Tips by David Ngiam If you’ve just started wakeboarding, or planning to give it a go, well, good for you! Wakeboarding is a pretty addictive sport and its a whole lot of fun for everyone, whether you are 6 or 60 years old! How far you want to go into the sport is really up …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SURFACE-OLLIE-VANIA_LIM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Vania Lim Photo : Guy Tanaka The Ollie, also known as the Bunny Hop, is basically popping off the flat surface of the water. An Ollie 180 is when you jump off the water, turn and land in the fakie position. To execute an Ollie, the easiest is …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-180_HS_FS_SHIFTY.10-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam Photo : Stephen Liew To do the Shifty 180, You need to get your Shifty dialed in first as well as your HS 180s. To do the Shifty come into the wake like you would for a grab. Pop and rise before doing the twist. As …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-BACKROLL_TO_BLIND_HS-KIM_YONGIL.mp4 Tips by Tan Kay Tuck Video : Kim Yongil Photo : Masayoshi SET UP – you want a big floaty wake to wake back roll 1) Edge out as far as you normally would for a wake to wake jump. 2) Let the line pull you back in before you start your approach 3) …
Tips by David NgiamPhoto : Ok. If you haven’t noticed yet, there can be a lot of different terms used in wakeboarding. Some are pretty straight-forward, while some are just confusing. And there’s some pretty weird trick names as well! Here’s a glossary of some commonly used terms. EQUIPMENT TERMS : Wakeboard : The board …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SURFACE-OLLIE_180_FS-VANIA_LIM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Vania Lim Photo : Guy Tanaka Also known as the Ollie Frontside 180, it is a good idea to work on your Surface 180s first so that you’re comfortable riding fakie. If you are, then ollie up but don’t rush the 180 turn. Once your tail has released …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-180_HS_BS_INDY-MARK_GRIFFIN.mp4 Tips by Tan Kay Tuck Video : Mark Griffin Photo : Tan Suter The first time you try a 180 blind; it should not be a wake-to-wake attempt. What I am trying to say is that a bit of practice is required before you actually attempt it wake to wake. That is, to either …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-BACKROLL_MOBIUS_SLOB-MASSI_PIFFARETTI.mp4 Tips by Tatsanai Aye Kuakoonrat Video : Massi Piffaretti Photo : Rusty Malinoski The HS Backroll Mobius was used to be called just ‘Mobius’. However, because it was one of the first inverts with a 360 rotation, the term ‘Mobius’ or ‘Mobe’ is more commonly known to describe any invert with a 360 rotation …
Tips by David Ngiam Board design has come a long way. The best way to choose a board, is to try it out first if possible. Else, here are some tips to choosing the right board that suits your style of riding. Lots of manufacturers have very different technical terms to describe their boards, …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SURFACE-OLLIE_180_BS.2-GUY_TANAKA.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Guy Tanaka Photo : Roger Koa The Ollie Blind 180 or Ollie Backside 180 is a little more technical compared to the regular Ollie Frontside 180. This is because you are turning blind away from the direction of travel with the handle wrapped behind you, which is a …