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Comments Off on First Flip/Invert to Learn on a Wakeboard

So often I get asked – what’s the easiest flip to learn on a wakeboard?The answer isn’t as simple as saying a backroll or a tantrum, it really depends on the rider. In this video I break down the 4 easiest flips: 1. Backroll 2. Toeside backroll. 3. Tantrum 4. Toeside Frontroll. On top of that, I discuss why some inverts are easier for some people than others. I hope you find this video helpful, and stay tuned for more specific tutorials. Thanks for watching. David Details

Comments Off on Wakeboarding – how to set up your Wakeboard

A quick little interruption in the Zero To Hero series, to show you how to setup your wakeboard. I’ve had few people ask about binding positions, directions and stance, so I thought I’d make a quick video with some tips. Hopefully it helps you setup your board, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments. David

Comments Off on How to Wake to Wake – Big Jumps – Top Tips

In this episode of Zero to Hero, we finally learn how to get our wake jumps higher and go all the way wake to wake.

My first tip is – shorten your rope. The reason you shorten your rope is to make it easier to go wake to wake because the wake is more mellow and narrower the shorter you go.

Next up, cut out 10-12 feet from the wake. The initiate the progressive edge. Stand tall at the wake, and push down on the handle. The landing should feel smooth. Details

Comments Off on How to do the Progressive Edge – wakeboarding tutorial

The Progressive edge is a term that gets thrown around loosely in wakeboarding, so I thought before we learn wake to wakes, it would be a good idea to break it right down.

It’s about starting slowly, and building your edge stronger and stronger. 1 = really soft 2 = a little edge 3 = a medium edge 4 = strong edge 5 = very strong edge I hope this helps you, and it definitely will for our next video too. Thanks for watching . Details

Comments Off on How to Grab on a Wakeboard – step by step

Here’s a trick to try for the weekend. A grab. Generally speaking, grabs are easiest heel side and one wake. On top of that, here are some of the easiest ones: – Indy – Tailgrab. There are a number of things that can help grabbing, however the biggest tip is to break it down. 1. Get a jump with just one hand 2. Grab you knee 3. Grab your binding 4. Touch the board. 5. Grab it properly. On top of this, some other useful tips are: – Get your pop first, then go for the grab. – Suck your knees/bring the board to you, rather than bending over. I hope this tutorial helps your riding, the same principles apply for wake to wake. Thanks so much for watching. David Details

Comments Off on How to carve and cross the wake – Lesson 2

In this episode of Zero To Hero, we learn how to edge/carve on a wakeboard as well as crossing the wake with ease. There are three really useful tips for crossing over the wake: Details