https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-360_TS_BS-AYE_TATSANAI.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Aye Tatsanai Photo : Roger Koa You really need to get your TS BS 180 dialed in for this trick first. Adding another 180 is really about trying to get a little more pop first to give you a little more time to pass the handle to your …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SURFACE-GETTING_UP-SAMUEL_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Samuel Ngiam Photo : Alan Mak After you have got all your gear on, get into the water, relax and let the board float up in front of you. Place the rope over the top of your board. Put your knees in between your arms. As the boat …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-SHIFTY_HS.2-KIM_YONGIL.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Kim Yongil Photo : Desmond Cher Heelside Shifty is a relatively easy trick. Its a matter of how nice you tweak it and how big you go. Its also a good trick to learn if you have a habit of throwing tricks early (such as grabbing early, spinning …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-540_HS_FS-GUY_TANAKA.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Guy Tanaka Photo : Shutaro Segawa If you are getting good floaty pops on your HS FS 360, then you are ready for the HS FS 540. Unlike what most people would think, You don’t have to spin any earlier for the 540 compared to a 360. Instead, …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SURFACE-TURNING-MARK_GRIFFIN.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Mark Griffin Photo : Tatsanai Aye Kuakoonrat Keep your weight even on both feet and your knees slightly bent. To turn heelside (ie. turning right for right foot forward riders, left for left foot forward riders), put your weight on your heels for both feet and lean back …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-SUICIDE_HS-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam Photo : Phillip Soven The Suicide is a trick where you completely release the handle in mid-air and then catch it back again on the way down. Its not a difficult trick but its fun to watch. And its not as menacing as its name implies …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-540_TS_FS.2-ANDY_HUANG.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : Andy Huang Photo : Manabu For some riders, the TS FS 540 might actually be easier than a TS FS 360. This is because your body is landing squared to the body, which is a little more natural. To land the TS FS 540, make sure you can …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/SURFACE-SURF_THE_WAKE_FS.3-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam Photo : Guy Tanaka Surfing the wake (not to be confused with wake surfing, which is another thing altogether) is a simple but cool looking move. Most advance riders still do it at the start of a session as a way of warming up. To get …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-GRAB_HS_TAIL.19-DAVID_NGIAM.mp4 Tips by David Ngiam Video : David Ngiam (Tail Grab) Photo : Christie Lee Once you’re good at getting some air, grabs are a stylish addition to a jump. There are many variations of grabs out there, but the basic principle is the same. Try the indy grab first (your back hand grabs the …
https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-360_HS_FS_OA_MELAN-MEGAN_ETHELL.mp4 Tips by Tan Kay Tuck Video : Megan Ethell Photo : Kim Yong Il APPROACH – Come in as you would for a wake-to-wake spin. ie a progressive approach into the wake, loading the line with your hips rather than your shoulders. Ideally you want to drift in closer to the wake before you …