What's Everyones first Trick off the Dock!?!?!?!

So jr (romes) got me thinking in J-Rods "shorts" thread, what every one in his crew does first trick off the Dock. This should be interesting becuase most people seem to always a "first trick" just to get the feel of the wake and the pull!

For me its a Melon Crow everysingle time, then a Method as big as I can go.

Coin Ryan's (this has some WOW factor) Every time he startes with a Roast Beef Glide to Switch.

Sean Barret a tail poke.

Jay (ironjay) I am going to have to say Stalefish poke.

Tail poke for me after a few slaysh's reg and switch

Crow, wish it was grabbed!

before the boat is up to speed: stale 180 off one wake, and more recently backroll off one wake

up to speed: big hs jump w/ grab (varies everytime)

lately its been a big tail poke but for a good part of the summer the starting sequence was a HS3 to a TS3 to a Backroll, then TS5, switch TS180 and then whatever...

nose grab hs shifty...the longer i stall it, the better I ride for the rest of the day, I'm not superstitious, just a lil bit stitious.

big melon 180 into the flats, that is after a few slaysh's

HS 3 or tantrum.

1260 all the way. then a wake to wake jump...just to bring it down a notch.

In a contest its usually a half cab, for me, falling on a half cab is like not getting up. Freeriding I startin doin a one wake t/s b/s 180 because theyre fun and still kinda cool lookin and I'm still tryin to do them w2w.

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railey!!!! makes it all look good

just getting up....

inside out hs fs 180 as big as i can take it

I forgot to ask her name.......

back 360 melon.

hoochie glide to fakie, but any raley or glide based trick looks tight first trick.

couple few jumps and 180's, then either Raley, Tantrum or whatever...

Usually a HS Tail poke. Sometimes a mute 180.

almost always just a big nose grab into the flats and sometimes maybe to a late 180.. whatever happens...

Alex comes off the dock with a Moby Dick or Whirly almost every time.

half-cab nose grab

bs 180 of the startup roller

ts melon crow
hs indy bs 180

Half-cab 180

Tantrum, every time.

Faceplant...Keeps me in check to concentrate on the basics. Heck, I'm just a beginner

Contest - HS backroll

Freeride - Fashion Air!

I am kind of superstitious about doing some big carves, regular and switch, then just follow through on one in a big straight air, then do the same thing on the other side but with a switch straight air. After that, just kill it. I think I am copying Murray from a demo day back in the 90's I went to.

Hrmm, I'm not good, but I usually start with a re-entry (or is it just an ollie) to boardslide or an inside out 180 (I'm at a beginner skill level, but both of those are super fun!)

pull shorts down

Shakin in the boots

I ALWAYS do my contest run first thing EVERY time I get on the water....usually dock start, board slide into a HS w2w to scope the wake out.

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it changes every time, but lately i've been doin t/s off 5, or else h/s nosegrab 180 overturn.

Have to say my new love for the tail poke tantrum

I get up switch and carve heelside to my left. Then I do a surface 180 and then edge heelside as hard as I can and do an air off the start-up wake. This has been almost every time for me recently. Maybe I need to change it up! Then I have to do some carves and ollies to loosen up the knees. I can't just start throwing stuff...I guess I'm old.

Tweaked out stalefish... ahh......

nice floaty tweaked out stalefish...

Big hs tweaked stalefish, everytime. It just feels so good.

My first trick off the dock is typically a fall trying to dock start followed by get up and HS 180 off the startup roller, butterslide, set up for first w2w and then a HS roast beef stiffy.

Inside out backside 180 to a Tail Grab batwing into a nose front to fakie or a tail grab backside 180.
Has been opening tricks lately

Contest..Tantrum

Freeride..Tail Grab HS/BS 180

Daren Wickum (gopher) "faceplant"

My favorite answer so far!

I'm too old to not make sure my legs are working that day so I almost always start with some big carves on each side and some kind of backside slide while the boat is getting up to speed.

Then usually some H.S. air with a tail grab/poke.

If I'm determined to land a new trick and not play the mental game of thinking about it, that may be my first anything once I'm up. Just to prove to myself that it didn't hurt and I'm capable.

tail glide

on cable though. :/

stalefish tantrum! but before that i do an inside out back 180 as big as i can

Dang ya'll are good... I'd be stoked with one of those tricks after a long a$$ warmup..

I usually do some slayshes then the 2 minute drill

Fashion Air off one wake.

To curry favor with the wakeboard Gods.

Try to launch HS off of the startup wake. Everytime.

My kid will sometimes try to throw a tantrum off the start up roller, but not every time. After adjusting my shorts, I will slash the wake, ollie to board slide on the wake, then some HS grab.

Fashon Air!

usually just a tail poke.

but today stuck my first tail poke to late fs 1, I'm pumped just had to share somewhere!

i usually do a little bank drop thing into the downside of the wake heelside and take a couple soul turns or butter slides to calm me down or work out the pre-ride shivers i get later in the season.

usually a stalefish scare crow if im not doing my run

Stalefish, Tail grab, or indy nosebone. Some of you guys are crazy!

I take a good few minutes to get the knees warmed up with some wake slashes. Take care of the knees boys! You guys are nuts!

Rod....Nice!!

Mute 180 overturned

i pee.

My buddy pees on his board right after he's strapped in while on the swim deck...I think that sh*t is gross...but still does it.

First trick is stale-poke to the flats everytime.

Landing a jump dock start and pulling away successfully.

Luker, I have a buddy that does the same thing, Claims it's allot easier to do it standing out of the water then once in the water.

I love peeing on the platform. You're gonna get wet once you get in anyway...

Ollie Raley to face plant

Heelside w2w tail grab for me.

usually a tweaked nose grab

The bro goes huge fashion air anytime, anywhere, anyboat on his first trick off the dock.

hoochie glide or method glide

I either wave or salute quickly to the camera before I crash.

Heelside grab off startup roller to butterslide to wake slash.

I always start with simple hs w2w to make sure the wake is where I want it. Then a few more w2w hs jumps to get loosened up. Then I perform my only other trick in my bag(for now) which is ts 180 off one wake, which I usually start to spin right off the wake and crash cuz I'm an idiot. Still working on waiting it out off the wake. Also still working on ts w2w and riding switch. Kids love to watch dad crash, and I hate to leave them disappointed.

Usually carve around a little...ollie 180, ts indie, hs stale poke, then whatever I feel like...that's why wakeboarding is so great...nobody tells you what to do or how to do it...unless you ask...lol