Articles on Wakeboarding

How to Do a 360 on a Wakeboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Do a 360 on a wakeboard and you will advance into the ranks of an intermediate wakeboarder. Not to mention experiencing the awesome feeling of a full rotation in the air... more »

How to Do a 360 Turn on a Wakeboard

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Ever wanted to know how to do the awesome tricks the pro's do? Now you can!.. more »

How to Do a Deepwater Wakeboarding Start

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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You should begin your wakeboarding experience away from the coast to avoid dragging your board in shallow waters. The deepwater wakeboarding start is a fundamental skill for any boarder to learn... more »

How to Do a Progressive Heelside Edge in Wakeboarding

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A progressive heelside edge allows you to gain momentum for big jumps. The progressive edge allows you to tighten your rope and gain speed gradually as you prepare for an advanced trick. You need patience if you're going to experience success ... more »

How to Do a Skimboarding One Step Drop

By k421incubus

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Do you throw your board and run after it losing precious time? Try this.. more »

How to Dress for Wakeboarding

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The attire you wear while wakeboarding should protect you from the elements and remain aerodynamically sound. It can also be a fashion statement that makes you stand out from your peers... more »

How to Find a Wakeboarding Club

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You got your gear and you've found your location, but you want to join a wakeboarding club and hit the waves with other wakeboarders. No problem. A world awaits you. Read this eHow to learn more... more »

How to Get Wakeboarding Gear

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Wakeboarding is the bomb! Part water skiing, part snowboarding, it is a hot new sport where the rider is pulled from a motor boat as he wakeboards behind it. The pros can do jumps, flips and twists just like in water skiing. Read on to learn more... more »

How to Get Wakeboarding Lessons

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Wakeboarding is a relatively new sport where snowboarding and water skiing are combined. A wakeboard is dragged across the surface of the water behind a boat. You want to try it? Read this eHow to get started... more »

How to Go to a Wakeboarding Camp

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If you're a thrill seeker always looking for a new challenge, consider wakeboarding. Wakeboarding is a combination of water skiing and snow boarding, with some surfing techniques also thrown in. It's a challenging sport, and many people elect to ... more »

How to Go to a Wakeboarding Camp

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Young men and women throughout the United States attend wakeboarding camp to improve their skills. Wakeboarding requires a combination of balance, focus and athleticism that can only be perfected through practice... more »

How to Heelside 360 in Wakeboarding

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The heelside 360 requires a wakeboarder to spin his board while maintaining complete control over the rope. This trick requires excellent body control and quick hands to keep hold of your handle while rotating. You can impress friends by ... more »

How to Improve Toeside on a Wakeskate

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Improve your toeside edging ability. Toeside means that the edge of the board, which you are edging on (pressing more into the water), is the one closest to your toes. It is the most basic skill in wakeskating and fundamental to a good start for ... more »

How to Learn Barefoot Skiing without Falling

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You can learn to barefoot ski without falling if you follow some simple steps. The key is to practice on dry land until you are confident of the critical positions... more »

How to Learn Wakeboarding

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If you've mastered water skis and are ready for a new challenge, consider wakeboarding. This activity requires a short, wide board with two rubber holds, one behind the other, for your feet. Let the boat pull you while you ride behind. You can ... more »

How to Learn Wakeboarding History

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Wakeboarding is a combination of water skiing, monoskiing, and surfing. It utilizes a shorter board with a stance secured by footsteps or water skiing boots. The stance is at least partially sideways. The tow rope is also shorter than is typical ... more »

How to Make a Balance Board

By bzmillerboy

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How to make your own home made balance board, like the brand indo board. My measurements will match the original indo board but you can modify it to be any size you desire. These things are great for strength training and balance... more »

How to Mount a Wakeboard

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It's summer time, the sun's out, the water is smooth and your friends invited you to a day out on the boat. Everyone is having a good time on the wakeboard, it looks like fun and you want to give it a go. First things first, you must mount the ... more »

How to Plan a Weekend at the Wakestock Festival

By Amy Stone, eHow UK

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As Europe’s largest wakeboarding festival, every year Wakestock plays host to a number of big name musical acts and wakeboarding competitions right next to the beach. The festival is held in the beautiful Llyn Peninsula in North Wales overlooking ... more »

How to Sailboarding / Surfing the wind with confidence

By logan

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A sport that combines aspects of sailing and surfing on a one-person craft called a sailboard. Follow these useful tips to ensure safe sailing... more »

How to See Wakeboarding Competitions

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Wakeboarding is like water skiing to the max. Athletes strap wakeboards (like snowboards or short, broad water skis) to their feet and are towed behind a boat. They perform jumps and maneuvers on the boat's wake. Wakeboarding competitions are ... more »

How to Select a Wakeboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Wakeboarders need a reliable, durable board if they want to move into advanced skill levels. You need to know the characteristics of a good wakeboard before you make a selection... more »

How to Select Wakeboarding Equipment

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Water sports enthusiasts who want to try out wakeboarding need the right equipment. Boards, wet suits and other gear provide protection and comfort while a wakeboarding boat pulls you around a lake... more »

How to Sideslide in Wakeboarding

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Wakeboarders learn to sideslide to increase the difficulty level as skills progress. The sideslide requires that you slide your board from the outside of the wake to the inside and back. The control needed to perform the sideslide requires hours ... more »

How to Stand on a Wakeboard

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The success of a wakeboarder begins with a proper stance that allows for rolling and navigation. Young wakeboarders often make the mistake of hopping on a board and hitting the water without learning proper form. You start by learning how to ... more »

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