, your butt is almost touching the water, and your chest is toward the sky, then you stand up tall at the wake.

Crazyness!!!!

Ctipping · Posted: May 23, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

KUJ0, please downsize that avatar man....its uhhh.....huge

KUJ0 · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 7 City: Vernon

Will do amigo! Is this too big too?