Process Essay: The Early Stages Of Wakeboarding

Imagine yourself laying on your surfboard in the cool ocean water with the hot sun beating down on you. Surfing is a sport as old as time. Created in 1,000 A.D surfing caught on quick and never left. As surfing grew in popularity, more and more people began competing. By 1930 surfing competitions started but wasn’t popular until 1978 when the first place winner got a cash prize.

Getting up is the easiest part of wakesurfing. It may seem difficult and very frustrating at first but once you get the hang of things it will seem so easy. One thing about wakesurfing is that you can't give up. Just like anything else you have to practice to get better. To get up on a wakesurf board you will need to lay in the water with the board flat on the water. The nose of the board should be perpendicular to you and the boat. You want to lay on your back and put the heels of your feet on the wakesurf board with your toes pointed up. One heel goes on the very back of the board and the other goes in the middle. Your legs should be shoulder-width apart. Hold the handle of the rope and make sure the rope is in between your legs. When you are situated, tell the boat driver to go. Once the rope tightens, keep your arms straight and put some weight on your heels. This will flip the board up on your feet. You also need to keep your knees up to your chest. This will help you pop up on the board. If you do all this correctly the board should be on plane and you should be able to stand up. Once you are up you should get the feel of the board by turning and digging into the

Introduction/Attention Grabber: One of people’s favorite things to do in the summer is go to the lake. When they’re at the lake people frequently like to water ski, tube, wakeboard and now more than ever they like to wakesurf! When it comes to sports performed behind a boat, wakesurfing is becoming one of the most popular (CITATION). The reason for this is that it is easy to do, it is not hard on your body, and most importantly, it does not hurt when you fall. How many of you guys have wakesurfed before? It is my goal that you leave here today with the basic understanding of how to wakesurf at the

Once you've got to your point, it is time to pivot your board so as to face the shore. When you see the swell of water about twenty to thirty feet from you, it is time to start paddling towards land. This is definitely not the time to be slow! Instead, put all of your force into it, otherwise the wave will not catch you, but instead, weave around. When you feel your board teaming up with the current, bring your leading foot up front, then let the following foot slide back. Lift your hands off the board and slowly stand up, remembering to keep your balance. The main thing

“Grip the rod like you are shaking someone’s hand,” said JD, “Start going back and forth with the rod in one hand and the line in the other. The line will slowly start to drag out until you let it go all the way.” This is just a starting point, and you will learn different techniques as you continue practicing. No one can begin this sport as a professional. The guys on television shows have been fishing for their whole life and they make this look easy (Bailey).

Overall, the sport of wakeboarding is very exciting, but the structure needs work, as well as stronger tension when Mahi needs to stop Hudson from using her board. Also, it should be Mahi who exposes the Nilly (hero vs.

“Remember, pop up with both feet at the same time so the board doesn’t tip. Don’t look down at the water or at the board, look at the shore and try to maintain your balance.”

To get to your sides, bend your legs, it's the opposite of the side you want to roll. Pressure foot down to keep yourself on your side. Learn to always move in the movement to prevent wrenching back board.

When you start out your first time on the board, you do not want to get on your knees immediately. In fact, you may want to just test it out by simply laying on the board. After you get acquainted with how it reacts to your motions and the motions of the boat, you may try to get on your knees slowly. Make sure you get on your knees when the boat is driven at a fast but stable speed. When you are on

my board underneath me. Some things that stand out snowboarding rather than wake-boarding, is that you have to snowboard on snow in the winter time. When you snowboard, you have to use a lift to get on the hill to snowboard. Snowboards are very smooth on the bottom, and if you want, sometimes you can put wax on the bottom of your board to make to go faster.

Boaters and beachgoers surely have noticed that paddleboarding, standing on a board, similar to a surfboard, and propelling oneself using a long paddle, has become extremely popular. In fact, paddleboarding is currently the fastest growing watersport in the world. Even so, there is little information available on the subject of paddleboard safety.

Granted, I only did it one time, I just couldn’t seem to get the hang of it. My family even tried to help me by going towards a beach so I could sit on the kneeboard before hand instead of having to get up after the boat takes off. I was able to stay on the board that way and have a quick ride, but it didn’t feel as though I accomplished anything since I couldn’t do it on my own. Since I was unsuccessful in my own accomplishments, I was determined to try again the next time (which ended up being the following

Fun and adventure, combine with a great core workout for those who take advantage of this Stand-Up Paddle-board lesson in Santa Barbara. An experienced instructor will provide participants with all of the information needed to stand up on the paddle board, and stay up. Once the participant has the hang of things, it's time to head out into the water, where the instructor will continue to offer helpful advice.

Paddle boarding is a simple fun exercise. If you are a beginner it is simple, follow these easy steps: first, slowly get up to your feet. After you have steadied yourself make sure your feet are shoulder length apart. After you have accomplished those two steps make sure your grip on the paddle is nice and secure (make sure to grab the top of the paddle). The final step is to dip the paddle completely into the water and using your back muscles push through the water.

The most important skill in surfing is learning the correct paddling technique. A good paddler catches plenty of waves while poor