| There are different jumping techniques when | | | | technique, he begins with the first central base jump, |
| wakeboarding. In this guide, we want to take a | | | | the Bunny Hop. This figure is also known from the |
| closer look at two of them: The Bunny Hop and the | | | | BMX 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 that | | | | wakeboarding. The Bunny Hop is a jump with a low |
| wakeboarding is a mixture of different kinds of | | | | height and width, but not easy to drive. The jump |
| sport, it contains elements and figures, which are | | | | direction corresponds to the driving direction, both |
| comparable to the those who can be found at | | | | during 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 when | | | | solely by weight shift. In a first step, the weight is |
| running over obstacles. Ramps or catapults can be | | | | placed on the front foot. With a strong pulse the |
| used as jumping points. These have to be | | | | back foot then pushes the wakeboard briefly under |
| approached very targeted and at the optimal speed | | | | water. At the right moment, the wakeboarder now |
| for the jump to be executed successfully. But at the | | | | uses his physical strength to pull himself out of the |
| moment, the freestyle type of jumping still | | | | water up and jump off with a lot of power. |
| dominates, which means that there are many | | | | An advanced version of the Bunny Hop is the Bunny |
| different and spectacular jumps, which are modified | | | | Hop 180, in which the boarder performs a 180-degree |
| again and again and still continue to develop. That is | | | | rotation between the take-off and the landing phase. |
| the reason why there is not a single name available | | | | Due to this, the driving continues in a changed |
| for every jump. | | | | direction. |
| When a wakeboarder wants to learn a new jumping | | | | |