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Wakeboarding - Online Essays

Wakeboarding

is a fun and challenging sport. A couple of years ago I
was boating with some friends when one of them pulled out something I had never
seen before, a wakeboard. In the past I had tried water-skiing and kneeboarding,
but until then I had never heard of wakeboarding, I haven't picked up a water-
ski or kneeboard since that day.
A wakeboard is shaped a lot like a snowboard. It is 150 cm long and
about 60 cm wide. Riding a wakeboard has been compared to surfing,
skateboarding, waterskiing, and snowboarding.
At first I was nervous about learning a new watersport at age 18,
because I remembered how hard it was to get up one ski. My friends convinced me
to give it a try and I loved it. At ...

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on a
wakeboard.
While jumping is the first skill that I learned, the second skill I
began working on was riding fakie. Riding fakie consists of riding with the
opposite foot on the back of the wakeboard. Normally I ride with my right foot
on the back of the board, this riding stance is referred to as regular. While
riding with your left foot back is called riding goofy. When I first started
going fakie it was like learning to wakeboard all over again. Just recently I
have gotten to the point where I can ride regular or goofy in any water
conditions, choppy or smooth as glass, and feel like I am doing well. Just
recently I was able to land a jump that I started in the regular position
executed a 180 degree turn and landed in the goofy stance. This took me hours
and hours of practice, but overcoming the challenge was so exhilarating that it
was worth the time and effort, and made me even more excited about the sport.
The next skill I have been working to acquire is grabs. A ...

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