How to Do a 360 on a Wakeboard
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.
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Instructions
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Be confident jumping from one side of the boat's wake to the other. To do a 360, you're going to need big air. You'll also need to have mastered the 180 and be very good at passing the ski rope's handle from hand to hand while in the air and turning.
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Do the Surface 360. When boarders talk about a 360, they are talking about the Air 360. That the best 360s are done in the air is just a given in the lingo. However, you do need to learn the Surface 360 first before you take it up high. Start with a Surface 180, hold it there for a minute and then continue with the rotation.
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Pull the handle in towards you while turning in the same motion. Let go of the handle with your trailing hand, bending the elbow so that the handle will be at the small of your back. Grab it with your other hand while your body is turning all the way back around.
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Approach the wake to do a 360 (Air 360). This is basically two 180s done consecutively in the air. It should look like one spin. Make sure that the rope's handle controls your rotation. You don't want your waist to do the work or you'll look sloppy at best, face plant at worst.
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Start your spin at the height of your jump after you pop off the wake and pass the handle. Keep your eyes up on the horizon, not down at the water to keep your board flat and on axis. Once the handle has passed from one hand to the other, completely your spin is easy.
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Spot the water early and loosen your muscles to absorb the landing. Knees bent and handle low. Catch the water on a slight heel side edge to avoid smacking on a front edge. Once you're really good at the 360, it's time to add to them with grabs and heelsides.
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