Wakeboard Jumping Techniques

There are different jumping techniques whentechnique, he begins with the first central base jump,
wakeboarding. In this guide, we want to take athe Bunny Hop. This figure is also known from the
closer look at two of them: The Bunny Hop and theBMX scene, where it is is executed with a technique
Bunny Hop 180.which is very alike to the one used when
As a result of the material condition and the fact thatwakeboarding. The Bunny Hop is a jump with a low
wakeboarding is a mixture of different kinds ofheight and width, but not easy to drive. The jump
sport, it contains elements and figures, which aredirection corresponds to the driving direction, both
comparable to the those who can be found atduring the jump and landing. The rear wave is not
skating or kitesurfing.used for driving, because the Bunny Hop is initiated
When wakeboarding, leaps are usually obtained whensolely by weight shift. In a first step, the weight is
running over obstacles. Ramps or catapults can beplaced on the front foot. With a strong pulse the
used as jumping points. These have to beback foot then pushes the wakeboard briefly under
approached very targeted and at the optimal speedwater. At the right moment, the wakeboarder now
for the jump to be executed successfully. But at theuses his physical strength to pull himself out of the
moment, the freestyle type of jumping stillwater up and jump off with a lot of power.
dominates, which means that there are manyAn advanced version of the Bunny Hop is the Bunny
different and spectacular jumps, which are modifiedHop 180, in which the boarder performs a 180-degree
again and again and still continue to develop. That isrotation between the take-off and the landing phase.
the reason why there is not a single name availableDue to this, the driving continues in a changed
for every jump.direction.
When a wakeboarder wants to learn a new jumping