| Wakeboarding is a different kind of extreme water | | | | speed; and the continuous style, where the rider |
| sport. It is a combination of water skiing and surfing, | | | | quickly changes his angle but must hold it on the |
| where one literally has to ride the wake of a | | | | approach so that he achieves a flatter ride. |
| speeding boat and do certain manoeuvres. The fun | | | | Then transition from the cut to the invert (the flip). |
| and excitement in wakeboarding has to do with | | | | Recognize that there are also different ways of |
| speed rush and the fact that it involves all these | | | | throwing an invert. You can either go with the |
| different kinds of moves, where wake boarders can | | | | momentum or go against the momentum. If you go |
| fly, slide or jump to feel the rush. One such move or | | | | with the momentum, such as doing a back flip, |
| style is called a wakeboarding tantrum. When one | | | | approach, speed and angle must be in a continuous |
| executes this move, it is assumed that he has | | | | style. When you go against the momentum, the |
| already mastered a certain level of proficiency with | | | | wake becomes your launch pad and you go on the |
| this sport. | | | | opposite direction of it upon the approach. |
| Essentially, a tantrum is similar to a laid-out type of | | | | In landing properly, a rider must be on alert at all |
| back flipping we usually witness from those jumping | | | | times. He should know where the water is. To |
| on trampolines. But for wakeboarding tantrum, the | | | | protect from injury, the body must be stretched, the |
| momentum is a lot higher and also more difficult and | | | | knees slightly bent to prepare for impact. Make sure |
| dangerous. | | | | you land on the middle of the board for safety |
| There is a correct way to do a tantrum; one that | | | | reasons. And then cut from the boat immediately. |
| ensures you don't injure yourself from doing the | | | | Other things to take note of: |
| manoeuvre. | | | | Before you even attempt wakeboarding tantrum, |
| First of all, in attempting a tantrum, you should be | | | | you should have been able to practice back flipping |
| able to have proper control and you should stand | | | | on land. |
| comfortably but aggressively by the hillside or the | | | | Opt for the non-stretchable kind of rope. |
| edge of the board. This way, you can protect | | | | Smooth open water is best for wakeboarding. |
| yourself from a getting injured in a big landing. | | | | The optimum speed should be somewhere between |
| Then once you have established yourself, prepare | | | | twenty to twenty five mph. |
| for the cut. There are two cuts a rider can make: | | | | Wakeboarding was made a legitimate sport back in |
| the progressive style, where the rider carefully inches | | | | the early 90's. And is a popular sport among |
| his angle upon approaching the wake to increase his | | | | teenagers and early 20somethings. |