Pro Tips – Wakeboarding Mag https://www.wakeboardingmag.com Wakeboarding Magazine covers the latest in wakeboarding gear, videos, tips, photos, boats, news, and so much more. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:24:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/wkb-favicon.png Pro Tips – Wakeboarding Mag https://www.wakeboardingmag.com 32 32 How to Do a Backside Alley Oop https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/howto/how-to-do-a-backside-alley-oop/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:31:30 +0000 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/?p=58982 Champion wakesurfer and Team Mastercraft rider Jett Lambert breaks down this trick into its essential elements for you.

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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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How to Perform a Heelside Backroll with Taylor McCullough https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/howto/perform-a-heelside-backroll-with-taylor-mccullough/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:17:49 +0000 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/?p=58579 This champion wakeboarder, and Centurion Boats team rider, provides you with pro tips for performing this trick.

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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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How to Do a Backside Big Spin Wakesurfing https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/howto/how-to-do-a-backside-big-spin-wakesurfing/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:34:06 +0000 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/?p=58180 Wakesurfing trick progression with Centurion Boats team athlete Matt Manzari.

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In this video, we joined Centurion Boats pro athlete, Matt Manzari aboard his Ri230 for a day of wake school out on the lake. Manzari shared his time and considerable expertise to, show you how a wakesurf trick can be conceptualized, developed, and practiced as a progression of three tricks. He not only tells the story, but he shows you how, complete with slow-motion footage.

Learn why the most important thing about performing a 180 Shuvit concerns rotating your back foot. Learn when to stay on your front foot. Learn how you can practice with a skateboard without wheels. All this and more, told and shown to you by Matt Manazari himself, using his personal Centurion Ri230.

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How to Do Frontside and Backside Floaters https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/howto/learning-frontside-backside-floaters-with-beaux-wildman/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/?p=57989 Supra Boats pro rider Beaux Wildman shares his knowledge and experience so that you can nail frontside and backside floaters while wakesurfing.

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Beaux Wildman is a multi-sport athlete who brings it all to everything he does, including sharing what he knows so that you can advance your riding skills. This video was shot aboard Wildman’s own Supra SA 550.

In the video, Wildman describes what a floater is, and why he likes teaching this entry-level wakesurfing trick. For one thing, frontside and backside floaters help generate speed for your following trick.

Check out this video featuring Beaux Wildman. And, look for more Pro Tips videos from the world’s best watersports athletes.

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Bec Gange Teaches the Nose Grab Heelside Frontside 360 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/howto/bec-gange-teaches-the-nose-grab-heelside-frontside-360/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:23:44 +0000 https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/?p=57986 Perfect the nose grab heelside frontside 360 with the help of Bec Gange.

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In this video, two-time World Champion and Axis Wake rider, Bec Gange, shares advice for performing the nose grab heelside frontside 360. It is the first installment in Wakeboarding’s Pro Tips series.

Shot aboard Bec’s own Axis A24, watch as she tells and shows you how to advance your riding skill and technique. In the video, Bec shares her champion’s advice for approach, edge, position and more. Take her advice out on the water and you are sure to up your own riding game.

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