Whats the first trick I should try???

wkbrdlvr · Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 10 City: Hot Springs

Hi! I've only wakeboarded twice but I love it!!! I've gotten up and I've crossed the wake, but I dont know where to go from there. What is the easiest trick for a beginner like me to learn?

It might be helpful for you to know that I have a hyperlite 128 wakeboard...our boat is a kinda old chris craft so it definitely isn't set up for wakeboarding. It doesn't have a tower or anything like that. I'm just wondering how much I can accomplish! Thanks! Smile

Mobe789 · Posted: Jun 25, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject:

it might be helpful to know your height and weight too.

wkbrdlvr · Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 10 City: Hot Springs

5'5"...120

ohdoor · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 281 City: OKC

Before learning tricks get used to riding switch. Once you can ride switch pretty easy try some surface tricks like a surface 180, etc. Then work on your HS and TS wake to wake jumps in both regular and switch. Once you've got your w2w jumps down really well start learning some grabs and then move on from there...

Read these articles about HS and TS Progressive Edging. It will help you with your wake to wake jumps.
http://www.wakeboarder.com/display.phtml?a=50
http://www.wakeboarder.com/display.phtml?a=59

Good luck... Very Happy

wkbrdlvr · Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 10 City: Hot Springs

What exactly do you mean by riding switch? Do i have to switch over my bindings and stuff or just turn once im out of the water? Sorry this stuff confuses me...

BelmontWake · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 278

wkbrdlvr, set an even stance and then swith your feet around once you get up to go switch. Try touching the water, riding one handed, butterslides, stuff like that. Keep all the tricks on the water at first.

bhamglassman · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 338 City: Bellingham

Get used to ollieing, try and ollie some buoys. Start doing one wake jumps and doing grabs. I wouldn't start riding switch until youre competent riding regular.

patrickengler · Posted: Jun 26, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

Yeah, don't go switch yet. Just ollie. Then cut slowly into the wake to get a little air....work your progression up and remember to work on that cut. Don't grab until you can be comfortable getting some air.

Nephilim-777 · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 5:49 am Post subject:

TrueTexan · Criminal Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 57 City: Madison, WI

whip outta wrapped kgb...pretty easy starter trick Laughing

94lightning · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 33 City: canton

how exactly do you go about doing a "switch" is it on the water or in a jump ? When i was riding i was thinking about trying it but it seemed the edge of the board would catch some water trying to turn it resulting in the face plant .....WHICH i do not need more of after my broke nose from the skiing.

Nephilim-777 · Posted: Jun 27, 2005 10:49 am Post subject:

bighitbiker3 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 386 City: Seattle

Some grabs

patrickengler · Posted: Jun 28, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

lets be serious here guys...

InZane* · Criminal Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 51 City: Pekin

Im 5,8 125 lb. what do you guys think i should try getting down i just started 4 days ago and i can 180 and clear like about 3/4 of the wake?

jamboddie1978 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 20

Start with a wake 2 wake jump into a face plant! Always gets a response from the crowd! Rolling Eyes

vawakemonster · Posted: Jul 01, 2005 4:53 am Post subject:

not to mention bruises drawing in chicks...but just wait even moe chicks come when you are good at wakeboarding

jamboddie1978 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 20

Switch is just turnin the board while balanced on the center of the board. To do this just manuever to your heel side flat, shift weight to center of board, now rotate at the hips so board is perpendicular to the direction the water is goin. At this point, you wanna point your toes straight out so your ankle is straight.

Once you do this, come back and tell me how it goes! Rolling Eyes

8th sin · Newbie Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 30 City: Orlando

without cutting out or anything, note what foot is in front. switch would be doing the same thing with the other foot in front. it's not a trick or a maneuver, its just something you need to be able to do unless you're able to do all 360's or 720's Razz

but say you catch air and rotate only 180 degress, that's half a full rotation so your other foot will be in front. it's hard to ride that way without practice, and even harder to land a trick without knowing how to ride switch.

but my advice is to work on getting one wake jumps down...if you get frustrated with it, take a break try some handle passes, slides, etc or work on your edging.