How to Cross the Wake on a Wakeboard

Until you learn how to cross the wake smoothly and easily, you won't be able to hit those big airs you've been dreaming about. Learn the basics first, and the rest will follow.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Life Vests
• Ski Boats
• Wakeboard
• Water Ski Ropes
• Wet Suits

1. Get comfortable on your board riding behind the boat by doing some small simple turns back and forth inside the wake.
2. Twist your hips so that your upper body faces the boat while your lower body maintain the forward direction of the board.
3. Turn the board to point in the direction you wish to cross the wake.
4. Keep your knees bent and flexible to absorb the up and down of the wake as you cross it.
5. Cross the wake quickly at first, then as you gain more comfort, cross at a slower, or even much faster, speed.
6. Turn your hips and practice crossing both wakes in a single shot, one right after the other.
7. Ride onto the wake and try doing little lip tricks by carving up and down on the wake, as you might in surfing. This will help you become supercomfortable with riding on the wake, once you're ready for it.