I learned a re-entry tantrum first. This might help. Get in the trough on the side where your toes point toward the wake. Surf the wake a few times, but don't go all the way up it...just ride in the trough and try to feel the pop you can generate by cutting your board up the side of the wake and try to keep your upperbody motionless. Once you feel like you can keep your upper body still and surf up the wake, try to throw your board as fast as you can up the side of the wake by edging your board right up the wake toeside, but keeping your upperbody over the trough. Once your board gets to the top of the wake, let your feet keep going through the wake and then throw your head up and back. Your feet will continue head over heels and come right back down in the trough where you began after you've hucked the flip. It's a fun trick...then this will teach you to really get on your toeside edge quick, like in the Bel-Air. Try to do the same thing for the Bel-Air but instead of using one wake with no speed, get a lot of speed and dig your edge in hard for the pop. This will simulate the same effect...ideally. Bottom line...just takes practice. You "feel" it after you've tried it enough times. Have fun
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