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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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 Everything on Your Lake | Words: Brandon Judd | Photos: Bill Doster

Do It All with Collin Harrington

In this installment of How To, we’ll take a look at how to wakeboard, wakeskate and wakesurf on your home lake. You might say, “Yes, I know it’s possible to do all three of those things on my lake — where are you going with this?” Well, there’s a lot more to it than you might think. We’ve partnered up with wakeboarding’s Renaissance man, Collin Harrington, to shed some light on the subject.

Adaptability

The quest for glassy water can be a constant battle in some regions. Take note as Collin enlightens us on why wakesurfing is the most weather-resistant option. “For me, it keeps things very fresh by having options. If the water is rough or crowded, I will go for a wakesurf, since the choppier water doesn’t bother you as much. Instead of fighting the situation of different environments, I simply like to adapt to the conditions. Work with what you have to work with, and enjoy your time on the water.” Collin goes on to say: “Another personal preference for wakesurfing is the steepness of the wake. I like a steeper wake for popping higher airs, but some prefer less transition for spinning and shuv-it tricks. It’s all about trying it all out and deciding what is best for your riding style.”

Hint: Practicing re-entry ollies first on your wakeboard, followed by your wakeskate, will help you learn how to do airs on a wakesurfer.

Wakesurf Like Collin

Board: Chase Sixer 4’8″

Stance: Regular

Vessel: Whatever is breaking

Speed: I ride around 12 to 13 mph usually. I enjoy riding much faster than most on a wakesurfer. You can get more forward momentum for bigger airs the faster you go.

Ballast: Maxed Warm-up trick: Smash some lip smacks as hard as I can with the rope in hand every time. I always feel out the wake while holding the rope before I let go.

Click here for WAKESKATING——>

All for One and One for All

All three sports can teach you a lot about the fundamentals present and absent in the others. “For instance, go out on a wakeboard and practice doing re-entry ollies on the wake. This will help you with the feeling of doing airs on a wakesurfer. Practice shuv its on a wakeskate before trying them on a wakesurfer. Get out and try different boards, and you will be very surprised by just how much they benefit each other,” says Collin.

While coaching, I’ve often used a sport other than the one I am actually coaching to highlight a specific principle and help my students reach their goals. For example, if someone is relying on the rope too much when he wakeboards, I’ll have him wakesurf for a set. This usually helps reinforce his trust in his own balance without the rope in the picture, which can often transfer directly back into his wakeboarding.

“It all comes down to board control. Even when I am skateboarding or surfing, I still get the benefit of board control as long as I am riding a type of board. Wakeskating can really benefit edge control on wakeboarding and wakesurfing. My wakeskate has much less traction than my other boards, so it forces me to really use my edges and not depend on the fins to do all the work,” says Collin.

Hint: If you want to learn a particular grab or spin on your wakeskate, master it on your wakeboard first to shorten your learning curve.

Wakeskate Like Collin

Board: Liquid Force Tao 41 inch

Shoes: An old pair of DVS Obscuras

Stance: Regular and narrower than my wakeboard

Vessel: Whatever is available Speed: 21-ish — I wakeskate slower than I wakeboard

Rope Length: 75-ish feet depending on the boat

Ballast: Full Warm-up trick: A couple of carves, some lip ollies and a 3 shuv

Click here for WAKEBOARDING——>

Smooth Operator

To improve your experience on the lake, let’s briefly go over where and how to drive the boat, for wakeboarding and wakeskating specifically. Choose a line where the lake is deep, with a long straight shoreline to follow. The shoreline you choose can really affect the wake and water conditions. The ideal shoreline should be protected from the wind and should absorb rollers rather than bounce them back to you. “Sometimes it’s better to run a little bit choppier line if the seawalls are bad on a calmer line. Backwash rollers are the worst because they can come from all directions,” says Collin.

Depth can also really do a number on your wake. Ten feet seems to be the magic number. Anything much less than that might not only put your prop at risk, but there is not enough water underneath your boat to push back against the hull’s displacement, causing your wake to noticeably shrink.

While driving, be sure to pull the rider in a straight line. If you need to adjust your line, do it in one quick adjustment, creating a kink in your path. Be sure not to make this turn while the rider is in the air or during the approach. This will keep the wake cleaner for longer, allowing the rider to freely connect tricks without interruption.

Hint: Learning to carve around switch on your wakeskate will quickly accelerate your switch progress on your wakeboard.

Wakeboard Like Collin

Board: Liquid Force trip 138

Boots: Liquid Force Transit 5-8

Stance: Regular | Left: +12º / -16º | Right: -12º / +16º | all the way out

Vessel: Whatever is available

Speed: It depends on the boat. I like a little faster than most — probably 24-ish.

Rope Length: 80 to 82 feet depending on the boat

Ballast: Full

Warm-up trick: I usually start off every set with a frontside carve off the wake, then a heelside frontside melon 180. I have done that for as long as I can remember. I try to start different sometimes, but it feels weird when I switch it up.

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Want the one simple secret to becoming a better rider this season? Sign up right now to receive CWB’s 2014 How-To Video Series. WAKEBOARDING teamed up with CWB riders Jimmy Trask, Josh Palma and Daniel Powers to create six how-to videos designed to improve almost every facet of your riding, from grabs, spins and toeside tricks to landing blind, inverts and 540s. Sign up now and we’ll deliver a new how-to video to your inbox every week for six weeks — all for free. Better still: There’s something for everybody. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced rider, we have you covered.

CWB 2014 How-To Videos Series

3 Keys To Perfect Grabs

Jimmy Trask gives you three simple secrets to crank up your style by adding grabs to your spins and inverts.

How To Master Toeside Riding

Stop neglecting toeside! Jimmy Trask shows you how to dial in your toeside wake jumps and open up a whole new bag of tricks.

3 Keys To Landing Your First 360

Josh Palma gives you the keys to limit your falls and frustration when learning your first 3.

How To Spot Your Landings On Inverts

Josh Palma shows you how to improve your consistency on inverts by spotting your landings early.

3 Secrets to Landing Blind

Daniel Powers gives you the keys to consistent blind landings, which will help you open up tricks like backside 5s, tantrum to blinds and roll to blinds.

6 Keys to Grabbing 540s

Daniel Powers shows you how to grab your 540s, adding style and demonstrating full control before you add an extra rotation.

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Mastering blind landings by practicing backside 180s is one of the most important building blocks in all of wakeboarding. In this how-to video, CWB rider Daniel Powers gives you the keys to consistent blind landings, which will help you open up tricks like backside 5s, tantrum to blinds and roll to blinds.

CWB 2014 How To Series

** Missed One?**

3 Keys To Perfect Grabs

Master Toeside Riding

3 Keys To Perfect Grabs

How To Spot Your Landings On Inverts

3 Secrets To Landing Blind

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One of the biggest keys to landing your first inverts — and doing so safely — is learning how to spot your landings. Find out CWB rider Josh Palma’s top tips to spot your landings early and effectively, and lay the foundation for a new world of consistent inverts. ****

CWB 2014 How To Series

Missed One?

3 Keys To Perfect Grabs

Master Toeside Riding

3 Keys To Your First 360

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Grabbing your 540s adds more style to the tricks and demonstrates full control before you add an extra rotation. In this how to video, CWB rider Daniel Powers gives you the secrets to landing both the easiest grabbed 540 — a nose grab heelside 5 — and his favorite — a backside 5 with a late melon grab.

CWB 2014 How To Series

Missed One?

3 Keys To Perfect Grabs

Master Toeside Riding

3 Keys To Your First 360

How To Spot Your Landings On Inverts

3 Secrets To Landing Blind

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