In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to lower the impact of their back rolls when wave-boarding. This video provides 4 steps that will help the user have a lighter impact when they fall off a back roll. The steps are: air back roll, inside out back roll, one wake back roll and wake to wake back roll. When first attempting each of these back rolls, the objective is to rotate as much as you can and not to land it. Once you have more experience, practice landing each one. This video will...
Fear is the mind killer! Check out this instructional wakeboarding video by one of the UK's top Wakeboard coaches. This tutorial shows you how to do a backroll. Before you progress to a heelside backroll you have to be sure of your heel side edge and your heelside wake jumps. The bigger and better you can get on those, the more chance you have of mastering the heelside back roll. Learn how to do a heel side back roll with this tutorial.
Check out this instructional wakeboarding video that demonstrates how to crack the heelside 360 with instructor Matt Crowhurst. When you get it right, this move looks absolutely awesome. To learn all kinds of crazy spin tricks, you gotta start somewhere. That somewhere, is with the heelside 360. Master this move and proceed to practicing more advanced spins with this tutorial video.
The correct position is the basis to everything. Check out this instructional wakeboarding video that shows you how to wakeboard in the correct position. Without the right foundations, achieving the advanced tricks will never happen. Learn the perfect basic position when wakeboarding by watching this tutorial video.
Check out this instructional wakeskating video that demonstrates how to wakeskate with a kickflip. Instruction is provided by Matt Crowhurst. Simply put, wakeskating is skateboarding on the water. Practice your kickflip by watching this tutorial and soon you'll be wakeskating like a pro!
Check out this short but well explained tutorial on how to ollie for beginner wakeskaters. For the ollie, you want to start in the safety position, with your weight even on both your feet, and your knees rolled forward. Think of it as a rhythm of snapping your back foot and sucking your front foot up. Improve your wakeskating skills by watching this instructional wakeskating video.
Getting up for barefoot water skiing with the handle is a great start for beginning water skiers. Learn how to get up on the handle for barefoot water skiing in this water sports video tutorial. Take action: keep feet crossed and take your time waiting until comfortable to pull up. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A...
Getting up for barefoot water skiing is made much easier with a boom pole. Learn how to get to your feet with the help of a boat boom in this barefoot water skiing video tutorial. Take action: keep holding the boat boom, don't get on feet too fast, and stand into position slowly. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A...
Transferring from a slalom water ski to your bare feet can be difficult but is one good way of learning to barefoot ski. Learn how to transfer from a slalom ski in this barefoot water skiing video tutorial. Take action: keep toes lifted, move quickly, and put one foot on the water first. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the...
There are many advanced tricks for barefoot water skiing that anyone can learn. Get tips on how to learn more advanced tricks in this barefoot water skiing video tutorial. Take action: find a water ski school, learn basic barefoot water skiing, and start with beginning tricks. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A...
Once you can stand up and barefoot water ski, learn some basic tricks to impress your friends and family. Learn how to do basic barefoot water skiing tricks in this water sports video tutorial. Take action: learn one foot barefoot water skiing, keep feet and arms bent, and begin with slow and steady movements. Paul, the instructor of this how-to video, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes...
You had better have excellent balance if you're looking to try slalom water skiing. The water sport is a lot like regular water skiing, except with one caveat: You'll be balancing on a single water ski. Both feet point forward and stand on the ski for optimum speed and control.
Learning to drop a water ski and go from two skis to one ski can be difficult. Learn how to switch from two water skis to one water ski in this water sports video tutorial. Take action: keep balanced, transfer weight smoothly, and keep toes touching water. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A native of Toronto, Canada,...
Crossing boat wakes on one water ski can be very difficult and takes a lot of practice. Learn how to cross wakes on a slalom ski in this water skiing video lesson. Take action: keep balanced, avoid leaning to the side, allow rope to move you around wake, and avoid big bounces. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A...
Learning to cross the boat wake on water skis can be difficult and scary but is also very fun. Learn how to cross the wake on water skis in this water skiing video lesson. Take action: keep knees bent and arms straight, focus on boat, and pay attention to direction. Paul, the instructor in this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A native of...
Getting up on the water on water skis is difficult for first timers but can be very rewarding. Learn how to get up on water skis for the first time in this water skiing video lesson. Take Action: do not pull arms, keep knees bent and arms straight. Paul, the instructor of this how-to video from Live Strong, is a current member of the Canadian National Barefoot Water Skiing Team. He also teaches bare footing in Florida. He lives, eats, and breathes the sport. A native of Toronto, Canada, he is...
In these free wakeboarding videos, learn tips on how to get started in this exciting water sport, including how to stand up in the water and control wakeboard direction, stances, safety, practice routines, and where to take private wakeboarding lessons.
After water skiers get the basics down, it's time to move onto trick water skiing. Practice advanced trick water skiing with tips from a trick water skier in this free video series on water skiing.
Also called hull-less watercraft or flapping wing propulsion vessels. Bounce up and down to make the wing fly and propel you across the surface of the water. If you stop, you fall. It's like a human powered water ski
