WakeTips – Wake Jumps and Grabs
Wake Jumps and Grabs Understanding Wake Jumps & Approach Positions Heelside Wake Jump Toeside Wake Jump Backscratcher / Fashion Air Heelside Shifty Suicide Heelside Grabs Toeside Grabs Re-Entries
Understanding Wake Jumps & Approach Positions
Tips by David NgiamPhoto : Approaches There’s a common misconception amoung beginners that the faster your charge at a wake or the harder your try to push off the wake, the bigger the air you will get. Actually, how you control the line tension is primary in all wake tricks. It is this line tension …
Heelside Wake Jump
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-JUMP_HS.2-GUY_TANAKA.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Guy Tanaka Photo : Kevin Tan To jump the wakes, you need to be comfortable cutting across both wakes first. Getting a good wake jump is not so much how fast you approach the wake or how hard you try to push of it. Rather, its mostly about …
Toeside Wake Jump
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-JUMP_TS.6-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam Photo : Alan Mak Jumping from the toeside is a little trickier than on the heelside, because of the awkwardness of your body position. But the principle of how your turn, approach and pop is the same as the heelside wake jump. One of the key …
Backscratcher / Fashion Air
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-FASHION_AIR.2-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam Photo : Alan Mak The Fashion Air is the same as a Backscratcher except that you also throw your back hand up for a vanity pose. Its kind of a cheesy trick (really old school stuff), but I look to do it just to get some …
Heelside Shifty
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-SHIFTY_HS.2-KIM_YONGIL.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Kim Yongil Photo : Desmond Cher Heelside Shifty is a relatively easy trick. Its a matter of how nice you tweak it and how big you go. Its also a good trick to learn if you have a habit of throwing tricks early (such as grabbing early, spinning …
Suicide
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-SUICIDE_HS-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam Photo : Phillip Soven The Suicide is a trick where you completely release the handle in mid-air and then catch it back again on the way down. Its not a difficult trick but its fun to watch. And its not as menacing as its name implies …
Heelside Grabs
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-GRAB_HS_TAIL.19-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam (Tail Grab) Photo : Christie Lee Once you’re good at getting some air, grabs are a stylish addition to a jump. There are many variations of grabs out there, but the basic principle is the same. Try the indy grab first (your back hand grabs the …
Toeside Grabs
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-GRAB_TS_INDY.21-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam (Indy Grab) Photo : Roger Koa Cut in as you would on a regular toeside jump but maybe a little more crouched. You don’t need to come in with a lot of speed, but the edge should be progressive. Keep your handle close to your forward …
Re-Entries
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-RE-ENTRY_FS-KIM_YONGIL.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Kim Yongil Photo : Alan Mak A Re-Entry is when you pop off the wake and land back on the same side of the wake. Its one of those tricks that add extra flavour to your run. You can add grabs and spins as well, and if you …