Wakeboard Tower Terminology

What would an Extraordinary Sport be without itswater.
tricks and stunts? To get in the game, you gotta getSurface 180/ surface 360: A 180 or 360 degree turn
with the language, brother. Below are some commonon the surface of the water.
wakeboarding tricks outlined for the newb andThe rider then spins the body around backside and
exemplified by professionals.ends the tumble turn standing firmly upright.
Come visit us right here for more info WakeboardSome AIR TRICKS:
Tower.Raley-Based - a chain of tricks where the rider allows
When the boarder performs a trick in the air usinghis or her body to extend backwards while the board
the line stress supplied by the rope to generate pop,catches air over the wake and lands on the other
it is called an Air Trick. When the boarder performs aside of the wake.
trick wholly on the skin of the water, it is known asTantrum, a classic wakeboarding invert, is an easy
a surface trick. The rider can use the wake, handleback flip such as a diver performs off a diving board.
and air for tricks.The rider can add-on to the Fit with additional difficult
Double-Up : lots of the tricks of wakeboarding call formoves like Fit to Fakie, Whirlybird, and Temper
maximum pop. When the boat turns back around onTantrum.
itself, crisscrossing its wakes at a ninety degreeSpins- While in the air, the rider rotates his or her
angle, the wakes integrate, forming the new wakeboard and body. Frontside and Backside spins are
to be twice its original size. A boat can add anusually increased in ability level by continuing rotation.
additional turnaround, causing the wake to become a180, 360, 540, 720, nine hundred and 1080 spins can
Triple-Up.all be added to varied spins. More spin tricks: Osmosis,
Butterslide : the Rider maneuvers the board frontsideRewind, Shifty.
ninety degrees and slides on top of the wake.Grabs- The rider holds onto the board with one hand
Butterslide 180 : a butterslide performed with anwhile in the air in various positions for different
additional 90 degree turn in the same direction.effects and movement, creating a style all their own.
Powerslide: the Board is turned backside ninetyMore advanced grabs include: Chicken Salad, Roast
degrees in the area of the water on the other sideBeef, Stiffy, Japan Air and Nuclear.
of the wake (the flats), creating a large spray of