Heelside Backside 360

https://www.wake.sg/media/videos/WAKE-360_HS_BS.2-MAX_CHRISTIAN.mp4 Tips by Sam Wilks Video : Max Christian Photo : Roger Koa For those who have already got their HS FS 360 dialed in, you may want to start taking it the other way and spinning blind. A blind or backside spin involves your back being shown to the boat on the first 180 …

Other Gear

Tips by David NgiamPhoto : Riding Gear LIFE VEST aka Personal Floating Device (PFD) : Get a fitting life vest. You may see some people ride without them, and you might think its cool, but you’ll only live once. You can get really nasty crashes when you ride, and with a vest, not only does …

Toeside Backside 360

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 …

Heelside Shifty

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 …

Heelside Frontside 540

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, …

Edging Postures & Turning

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 …

Suicide

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 …

Toeside Frontside 540

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 …