Wakeboarding Tricks - Lingo to Talk the Talk
Are you a beginner wakeboarder, or are you maybe thinking about getting started? You will of course want to talk to those are are already skilled at wakeboarding, but that doesn't mean you have to sound like you don't know the first thing about it! Here are some of the most basic wakeboarding tricks terms to get you started learning.
Air - Really a very important wakeboarding term you should know. When we talk about 'air', we're just saying how much air you got between yourself and the water. It means you went really high if someone tells you that you got 'big air', which is a good thing!
Bail - This term describes falling on your wakeboard.
Bindings - This is the rubber boots which are attached to the board that keeps you on the board.
Bone Out - This is a term for one of the wakeboarding tricks that means you're straightening your leg out. By doing a 'bone out grab', that means you grab and straighten your leg at the same time.
Digger - This is something you want to avoid, as it means a 'bad wreck.'
Invert - This means that the rider has flipped upside down in the air!
Nose - This is the part of the board that's closest to the wakeboarding boat, the tip.
Set - A set is basically your 'turn' on the wakeboard. Each time a rider takes a turn, he has taken a set.
These are just the very basic terms that you need to know in order to get started learning. Now when you try to talk to somebody who's already a pro at wakeboarding, you at least should have less communication problems! You might be a 'newbie,' but you don't want to sound like one!
Get familiar with all the lingo and terminology for wakeboarding tricks to help you learn oe of the coolest sports around. Good luck, and DON'T break a leg!
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Published November 11th, 2007
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