Things You'll Need:
- Wakeboard boat
- Ski rope
- Wakeboard
- Binding slime
- Boat driver
- Observer
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Step 1
Go out on the lake and find a stretch of calm water without many other boats around.
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Step 2
Put the wakeboard on the swim platform of the boat and put binding slime into the bindings.
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Step 3
Facing the boat, grab onto a rail or the back of the boat and slip one of your feet into the binding. Repeat with other foot.
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Step 4
Once in the water, keep your knees bent up to your chest and keep the wakeboard between you and the boat.
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Step 5
As the rope tighten, have the driver put the boat in gear, as to apply low drag pressure. Keep the board between you and the boat, keep you knees bent, and the board out of the water.
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Step 6
Once you feel stable, yell "hit it" and do not try and stand up to soon. Let the boat pull you out of the water.
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Step 7
Keep your knees bend and count to 3 before trying to stand up. Once you are completely out of the water you will feel the board start to turn towards your leading foot. Do not resist this natural motion.
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Step 8
Once out of the water, keep the handle close to your hip and get comfortable with riding sideways on the water!








Comments
SmithM99 said
on 7/28/2008 thanks, good pics
Maddie said
on 10/5/2006 Another great tip- hold the rope handle vertically rather than horizontally with right palm up and left palm down.
April said
on 9/29/2006 Sounds like fun!