Wakeboarding Tricks

Entering a Wakeboarding Competition?

Going into an intermediate/amateur Wakeboarding competition, what tricks should I be hitting and what should my line look like?
What is the best way to earn cred from the judges?

If this is a local tourney….which sounds like it is, you need to read up on the rules as to what is allowed in each division (just contact the organizers or look on their website). Local tourneys in my area have the division split up so that intermediate can only do a max of 2 tricks (inverts or spins up to 360…no 5′s, no mobes, no raley tricks) this does not include grabs, 180′s and w2w jumps (as in the intermediate division you should be able to consistently land 180′s, grabs, and land wake to wake)….the reasoning for this of course is to keep all the divisions fair so everyone can have a fun experience.

So depending on the rules allowed in your tourney (if it is like the tourneys in my area) i would suggest being able to land several wake to wake grabs, a few wake to wake 180 variations, and one invert and one 360…if i was judging for intermediate i would consider that to be a pretty solid run. Just remember wakeboarding is a subjective sport and that style will win contest…if you look better doing the same tricks as someone else you will get more points for the trick, and most likely place higher. Good Luck and have fun!

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