The competitive world of wakeboarding has a dizzying array of terminology used to describe the maneuvers the rider can perform to impress judges, peers and spectators alike. The lexicon of wakeboarding is a collection of slang terms that sound like comical nonsense but are the legitimate names for the moves and tricks that make up the stunts that a rider performs. As in snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing, the rider should become familiar with these terms and use them to describe what he or she is doing.
Compiled below are some of the common terms used to detail the art of wakeboarding.
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Pop: the height or space the rider generates when the board releases from the wake into the air, also known as 'AIR'
Bail/ Wipe out/ Wreck/ Stack/ Digger: terms for the action of falling into the water off the wakeboard.
Grab: The term used when the boarder (wakeboard rider) reaches to clasp the board while in the air. There are many varieties of "grabs" that can be moves on their own or added onto other stunts.
Faceplant: When the rider falls directly with his or her face into the water, usually caused by catching the toeside edge of the board on the water. The toeside edge is side of the board that faces the toes--as opposed to heelside edge which faces the heels.
Fakie: Taken from the skateboarding term that describes the foot position of the rider being in his or her normal stance but traveling in the opposite direction. In wakeboarding, the rider cannot switch the feet as they are strapped into the bindings, so this term is used when the rider is on the board, riding with the other foot forward. This is also called "Switchstance".
Spins: A rider rotates around with his or her body facing the boat in a counter-clockwise direction (if the rider is a left-foot forward rider) for a frontside spin. If the rider rides goofy foot (a right-foot forward rider), the frontside spin would be in the clockwise direction. For a backside spin, the rider rotates from a reverse position, meaning the back of the rider would be facing the board and the motion is determined by the front-foot position and moving in the opposite direction. Clockwise direction for left foot-forward riders and counter-clockwise for goofy foot forward riders. Other types of spins include monkey spin, corked spin and off-axis spin.
Choppy and Butter/Glass- terms used for rough and smooth water respectively.
Rocker: refers to the curve of the wakeboard from end to end. A wakeboard is designed with one of two types of rocker. A continuous rocker has a smooth curve going from tip to tail and a three-stage rocker is a board with two points that are bent upwards, reminiscent of a skateboard, with a flat area in the middle of the board.
Ollie: also called Bunny Hop, this term is used when the rider catches air off the water by putting his or her weight on the back foot and leaping up with the front foot.
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