Trick progression

ANTS! · Faceplant Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 10 City: Cookeville

I bought my wakeskate(42' SST) for christmas last year, because strapping just wasn't for me and I didn't have a ton of money to spend on a boat. It's been too cold here in middle Tennessee to ride, and now that it's warming up, I'm wondering what order I should learn tricks in. Is it similar to skating with ollie and then ollie variations, then flip tricks? or different?
I'm really looking forward to skating and am "stoked".

nate_ · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1226 City: toronto

Dude, good to hear your stoked to ride man. there really isnt a set way of learning tricks in order. ill tell you kinda my order but also i would suggest just doing alot of riding switch to get a nice base for some of your tricks, the more comfortable you can be on the board the more fun youll have and the better your tricks will be. Pretty much for me i kinda learned my tricks in this order.

riding normal and switch
carving/slayshing (thats really fun. dont forget that)
ollies
ollie fs 180
bs shuv
fs shuv
bs 180
bs 3 shuv
kickflip
fs bigspin
fs ollie 360s
etc.

hope this helps at all. make sure to try and play around on the lip of whatever wake your riding on and also remember to try and take any of these tricks inside out aswell or wake to wake.

have fun shredding!
Birthday

ANTS! · Faceplant Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 10 City: Cookeville

Thank you, that answered all my questions. It's starting to warm up so I'll make sure to have videos and pictures up for you to critique. Spearfishing season is approaching also, and if anyone is not familiar with it I highly suggest getting into it.

T-Hawk · Posted: Mar 10, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject:

ANTS!, do you ever ride on ft. loudon. I'm always down to skate with someone new!

ANTS! · Faceplant Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 10 City: Cookeville

I've never boarded Ft. loudon, I usually go to Dale hollow, Center hill, or Cordell hull. But If I'm ever over that way I'll be sure to hit you up!

bob. · Posted: Mar 11, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:

ANTS!, just learn tricks in whichever way they come to you man, ollies, shuvs, and 180s, all regular and switch would definitely be a good start though, mess around on the lip too

stoked your getting into wakeskating man, you'll love it, when you get your first shuv, you'll be hooked Very Happy

and spearfishing is awesome, one of my favorite things to do, post up what you get in the non wakeskating section brother

skimboarder · Posted: Mar 14, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject:

hey man my aunt lives in cookeville and we go there every may! we should definitely ride

ANTS! · Faceplant Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 10 City: Cookeville

I live in Cookeville too. I have to check if I'm in town to begin with in may.

skimboarder · Posted: Mar 15, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject:

i'll get back to you in a PM when i know the exact date i'll be down there, we usually go down there for a weekend but my college gets out the 4th so i'll probably be there a little longer. i'll also PM you my number.

jhill · Faceplant Joined: 11 Aug 2008 Posts: 7

i'm in cookeville too. we need to ride.

skimboarder · Posted: Mar 16, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject:

cookeville people i will be pming you as soon as i know the dates i'll be there. it's whenever that poke sallet festival goes on because the old people love it. i'm bored out of my mind and would love to ride.