Skateboarding to wakeskating

AbsoluteMonster · Faceplant Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 2 City: McCordsville

Hey, i'm going to start wakeskating this summer and was wondering if it is harder than skateboarding? I can do the basic tricks on a skateboard, like the kickflip, pop shuvit, and 180. Since I have a basic skateboarding background, will that make it a ton easier to progress on a wakeskate? I'm just wondering what to expect when learning to wakeskate.

Travis B · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 321 City: townie

I skateboarded for awhile before i wakeskated it definently helps knowing the tricks from skateboarding and knowing what to try to land and do first but just have fun and mess around

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

yeah skateboarding will defiantly help you a lot, and if you've ever wakeboarded before that helps too

the best part about wakeskating is that falling is fun and it usually doesn't hurt Birthday

welcome to the site Cool

AbsoluteMonster · Faceplant Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 2 City: McCordsville

Thanks, it's good to be here. Yeah, i've been wakeboarding for a while, but don't really take it that serious, just doing the w2w 180s, grabs, and what not. Wakeskating just seems like it'll be more fun to me, but I still plan to wakeboard.

bob. · Posted: Mar 29, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject:

i definitely wouldnt say falling doesnt hurt, ive gotten more messed up on a wakeskate than a skateboard

but what skating helps most with in my opinion, is style

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I think the falls depend...falling on your shoulder in the water while wakeskating isn't the same as crashing on concrete, and I personally think that skating will always be gnarlier in that regard...but you still have to respect your medium and what you're riding. i always used to get a little freaked out when I thought about people who landed one foot on, one foot off on a wakeskate and destroyed their knees or their femur.

Anyway AbsoluteMonster, I think your background in wakeboarding and skating will definitely help you with your wakeskating. Wakeskating is still going to be different because you're working with a larger board and what not, but I think skating helps with muscle memory and things like that.

eviltweak · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 839 City: Nor Cal

ive found practice throwing things in front of you because your going 20 mph on a wakeskate and need to throw things in front of you

Raven · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 7:08 am Post subject:

wait til your first set hombre........u go to the back of the boat where usually you spend 5 minutes strapping in.......nah, nah,nah..............tie your shoes and hop in , deck in hand. it's probably gonna be the happiest moment of your life. Best of luck broshot.

bmosing · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject:

bob. · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject:

kornhouse · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

Maybe more skaters will try or at least know of wakeskating now:

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

those are sick! but also, really expensive

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

what are different about the wake 6.0's? just a bit more mesh? i have the mavrks right below the wake editions and im gonna ride them this summer and prolly order some wake nikes