How do I.............

In the pics iv seen it looks like people start off with the board sidways...am i right??and what is a good speed to go?It will be my first time this summer we dont get to go to the lake verry often because of money issues but i wanna atleast learn how to!! And the boat is not a wake boat its just a regular speed\fishing boat!

yes start perpendicular to the boats path and start putting your wanted tips in the trick tips section.

easy selector, yes, board sideways/ perpendicular to the boat, knees to the chest, let the boat do the work, lean back a bit, not too much, stand up. back tall and chest up, head up. you look down you go down. once up, keep it slow ~15-18 mph for now. keep the handle to your HIP. that is huge.. once that handle leaves your hip, the board tends to open up, perpendicular to the boat again any you face plant. Keep the handle to your leading hip, close anyway.. Also figure out what foot you will put forward, what foot do you have forward on a skate board? do the same for wakeboarding. Before you try, have the driver go slow at first, just that first forward position or so. this will give you a chance to get a feel for it. while moving slow, board sideways to the boat, apply pressure on each foot, knees still to the chest. notice how this will steer you etc. its this control that will help you get up. Once you get the feel for it, in control, not spinning around etc, have the driver slowly accelerate. not a ski start, hammer it style, but slow and smooth. it doesn't take to much. the person learning is as much hindered by a poor driver as anything else. good luck.

A couple other things that I learned...

Keep your arms on the outside of your knees when getting pulled up. Really, as a girl, you probably won't even have to put much thought into getting up. We tend not to muscle it like the guys... I got up everytime, and after that, it was all a matter of finding your balance.

Another trick I learned was to drop the hand on my backside. For example, I ride regular footed (left foot forward), so I drop my right hand. This forced you to straighten out instead of fighting the motion of the boat.

I've got a couple video clips if you want to see them, email me and I will send them to you. They might be helpful.

Anyway, good luck!!!

-jesi

thanks for the tips and i will start asking on the trick/tip section. Sorry!