How to Wake Front Flip on a Kneeboard

You'll need to get a lot of air off the wake to do a front flip on your kneeboard.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Safety Flags
• Sunscreen
• Kneeboards
• Life Vests
• Ski Boats
• Water Ski Ropes

1. Make a hard cut from the right side of the wake, gathering as much speed as possible.
2. Level off your board just before you reach the wake.
3. Lean back and allow your arms to almost straighten out as you hit the wake.
4. Jump off the wake, pulling the handle toward your right hip.
5. Push your knees toward the water and roll your head and torso forward, bringing your chest to your knees.
6. Pull the handle to your right shoulder as you do the first half of your roll.
7. Bring the handle toward your right hip to pull out of the second half of the roll.
8. Hold your tuck throughout the roll, looking down at the water on your right side so you know where you are.
9. Push your knees toward the water and sit upright to lean against the boat's pull as you land.
10. Keep your eyes open at all times during this trick.

Tips & Warnings

• Pull the handle hard toward your right hip twice during this jump - once as you jump off the wake and again as you come out of your roll. Otherwise, you'll land on your back.
• Some people say that the front flip is easier one-handed, releasing a hand as you enter the air. While it is easier to roll one-handed, because you don't have an arm reaching across your chest, it is harder to hold onto the rope.
• Always wear a life vest and observe proper boating safety practices when kneeboarding.