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  TRIXIONARY
Skill Level: Easy
Learn our lingo here! This clip explains basic wakeboarding terms and has some demonstrations.

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  SCARECROW
Skill Level: Hard

A Scarecrow is a Toeside Front Roll with a Frontside 180. Stick a few of each and then go for it! The pull from the boat makes the rotation at th
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  NO-AIR WAKE CROSSING DRILL
Skill Level: Easy
This drill will teach you how to approach the wake with a progressive edge, neccessary for every wake to wake move you will learn. Don't try to jump quite yet!
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  WAKETRIX™ TRAILER
Skill Level: Easy
“Soven, Friday, Shapiro, Harf... it's no accident they're all wakeboarding world champions... they got there by training with the Waketrix™ method... perfected during
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  HEELSIDE WAKE JUMP
Skill Level: Medium
The Heelside Wake Jump is the easiest wake to wake air and the one you will likely try first. Many tricks are done wake to wake and learning this move will stoke your confidence.
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  BOAT DRIVING
Skill Level: Easy
Some not so common, com
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  RALEY
Skill Level: Hard

A Raley is really just an extention of a really big wake jump. The move requires two things, an aggressive edge and true commitment!

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  RIDING SWITCH
Skill Level: Medium

Learning to ride switch is probably the best way to progress your riding. It's never to early to start practicing. And simply visualizing moves is key.


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  TOESIDE BACK ROLL TO REVERT
Skill Level: Hard

Just add a Frontside 180 to your Toeside Back Roll, easy right? Stick a few of each and then put it together , duh.


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  MATCHING
Skill Level: Easy
Matching the intensity
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  GETTING UP
Skill Level: Easy

Getting Up is easier than you think. When done right, there is little resistance and the movement happens naturally, so just relax.


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  HOP-IN HOP-OUT DRILL
Skill Level: Easy

This drill will teach you how to catch air safely. By focusing on leaning against the line and holding the proper body position, you will soon be ready to jump the wake and advance your wakeboarding skill.
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  AFTER YOU CRASH
Skill Level: Easy
There's no way around it, you're gonna crash sometime, so here's
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  TANTRUM
Skill Level: Hard

The mechanics of a Tantrum aren't much different than doing a back flip on a diving board. What's unique about this move is the take off. Listen up!

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  BINDINGS AND YOU
Skill Level: Easy
Proper fitting bindings are essential t
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  BACKSIDE 180
Skill Level: Hard

A Backside 180, also known as a Wake Jump to Blind, is a technical trick that requires a lot of control in the air. Adding a grab will make this trick very stylish.


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  HEELSIDE FRONTSIDE 180
Skill Level: Medium

Before attempting this trick wake to wake, practice it over one wake first. You should also be very comfortable crossing the wake toeside. Go back and do a few No-Air Wake
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  SURFACE 180
Skill Level: Medium

Once you have learned to get up and ride switch, it's a good idea to learn this move. It's best to practice this move at a slower boat speed.

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  OLLIE
Skill Level: Easy

The Ollie is a move adapted from other board sports. It enables you to catch air, without using the wake.


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  HEELSIDE BACK ROLL TO REVERT
Skill Level: Hard

Once you've got your Back Roll down this trick is pretty easy to learn. All you got to do is add a Frontside 180 to the end of the move and you will stick it!


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  FRONT ROLL
Skill Level: Hard

The mechanics of a Front Roll are really no different than doing a front filp off a diving board. If you've practiced the Waketrix fundamentals, t
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  CUT-BACK DRILL
Skill Level: Easy

This drill will help you to understand the dynamics of pressure control and how to use a progressive edge safely.


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  TOESIDE FRONTSIDE 360
Skill Level: Medium

Once you have a consitent Toeside Frontside 180, your ready to for the full 360. The pull from the boat will pull you around naturally.
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  HEELSIDE FRONTSIDE 360
Skill Level: Medium

A solid Heelside Wake Jump and Frontside 180 will make this trick much easier to pull off!
Sticking this trick and adding a little
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  OLLIE 180
Skill Level: Medium

An Ollie 180 is when you do an Ollie and turn the board 180 degrees in the air.

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  TOESIDE BACK ROLL
Skill Level: Hard

The mechanics of this trick are not much different than doing a back flip, learn how to do a gainer on a diving board and you got it!
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  TOESIDE FRONTSIDE 180
Skill Level: Medium
Many riders find that a Toeside Frontside 180 is easier to learn than a Heelside 180. A frontside spin means that your body spins towards the boat first.

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  BOARDSLIDE AND LIPSLIDE
Skill Level: Medium
 
  HEELSIDE BACK ROLL
Skill Level: Hard

A Heelside Backroll will likely be the first invert you choose to attempt. The mechanics are simple and the movement happens naturally.


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  GRABS
Skill Level: Medium

As in all board sports, grabbing is the key to style. You can grab your board in many different ways, in any wakeboarding trick you do. Poking and tweaking grabs, makes for an endless variety of moves.
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  BOARD CONTROL
Skill Level: Easy
A core athletic stance is essential to every level of riding. Once your up and riding, bend your knees and get your body position right!
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  TOESIDE WAKE JUMP
Skill Level: Medium

A Toeside Wake Jump may seem awkward at first, but by understanding the correct mechanics, the move becomes effortless.


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  GETTING UP FOR BOAT DRIVER
Skill Level: Easy
Drivers gotta get it ri
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