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Wakeboarding – A Beginners Glossary
Wakeboarding is a rapidly growing extreme sport but what exactly is it? Let’s take a light hearted and non alphabetical look at this great sport and some of its terminology (often initially confusing to newcomers).
Wake – First things first, what is this mysterious “wake†in the name of the sport? It refers to the wake of water created behind the boat towing the “boarder†and not actually the conscious state of the athlete in question, although being in a state of wake is also a fairly important factor to get the most from the sport.
Air – It is the thing we breathe and it is the thing you will be gasping for if you crash and burn (see “bailâ€) but in wakeboarding circles “air†refers to what you will hopefully get a lot of when performing tricks.
Bail – Although this appears third in my glossary, it is highly likely it will be the first term that becomes ingrained on your brain! A face full of water will be the first clue that you have mastered this one.
Deep Water Start – This is the traditional way to begin wakeboarding by sitting in the water and waiting for the boat (hopefully now in front of you) to tow you up and onto the water. Some might see this as an ungracious way to begin your career in wakeboarding and for those that don’t master the skills there is also a deep water finish widely available. (See bail)
Faceplant – Often confused with bail (see bail), the faceplant is a far more impressive failure which involves rapid downward movement of the face and what at the time appears like rapid upward movement of water, creating an often painful collision of the two entities.
Goofy Foot – My wife had a really goofy foot on a recent holiday caused by high blood pressure and water retention. Fortunately in the wakeboarding world you don’t need either condition to perform goofy foot as it simply involves riding with the right foot forward.
Butt Check – This not the activity of ogling the posteriors of all the other wakeboarding guys and girls as this is yet to acquire an entry into the official wakeboard terminology manual. It is however used to describe a relatively poor landing from a trick where your backside connects with the water.
Sloppy – This also describes a poor or unimpressive landing from a trick. If you started an ice cream just before a tow it will also describe its condition when you get back.
I hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to some of the wakeboarding-isms used on the circuit. Tune in soon for more fun in Part 2.
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