Wakeboarding trouble getting up?

Question

i went wakeboarding and it was very hard to get up. the next day i couldnt even get out of bed i was so sore. AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG?

Answer 1

well, people think i'm crazy for how i get up, but I keep contact between my knees and elbows with my rear as close to my heels as I can get. when the boat pulls I leave the knees and elbows / upper arm to pit together. that brings me to a standing squat.at that point turn the board the direction it needs to go depending on which is your front foot. time and time again i watch people push with their legs against the board till their butt and hips are dropped too far back to stand up. as far as being sore? welcome to the sport!

Answer 2

To get up hold on to the rope with the rope in between your legs and legs floating on the water when the boat starts to pull you up lean back a little and let the boat pull the board on the surface, on the way to the surface try to stand up straight and then once on the surface turn your torso so you are riding with your left foot in front if you are right footed!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 3

Are you trying to start with the board pointed forward?  It's easier to get up if you start with the board perpendicular to the rope in front of you (like both feet out in front of you, both of them on the surface of the water). Hold onto the rope with both hands and, when you feel the boat start to pull, move your strongest foot back. It shouldn't take a lot of effort because the boat's pull makes it easy to turn the board. Pretty much just put your feet in the bindings and float in the position that feels the most natural to you, then let the boat pull you up.

Answer 4

Turn the board from the flat positon to riding soon as you feel the boat pull then just stand up and ya you are using mussels that you normally don't use!

Answer 5

Getting up is totally about technique.  A trick I use to teach new riders is to shorten the rope to about 15 to 20 feet behind the boad.  Since I have a tower (not important actually) the angle is much sharper and gives more lift.  I have the rider pull their knees to their chest, handle at their chest as well and I start pulling and do not go more than about 10 - 12 mph.  As you start moving, think about pushing against the drag and kind of pointing your toes a bit.  Let the boat do all the work.  As you start to feel the board planing, place more weight on your dominant foot (the one that will be in the back once you are up) and less weight on your forward foot.  This will naturally spin the board toward the boat, you can start to edge out from there.  Do this several times, then let the rope all the way out and it should become second nature rather quickly.  I have trained many between the ages of 8 and 30 to get up using this technique.   May I suggest checking out The Book DVD Wakeboarding series.  http://www.wakeside.com/page/W/PROD/the_...  Disc 2 has the Basic Foundations and should provide visual aides to help in your early progression.  It truely pays to nail down the basic foundations to avoid any bad habits that will be h**l to unlearn as you progress.  Plus you will progress much faster.

I've used this same technique behind a jet ski so don't be concerned if you do not have a tower or a top of the line wakeboarding boat.  Some of the best wakes I've riden have been behind a well trimmed outboard.