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Step 1
Attend a wakeboarding competition or demonstration, watch the action and pay attention to the chatter among the wakeboarding crowd. You will get a good feel for the sport and pick up some lingo from the locals.
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Step 2
Read a magazine such as "Wakeboarding Magazine," and soon you'll be comfortable throwing around terms such as air raley, tantrum and bunny hop.
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Step 3
Learn by immersing youself in the sport—sign up for wakeboarding school or camp! Raging Buffalo Wakeboarding School and Day Camp in Illinois is one of the wakeboarding schools in the United States. A simple online search may generate other possibilities of schools or camps in your area.
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Step 4
Join an online wakeboard community such as Wakeboarding Worldwide. Post your questions to a forum, and they'll be happy to help you learn terms and other essentials about the sport.
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Step 5
Watch a TV channel devoted to action sports like wakeboarding, such as Fuel TV, where you can watch wakeboarders at different competitions across the country.
