Getting Up On A Wakeboard:

Welcome to wakeboarding and your first maneuver, how to get up. First get into your binding and slip into the water with the wakeboard in front of you. If you are regular foot (left foot forward) the board will be pointing to your left. If you are goofy foot (right foot forward), the board will be pointing to your right. (Photo 1). Yell "hit it" to the boat driver and as the boat starts to pull, keep your legs bent and the board pointed toward one side (Photo 2). As the speed increases, keep your legs bent and lean a little forward to keep the board flat. (Photo 3).


Photo 2
Photo 1
As the board begins to plane, keep you weight lightly forward which is unlike waterskiing where weight is usually back (Photo 4). Since a wakeboard is so wide, it is less likely to take a tip dive when compared to a water-ski. If you sit back too much when getting up on a wake board, it can become unstable and may slide out from under you. As speed increases, slowly stand up over the board into the riding position(Photo 5).
Photo 4
Photo 3
Photo 5
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