WakeTips – Wake Surfing
Wakesurfing Getting Up Catching The Wake Pumping Surfing Frontside Surfing Backside Wake Crossing Surfing Off The Lip Wakesurf Airs
Getting Up
Tips by David NgiamVideo : David NgiamPhoto : Thomas Pichoir Wake Surfing started out way before wakeboarding started when a couple of surfers decided to catch some waves on those flat days at the beach. However, it has grown to be a sport of its own and has shared elements of surfing, skim boarding & …
Catching The Wake
Tips by David NgiamVideo : David NgiamPhoto : David Ngiam Now that you are standing on the board, its time to catch the wake by finding the sweet spot. Hang on to the line first with your hand closest to the boat, if you drift to far back, you can alway pull yourself back into …
Pumping
Tips by David NgiamVideo : David NgiamPhoto : David Ngiam There are 2 ways to get back to the sweet spot if you find yourself drifting too far back. The most basic way is to shift weight forward over towards the nose of the board as explained in the ‘Catching the Wake’ tip. However, a …
Surfing Frontside
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Racel YeePhoto : Racel Yee Surfing frontside is when the front of your body is facing the wake. Most people find this is the easiest side to start learning how to wakesurf, but some people are more comfortable surfing backside. Either, its up to you. The key to surfing the …
Surfing Backside
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Bobby MahPhoto : Bobby Mah Surfing backside is when your back is facing the wake. The concept of surfing backside is similar to surfing frontside (see that tip first, if you haven’t read it). Some people may find surfing backside a little more awkward as it is generally more natural …
Wake Crossing
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Bobby MahPhoto : Bobby Mah If you can wakesurf comfortably behind the boat, it shouldn’t be too hard to do this trick, although its probably easier on a regular surfboard than a wakesurf board. First of all, balance up the boat such that the wake is even on both sides …
Surfing Off The Lip
Tips by David NgiamVideo : David NgiamPhoto : David Ngiam Once you are comfortable surfing the wake, add some style by doing snap turns off the lip of the wake. Start out by surfing the wake up and down once or twice to build up speed and momentum and then ride up the wake as …
Wakesurf Airs
Tips by David NgiamVideo : Dominic LagacePhoto : Racel Yee You need to be pretty good with surfing the wake before attempting to get some air off the wake. This is because you need to be able to generate some speed to allow you to pop off the wake. Start out with a couple of …