| What would an Extreme Sport be without its tricks | | | | the board is taken up out of the water and |
| and stunts? To get in the game, you gotta get with | | | | positioned above the rider's head. The rider then |
| the lingo, bro. Below are some common | | | | spins the body around backside and ends the tumble |
| wakeboarding tricks defined for the beginner and | | | | turn standing firmly upright. |
| exemplified by professionals. | | | | Some AIR TRICKS: |
| When the boarder performs a trick in the air using | | | | Raley-Based - a series of tricks where the rider |
| the line tension supplied by the rope in order to | | | | allows his or her body to extend backwards while |
| generate pop, it is called an Air Trick. When the | | | | the board catches air over the wake and lands on |
| boarder performs a trick entirely on the surface of | | | | the opposite side of the wake. Other Raley-Based |
| the water, it is referred to as a surface trick. The | | | | tricks include: Batwing, Bee Sting, 911, Blind Judge, |
| rider can use the wake, handle and air for tricks. | | | | Hoochie Glide, Krypt, Indie and Oriental. |
| Double-Up: many of the tricks of wakeboarding call | | | | Inverts- a series of tricks where the rider is going |
| for maximum pop. When the boat turns back around | | | | upside down while catching air. Tantrum, a classic |
| on itself, crisscrossing its wakes at a 90 degree | | | | wakeboarding invert, is a simple back flip such as a |
| angle, the wakes integrate, forming the new wake | | | | diver performs off a diving board. The rider can |
| to be twice its original size. The rider can edge in and | | | | add-on to the Tantrum with more complicated |
| ride the Double-Up, causing the rider to pop more | | | | moves such as Tantrum to Fakie, Whirlybird, and |
| than usual. A boat can add an additional turnaround, | | | | Temper Tantrum. |
| causing the wake to become a Triple-Up. | | | | Spins- While in the air, the rider rotates his or her |
| Some SURFACE TRICKS: | | | | board and body. Frontside and Backside spins are |
| Butterslide: the Rider maneuvers the board frontside | | | | commonly increased in skill level by continuing rotation. |
| 90 degrees and slides on top of the wake. Butterslide | | | | 180, 360, 540, 720, 900 and 1080 spins can all be |
| 180: a butterslide performed with an additional 90 | | | | added to various spins. More spin tricks: Osmosis, |
| degree turn in the same direction. Also: Backside | | | | Rewind, Shifty. |
| Butterslide, Nothing Butterslide | | | | Grabs- The rider holds onto the board with one hand |
| No-Hander: the Rider lets go of the handle after | | | | while in the air in various positions for different |
| placing it between the knees. | | | | effects and movement, creating a style all their own. |
| Powerslide: the Board is turned backside 90 degrees | | | | When a rider uses his or her lead hand to grab the |
| in the area of the water on the other side of the | | | | board on the heelside between the feet and brings |
| wake (the flats), creating a large spray of water. | | | | the board up to his or her waist it is called a Method |
| Surface 180/ surface 360: A 180 or 360 degree turn | | | | Grab. More complicated grabs include: Chicken Salad, |
| on the surface of the water. | | | | Roast Beef, Stiffy, Japan Air and Nuclear. |
| Tumble Turn: the rider lays back on the water while | | | | |