Getting up on a wakeboard?

Question

I recently learned to waterski and am wondering how to get up on a wakeboard. Ive heard keep your knees to your chest and let the boat do the work, any other suggestions or tips?

Answer 1

also try and keep like half your board out of the water when your waiting to get pulled up. cause if u dont it ll just go down and sink. when i finally got up it was cause i wasnt thinking to hard try not to think to hard and worry bout everything just let the boat pull you up.

Answer 2

wellllllll, sit down in the water with the board in front of you, when you hear the boat start don't try to stand up all by yourself, let the boat pull you up, and LEAN BACK! when you feel like you're up turn the board to whichever direction feels more comfortable :) good luck!

Answer 3

the absolute hardest part of wakeboarding is learning how to get up.

to begin this, sit in a ball position with your knees bent and your butt hitting your heels... your arms should be bent around the outside of your knees so that you are holding the handle in front of you..

when you are ready... keep your body in the ball postion while slightly pushing the board ahead of you.. as soon as your board planes, turn it to the side you are comfortable with and pull the handle to your front hip. many begginners have a problem of edging outside of the wake without meaning to.. to correct this.. let go with your back ahnd to keep your body aligned and stand up straight with about 60% of youre weight on your back foot, 40% on the front...

once you're ready and comfortable to go outside the wake.. you'll probably feel more comfortable going out to your heel side first. to do this, act like you are sitting in a chair or act like your standing on the balls of your feet and keep the handle close to you, this will improve the control of your board. to go out on your toe side edge, act like you're standing on your toes but the important thing to remember is keep your chest pointed towards the sky and the handle close to youre front hip.. once you have this down, its all muscle memory and youll get better and better the more you practice..

good luck, hope this helps.