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Summary: A 180 air on a wakeboard is a jump that requires keeping the handle near the waist, rotating the handle to one side and crossing the legs on the landing. Practice a 180 air on a wakeboard with tips from a water skiing instructor in this free video on water sports.
Greg Lawrence is the owner and founder of Lake Lessons out of Austin, Texas. Lawrence has over 17 years experience in wake boarding and extreme water sports. Starting his water sports...read more
"Hi, I'm Greg Lawrence, with LakeLessons.com, and I'm here to show you how to do an Air 180. First, as in all things wakeboarding, you always want to have the handle down close to your waist. In an Air 180, you're adding the element of doing the 180, which you should hopefully, already be doing on the surface of the water, to the air, which is the jump, so what you're going to want to start out with, is a moderate cut outside the wake, on your toe side. Set up, come back in on your heel side, and as you leave the wake, you're going to want to rotate the handle, across your body, and put it in your back pocket, and get ready for the landings. One of the most important parts of the Air 180, is on the landing, you want to cross your legs, but maintain your forward momentum, meaning you don't want to land on your heels, or you'll slide out. You want to land on your toes, and continue that cut, outward towards the wake. I'm Greg Lawrence, and that was Air 180."
eHow Article: How to Do a 180 Air on a Wakeboard