Wake Foiling : Getting Up

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/FOIL-GETTING_UP-TAN_SUTER.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Tan Suter Photo : David Ngiam Getting up on a wake foil (without foot straps), is similar to getting up on a wakesurf board or wakeskate. However, because the foil sits alot deeper into the water, it can be a little clumsier. Like getting up on a wakesurf …

Getting Started

Tips by Ong Kian SanPhoto : Wake Skating is pretty much like wakeboarding except you don’t have any bindings to attach yourself to the board. If you haven’t got a wakeskate, you can try it out on a regular wakeboard with some traction tape or even surf wax, however, dedicated wake skateboards are generally shorter …

Deep Water Start

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SKATE-DEEP_WATER_START-JANE_LOH.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Jane Loh Photo : Chris Yeo For most parts, getting up on a wakeskate is the same as getting up on a wakeboard. The main difference is that wakeboards are attached to your feet, so it may be a little easier to control the board at the start …

Running Dock Start

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SKATE-DOCK_START_RUNNING-NIK_LEE.mp4 Tips by Aidan Bamrah Video : Nik Lee Photo : Farnaim Yasin Cable Wakeskate Dockstart Before you try this make sure that you have tried a sitting start and that you comfortable on a wakeskate. Start on something lower to the water and then work your way up. Hold the handle in your front …

Ollie

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SKATE-OLLIE.2-CARLO_DELA_TORRE.mp4 Tips by Ong Kian San Video : Carlo Dela Torre Photo : Farnaim Yasin The ollie on a wakeskate is similar to a wakeboard ollie. However, the snap of your back foot off the tail on the wakeskate and simultaneous lifting up of the front foot are more exaggerated. You kind of have to …

Ollie Off The Lip

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SKATE-RE-ENTRY_FS-CHRIS_YEO.mp4 Tips by Ong Kian San Video : Chris Yeo Photo : Dan Nott To do an ollie off the lip also known as a re-entry, drift in (not edge in) toward the wake. Just when you’re about to reach the tip, pop the ollie straight upwards and land on the downside of the same …

Ollie Frontside 180

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SKATE-OLLIE_180_FS-FREDDIE_GROVE.mp4 Tips by Ong Kian San Video : Freddie Grove Photo : Ryan Lee Either in the flats or off the lip, the rotation of the ollie 180 only starts after you pop the board out of the water. It helps to consciously hold the handle with the back hand and pull it in slightly …

Wake Jumps

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SKATE-WAKE_JUMP_HS-RYAN_LEE.mp4 Tips by Ong Kian San Video : Ryan Lee Photo : Ryan Lee Technique of the wake jump is pretty much the same as on a wakeboard. You want to have a nice progressive edge toward the wake and hold that edge through the wake, having maximum line tension as you are leaving the …