Dylan Miler (@dylanmiller) has been riding professionally for 12 years.

In this video, this veteran pro rider shares his tips for learning to perform a Backside 180 while wakeboarding. Topics Miller covers include how to initiate the trick using the start-up roller of the wake, edging out, controlling your speed and where you should be looking while doing a Backside 180. Learn about the importance of your shoulders, where your weight is, timing the rotation, incorporating a grab,  and more. All footage shot using Dylan Miller’s Heyday Wake Boats H22.

Enjoy learning this trick.

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Gunnar Daft is a long-time professional rider with loads of experience and wisdom to share. In this video, Daft, describes some of the settings he uses to wring top performance from his Montara Boats Surf Boss 2.0, which our sister media outlet, Boating, named Boat of the Year for 2023.

In the vid, Daft describes the use of profiles, tab percentages, speed and more. Shot aboard Daft’s own Montara, you will also see him riding in this video. Enjoy and learn!

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In this video, world-renowned, multi-discipline athlete, Brian Grubb dishes about the evolution of watersports. Having been riding for team @malibuboats  for over 20 years, Grubb started waterskiing, transitioned to wakeskating, performs at top levels at wakeboarding and wakesurfing, and now may be best known for his exploits riding foils. Check out what Brian Grubb has to say, and enjoy some great footage of Grubb doing what he does best.

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In this video, world champion wakesurfer and @MasterCraftBoats pro rider, Jett Lambert (Instagram: @jettshreds) breaks down how to perform a backside Alley Oop. In the vid, shot aboard Jett’s own Mastercraft XT 24, the pro speaks about your position on the wave, the desirable speed, when to turn your head, and more. 

With advice from from a pro like Jett, you get insights such as how this trick is similar to a stalled 360 and why you may find this trick easier to learn if you are comfortable riding switch. 

Check out Jett Lambert’s advice, hit the water and learn this trick!

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Like a lot of aspiring watersports athletes, Brian Grubb traded water skis for a wakeboard in the late ’90s, but it was a picture of a pro riding skateboard-style that would prompt him to trade bindings for sneakers and grip tape. Grubb would go on to be a driving force behind the burgeoning sport of wakeskating, capturing National and World Championships in his rookie year on tour and forging a career that would last for decades. It’s his relationship with Red Bull, however, that’s thrust the now 43-year-old into the national spotlight. Grubb’s recent drone-towed wakeskate session across the rooftop infinity pool of a Dubai skyscraper—followed by a 77-story BASE jump to the beach below— has become the energy drink behemoth’s all-time most viewed clip on Instagram.

Why wakeskating?

I grew up water-skiing and wakeboarding in Florida. I saw some shots in the mags of (wake pioneer) Scott Byerly riding with no bindings and had to try it. I loved the freedom of it and hitting rails and kickers was super fun for me. It was such a new sport that we were doing tricks no one had ever done and that was very rewarding.

Still, it was a pretty niche sport. How did you attract Red Bull?

I got connected with Red Bull back in 2001 with some help from my friend Parks Bonifay who was already on the team. I was getting a lot of exposure in the mags and doing pretty good competing in wakeboard rail contests on my wakeskate. It was a new sport, but Red Bull took a chance with me and together we helped grow wakeskating into what is it today. Red Bull is the best sponsor in action sports and goes above and beyond to help its athletes achieve their dreams.

Your career has lasted longer than most. How have you managed to stay popular?

I’ve dedicated my whole life to watersports, and it has been very good to me in return. I’m always trying to do new things and ride in places no one ever has. I’ve had some amazing opportunities to do this with the help of Red Bull and my other sponsors. I don’t turn down opportunities and am always on the move. I have a friend group that also lives like I do and we are always chasing the next adventure.

The latest stunt in Dubai was crazy. How do you dream up something like that, and what goes into making it happen?

The wakeBASE was my dream project. It was just a wild idea for a while, but started really coming together after we built the drone and now had a way to tow it. Red Bull has an amazing team that helped with the logistics in Dubai and with the Address Beach Resort. It’s a 79-story building and the pool is the highest infinity-edge pool in the world at 965 feet. It’s an awesome BASE jump with about 7 seconds of free fall.

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So what’s next?

I’m always looking for the next adventure and traveling around the world to find it. Lately I’ve been chasing big waves on the e-Foil and looking forward to going on the road this summer with Malibu Boats on the Just Ride Tour.

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In this video, Heyday Wake Boats pro rider, Dylan Miller shares his knowledge, experience and expertise in setting up his very own Heyday H22 for wakeboarding, foiling and wakesurfing. A pro athlete for 12 years, Miller lets you in on his settings for ballast, wake-shape, speed and more, using his Simrad MFD screen at the helm. Miller talks you through set up issues, and then rides to show you what the results of that set up might look like.

How does Miller use the wake plate? What speed does he like for foiling? Get the intel on these aspects of boat set up…and more! Watch the video.

See our review of the 2023 Heyday H22.

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In this video, Matt “Miracle Matt” Manzari, provides instructions for learning to perform a pop shuvit. Also known by various iterations such as shove-it, shove, or simply shuv, this trick is fun to do and is the act of spinning the board underneath you and then re-landing. And, you can learn to do it using the tips provided in this video by Manzari. What foot is key? What part of the wave should you start on when learning the pop-shuv? Check out the video, in which Manzari rides behind his own Centurion Ri230 then head out on the water!

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Matt Manzari, burn survivor, inspirational speaker, and rider for Centurion Boats loves helping people find their story. That shows in this video, wherein Manzari describes setting up a boat for watersports action. His ability to communicate shines through. Shot aboard Manzari’s own Centurion Ri230 model, the tips and advice he offers will apply to setting up any watersports boat. 

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In this video, professional wakeboarder and rider for Team Centurion, Taylor McCullough, shares tips and techniques for setting up your boat for wakeboarding. Learn some of McCullough‘s secrets, and glean some of her wisdom as she takes you through set-up steps aboard her own Centurion Ri230 boat. 

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A heelside backroll is a fun trick and one that can help advance your riding skills to the next level. Do you know the best handle position for performing heelside backroll? How about how to hold the handle? What should you be doing on approach to the wake when attempting a heelside backroll? 

Taylor McCullough, champion and Centurion Boats pro wakeboarder provides these answers and more. In this video Taylor not only instructs you, “how to,” but also shows you how, riding behind her own Centurion Ri230.

Check out how to do a heelside backroll with Taylor McCullogh.

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