Wakeboarding - How to get up on a wakeboard

[ryantheheywood]

My daughter and I have spent hours over a few summers trying to get up on a wakeboard, we watched this last night and today we both got up because of this. The slicing through the water explanation is brilliant, the only advice we ever got was bend your legs, crouch keep your board straight and let the boat do the work, but the critical piece if information of holding your board at an angle under water to slice through is what did it. I thought I was consigned to double skis for the rest of my life, but after trying who knows how many times, I got up the first time after watching this video. Thanks!

[stevenhopper]

I tried many times to get up and couldn't. My wife found this video and after watching I was up on the second try. My wife along with 4 neighbors all got up on the first try after watching this video. Great job

[lonacarter]

Hands down, this is the BEST tutorial ever! I got up on my first try after watching this specific video. Slicing through the water is absolutely genius!!!

[SuperMocean]

I watched this video a dozen times before wakeboarding for the first time in the Gulf this weekend. This video set me up for success! Got up every time no problem, staying up until I was ready for a break. It's like skateboarding once you get up. Dan's instructions are awesome! THANK YOU for posting this video!!

[buckingtons]

I'm usually pretty athletic but I was struggling big time to get up before today. For me it was the 'Bring your heels to your butt' that helped the most. As soon as I did that I glided up easily instead of pushing water until water won. Thanks Dan!!!

[TommyUribeRealtor]

I have been trying to get up on the wakeboard for 18 years. I am still trying. At 70 I am thankful that I can can still try. 2023 will be my year.

[mfranklin]

My wife went out today for the first time ever. She watched your videos twice and credits you with getting up on the very first try. Great advice and video!

[ckhid]

bright side of my first i felt like superman before i face planted

[CJ-vrzt]

Went out on the lake yesterday and tried 10+ times to get up and never did. After I watched this video I got up on my first try today and every time after that. Thank you so much for posting this video!

[GotRis]

This vid was a huge help. Me and my two brothers (25, 25, & 20 yrs old) have never wake boarded. After these tips we all got up within our first couple attempts. Thanks!

[rhuttonaa]

those are great tips... I have been wakeboarding since i was about 13 years old im 31 now, we have taught plenty of people to get up our instructions where always knees bent arms locked straight and let the boat do the work like they say here... but i like the idea of actually keeping them close and showing them what to expect before acutally pulling them with the boat

[willturner]

This is one of the best teaching videos I’ve seen so far. I’ve been wake boarding since the late 90s and I always struggle telling people how to do it correctly. Thanks!

[diskettejockey]

I wish I woulda watched this instead of wasting my whole day thinking I knew how to get up

[isabelle-elmo]

Im young and wanting to learn how to wakeboard so thank you for giving me the tips and how to wakeboard

[bondbond]

You really did a good job for this video !👍 step by step easy to approach, although I didn’t try it yet 😀

[jonathanplew]

went out and tried like 12times before never could get up on the board... I then went home watched this very helpful video and tried like 6 more times and finally got up... figured out if the boat driver has a slight angle and not perfectly straight it made it a lot easier to get out of the water using this technique... great video thank you.

[rachelanderson]

This video was a perfect explanation! I tried learning one day, no success, then watched this video the next day and got up on the first try! Great job on this video!

[peterrowntree]

The first time I tried waterboarding recently I just plowed through the water and couldn't get up. Then I watched a few of these instructional videos and the next time I tried I got up first time every time. The trick is to get the leading/toe side edge under water then the board rides up out of the water quite easily. It also helps to lift your front foot edge out of the water and push the back foot under the water before you start. NB As the boat starts to pull you, keep pushing your toes forward and down to get the leading edge to go under water a bit.

[SouthMagazine]

Must watch before trying to wakeboard. After half of a day failing - we watched this video and boom! All of us got up first time! Thank you!!

[michellechamberlain]

thanks dan mcisaac i just started wakeboarding yesterday and i watched ur video before wakeboarding so i tried ur way on standing up and it worked thanks.