Course / Lesson 04

Getting Up for the First Time

Up on the board, outside the wake, into the wave

WAVE · 12 min · 2 clips · Coach: Ryan & Emma

In this lesson you'll learn

  • Stance, feet placement, and body position
  • How to get up and cut outside the wave
  • Getting into the wave and feeling slack in the rope
  • The first-timer mistakes that keep people down — and how you avoid them

You get up consistently, ride comfortably with the rope, and start feeling slack.

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