Since most of us don’t defy gravity like you, these progressing video tutorials are fantastic. Listening to you with bbtalk in real time is also a game changer for us watching your vids. My crew will be reviewing this video come spring in MN. Thank you!
Hey Shaun! Thanks for helping a 63 yr old get on a wakeboard. Great exercise. Doing the 180 surface switch right away because you took the time to make this video. Thank you Sincerely.
I shared this video with my daughter. We just got a boat last April, and she has progressed quickly on the wakeboard! This'll be some of the first things I have her do on the water next year!
Amazing tutorial. I'm a strong intermediate rider who has some switch tricks, and even I learned something. Focusing on the rope pull between the shoulder blades is such a good tip!
As usual you never disappoint with your detailed explanations before getting on the water, utilizing the BBTalk while riding, and explaining more after the set is hands down the best support for all us!!! Absolutely always look forward to your next video.!!! Keep doing what you do to help up succeed man!!! Your coaching is priceless and super appreciative Shawn!!!
I can't begin to tell you how helpful these videos are. I'm in a friendly competition with the parents of their child who competes in the British Columbia, Canada Provincials (last year was his first, he was 12 at the time) where myself and the husband and wife are basically starting this wakeboarding journey this year together. I'm about 12 years their senior at 54, but regardless, it's on like Donkey Kong! Bought a board in February and hit the water, bathing suit and lifejacket early May. I've been out 4 or 5 times so far, and I'm slowly increasing my speed, last time was 16 MPH. I'm reasonably comfortable doing surface 180's, and can go wake to wake heel side and toe side standard and switch. Currently worried about catching a toe side edge (did that first time out, 15 MPH, now I know what a full frontal face slap feels like and my arms had welts for a couple of days afterwards) and I'm uncomfortable cutting. (nervousness increases with speed) I'll have to watch this and your ride switch better videos a few times before the weekend, I think the "stack your bones" and leaning against the rope are 2 lessons I forget when riding. Thanks again, Doug
Thanks for these videos Shaun. I don't get to ride a lot, only once or twice a year, and as a beginner that makes it really difficult to get any kind of feel for what I'm doing. Breaking it down like this really does help me get a feel for things in the least amount of time with the lowest risk of falls, which helps the confidence and keeps me happy on the water!
I'm still learning to ride switch, getting fairly comfy, but still had some sort of uneasy feeling whilst doing it. This vid made me realise that I was forgetting the fundamentals of wakeboarding when riding switch, crazy how overthinking something can cloud the rest of your thoughts. Anyways cheers for that video Shaun it really helped me progress🤙 keep up the great tutorials and videos!
Very well put Taj! We can def get in our heads and take away our abilities we have within us. Relaxing and leaning against the line is one of the best things to think when needing to hit the reset button in our heads
What a clean, clear, awesome tutorial about the concept of riding. Thanks, Shawn! I've forwarded this to the kids. They were able to get up and ride this fall, but did a lot of the lean mistakes you demonstrated. I think watching you explain it will work better than me doing it. You are helping so much. THANKS!!!!
Thanks for watching and passing along T! When you share this vids, youtube pushes it out even more so thanks for helping the cause of spreading the stoke!
Dude I love your videos. I just started wakeboarding last month and these help me so much. My mantra is constantly “lean against the line” and watching you describe the movements while you’re casually cruising along is instructive and fun to watch. Thank you.
Everytime you said "most people do this" I feel attacked lol. I got better through last season but only managed to clear w2w a handful of times. Watching videos I always bend my knees on the wake and absorb all of the power into my body rather than jumping. Definitely more to work on. I have no one local to teach me in person so these videos really help a lot!
@@gaborgyerek8123 ya when i go back and watch some of my videos I clear the 2nd wake no problem on the jumps I stay stacked up. Took a hard toe side fall after an attempt to w2w last season that landed me in the ER with a 9" hematoma on my abs. That one made it hard to even get back in my boat and pretty much finished my season off for me. Hoping to progress more next season though. No pain no gain I guess!
Shaun - These tutorials are fantastic! I'm a beginner rider, still learning one wake jumps. Can you do more videos where you are coaching other riders? Please, please. You have one that I've watched a ton. Even though you've said it a million times, after that video I finally had the light bulb moment on the water where I LEANED AGAINST THE LINE. It was amazing. Hahahaha. Seeing newer riders make instinctive mistakes is super helpful because I make all the same ones!
Have been watching all your how to videos, really starting wake boarding a couple years ago and this last summer finally felt pretty confident on 180's and switch. Thank you for all the advice!
Love you Shaun Murray you are my idol. I think of you every time I wakeboard. I wanna buy one of your new boards sooo badly!! I own a hyperlite I’ve been riding since about 8th grade and im riding the same board at 29 years old lol
Shaun! HAHAHAH @5:30 when you made that throwing motion it reminded me of something. A buoy had come loose from a boat or dock or something and I got pulled passed it. I was able to snag it riding by. I thought, well this will be funny, I'll throw it. I did. My hips traveled with my follow through. Front edge caught REAL crisp like. And I nosed over full on belly smack. I was laughing so hard before I even hit the water! Anyway, solid video as usual! Good tips and advice. ~Ryan
Hey man, first off. Your videos on RU-vid are excellent for us guys learning, especially me being 46 😂. Tbh I have been skiing since I was about 8, just a big trick ski isn’t it lol Anyway I can’t order any of your muurch off your website as being in Scotland 🏴 it doesn’t give me this option….this needs sorted mate, go global lol 😂 🙌✌️✌️
Thanks for watching Moon! Would love to offer international bc I'm getting so many requests to send it. Working out the details but my wife and I stock and ship everything, nothing drop shipped from elsewhere, so it's a little intimidating as we get started. We've had internationals folks use an international shipping service, which I don't have any connection to, but I also realize that it adds additional costs. Working on it!
Love these thanks for taking the time Shaun. I felt like the light bulb came on for me a little doing surface spins when I got a new to me Watson board a few years back...took it with me to my first ever trip to a wake park and had to remove the fins to use it there. I was blown away with how easy it was to spin and took it back to the boat finless. It forced me to learn to use my edges better as an added bonus, and spins were so much easier. I found it was almost like i had to really work at it to catch an edge. Since then I have put the fins back on once and after about 5 minutes took them back off lol. I really love the way it feels finless. Do you ever choose to ride finless and if not what size fins do you prefer? I have noticed though after watching this and some of your other tutorials that I do not ride leaning against the rope consistently enough, especially on toe side jumps which I have always struggled with. I can't wait for it to warm back up so I can get out and practice some of these drills and tips. Thanks again for your easy to follow tips!
Great feedback Tim! Here's some videos you may have seen but just in case you haven't… Fins: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yn_LoFw7D0Q.html Toe side: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9oI-ka69zmo.html Enjoy your ride! ✌️
Love the video, thanks! I'm a beginner front foot forward rider. I practise switch each time I ride but when I'm outside the wake, I simply can't cut back across switch toeside. I get to the wake but just can't get the momentum to cross it. Any tips?
I’m looking to go back to the basics with everything, I have a mental block with clearing the wake after tearing my bicep doing it a few years ago. so to get comfortable and build confidence how would you suggest to start clearing the wake? For example should I drop to 15/16mph and 45’ rope? I’m behind a Malibu vlx so I can fully adjust the wake
Hey thank you very much for this videos! Do you have some tips for ppl who can only wake board at the sea? im doing it in the sea and its very wavy, is the posture still standing against the rope also when there are waves? The best point for me in this video comes from this, there are a lot of beginner people that does wakeboarding for fun at vacation or something at some beach (never did before), the drivers always seem to drive the boat really fast, you just fight to stand let alone working on position that can lead to simple tricks, i see that doing it at slow is much more efficient to learn and i will ask the drive next time to take it slow (i did it on 5 occasions with 5 different guys lol on different countries over the world, all of them went really high speed). To someone who has only a 1-2 times a year chance to do wakeboarding (and to improve) this whole lesson is a Huge light bulb, completely. thank you!
Great video! What do you recommend to avoid high impact falls. Getting back into wakeboarding after a 28 year break from it. Did it as a teen for a few years when it first started (grew up slalom skiing and jumping), but still remember the wipeouts being brutal. At 48 don’t want to take those shots anymore.
Awesome, just started and that helps alot......are surface 360 the same principle?, I seem to get to the backslide hold that....then bottle the last bit ...Thanks Grant
Slowing down, yes. But the full 3's a little different in how you "advance" on the boat. Will need to do a similar edit with Bb Talkin to walk ya through it. I'll add it to my shoot list
I was just practicing these today on my 2001 Belmont 144 (which would be 🔥🔥🔥 if you could autograph someday, I just live up in Jax 😊). The question is, are the 1.9" single fins harder to release than the smaller double fins? This board traacks awesome but I feel like it's a chore to 180 without ollieing (which I suck at). It could be that I have too much board (5'8" 180 lbs).
Those fins def hold more than the newer ones. We went to longer fins years ago bc you can still get pretty good tracking out of them bc of the surface area but can release a bit easier AND they don't have the same risk of catching when spinning on the surface. With your height and weight, you're on the right length but boards have more surface area now and generally speaking, more user friendly bc of that. Either way, super fun riding board.
Hey Shaun thanks for all the epic vids. I am your age and have bad knees any suggestions for some good knee braces that aren’t super bulky. I’d like to get back into the sport but still need to work on mondays?
Hey Shaun, this is so amazing! Beginner rider here, like complete newbie! I have a question, when bringing you back leg forward, what if your not strong enough? The only way I got to switch was to swerve for momentum to bring it forward, like side to side to flick my hip and back leg around.. any advice to what I'm doing wrong would be amazing! Keep the videos coming please too! 🙂
Good question Emily. It's not a strength thing but first make sure you have these two factors going in your favor. 1. If your fins are bigger than 1", it will make it significantly harder. 2. If your speed is more than 15mph, it will make the fins track much more. Keep the speed between 11.5-13 for starters. Never do it straight behind the boat above 15.
If you have removable fins I would highly recommend taking them off for a ride or two, it makes learning these tricks ways easier. As an added benefit you’ll also be able to learn the difference between controlling with your edges and controlling with your fins. I’m lucky enough to have two boards, one of which I removed the fins of, so I have people switch back and forth quite a bit when they’re learning
New rider at 50 yr old! Naturally ride goofy and can ride for days starboard side, but I'm having trouble trying to switch - I keep losing tension on the line and can't recover. Riding '22 Murray Pro 150cm behind a pontoon. Thoughts for keeping a tight line through the surface 180?
Establish that you’re leaning against the line so you can still do that when switch. BUT, it also has to do w your dominant hip wanting to be connected so tell that hip to take a back seat and connect the other hip. Don’t need to pull the rope to that hip though. If you do that, you’re not going to lean against the line. Leaning against the line allows the rope to be part of the trick bc it becomes where you can get a lot of balance from. Hope that makes sense
Really appreciate and enjoy your coaching / tutorials. What's your board setup? Are you running a center fin? My kids are progressing and I am thinking about removing the center fin.
Thanks for watching Brad! I have multiple videos on my boards so if you search my channel you can find a lot of different contact regarding my set up! Thanks again!
@@Shaun.Murray I literally found a few videos about your gear immediately after I posted that. Thanks! If you ever come through North Arkansas ( I know, highly unlikely); we have a beautiful lake and I would love to pay for your coaching.
@@bradcheatham5043 thanks for watching and the invite! My schedule is booked for 2022 but feel free to reach out in the future to see if things become available
A bit off topic, but I've been thinking about attempting some whirlybirds. I usually ride at 65ft and 21.2mph when I'm learning new tricks. Would you recommend slowing the boat down and shortening the rope even more? As always, great video!
Slowing down can for sure be applied here. May or may not have to shorten rope depending on the wake's cleanliness. And can go for it one wake. All just to minimize risk/impact
I can ride switch but the years of neglecting it in skateboarding and snowboarding make my balance feel super awkward and I can't seem to maintain body positron well...I know I just have to force myself to keep doing it more but it's not fun lol. I still can't get over how effortless you make those wake jumps...I can't seem to stay "standing tall" hitting the wake if I don't start with bent knees and time the push
@@Shaun.Murray I have, and I've found all of your videos super helpful so thank you for what you do. i can do the lean cut out pretty well staying stacked, my issue is when it comes to executing that on the actual jump. The wake energy always seems to overcome my legs causing my knees to give a bit. I'm sure it's a mental barrier of not doing the jumping motion to help my legs resist the push
@@EwokyBalboa put the rope out to 70' and go about 20mph or just slightly slower. Do a short approach 1 wake jump and practice standing tall/strong on the approach and at the peak of the wake all the wake to the peak of the air. Then start trying to take the jump farther and farther, seeing how far you can go 1 wake w a short approach. Should give you the confidence to stay strong and not compress/collapse at the wake.
I ride goofy. I am having trouble with balance when I switch. And I also tend to drift to the left of the boat and wake. Any pointers for balance and control when I switch to left foot forward?
Make sure you're leaning against the line Ben. Most people hunch over the handle a bit when riding switch so use the handle for support. Also make sure you're finishing the 180 or the board will drift to the side whichever foot is farther in front until it's pointing at the boat.
HHi Shaun, Thank you for the amazing teaching Video I am 73 and started Skiing when I was 11. I don‘t live where I have constant water access, so for the last 20 years, my skiing has been limited to summer vacation at Laske Millstadt in Austria durin 4 weeks of summer vacation. Because of my age and size (115 kg) I have been skiing with a Big Day from Connelly for the last five years. I always start with a helper Ski and drop it as soon as I am in top of the water. I jusr recently purchased an HO Hoverkraft ski. I would like to know if you have a learning Video for using the HO Hoverkraft including tips on making a water start. Thank you Ken Sell
Awesome to hear Ken! I have written the hovercraft a handful of times and really enjoy it. I currently don't have any how tos on that ski but here's an edit of when I rode it for the first time and hucked a flip! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fhwYY2lNhto.html
Hi Shaun, Thanks for. The quick reply. Could you give me a tip as to what speed nd rope length I should use when riding the HO Hovercraft?. Myy vaction is in August/September, but I am planning to go to a local cable park to prepare my self. A As a side note, I had Covid in December 2020 and was in the Hospital for 3 months and had to learn to walk and breathe before my August vacation in 2021. I took my time to ski again, but by the end of my vacation I made 11 runs on my Big Daddy. The whole time that I was in the Hospital and in rehab, I had a picture of me skiing as inspiration for achieving my goal of waterskiing again. Thanks again andbest regards Ken Sell
Too often people look at the graphics and how much it looks like there's awesome things happening on the bottom. Like channels, weird cut out shapes on the tip and tail. I do my best to shape a board that is user friendly, feels good on the water in all directions while sliding around, has good pop to get into the air, and of course soft landings. If you give me your height and weight, I can share my thoughts on a good size board that I've helped shape.
I use the Hyperlite murray package. The Progression Series is good too. But honestly any rope w non stretch is good. Just try to get something that has multiple sections so you can shorten the rope when slowing the boat down to learn tricks. Progression series goes in to 45’.
Hey Shaun, What does it take to come down for a few lessons? Your explanations are so clear that I think an hour with you would be worth 40 of fumbling around on my own.
Check here to see the calendar. Hoping to open January and February cal soon app.rockgympro.com/b/widget/?a=list&&widget_guid=83ebcd24c769460892672801a6097136&random=5f7c9997782e4&id=rgp571e89c2bc525&mode=e
@@Shaun.Murray That is exactly the info I was looking for. Cable riding is mainly jumping ramps, rails and obstacles, right? We would be riding behind my boat, so I would definitely need the boat session. Now I have to figure out when. We are about to go to a family reunion in Tahoe, and get this... they had a heat wave, and the 3' of base snow melted! So it looks like 2 years of saving up and planning might be a bust. Ouch.
@@Shaun.Murray That is great. In the meantime, what can I do to prepare? I'm an old surfer, so balance, carving and turning come easily. But jumping is a bit scary and out of my element. Someone told me that I should go to a trampoline park and get comfortable in the air. Does this sound like good advice? Also, could I buy one of your boards directly from you? The local shop is out for the year, and they have closed for the season.
There's so many things you can do before you get into the air so no pressure on getting comfortable in the air. With that said, go the tramp park! They're super fun but take your time and be careful. I see people getting out of their element/comfort zone and blast their ankles or knees. Take your time. They're super fun and a great workout.
Hey Shaun.. maybe u can help me with advice.. im a wakeboarding beginner riding without fins.. regular stance, im very comfortable.. but once I switch stance I keep feeling like my body wants to rotate back to regular.. I cannot keep my board straight in switch stance.. the only way I can stay in switch is by one-handing the handle bar .. the second I try to reach with my rear hand to grab the bar, I start feeling my legs forcing me to rotate back to regular stance.. any advice for me?
Really common feeling Khaldoun. It has to do with with side of your core/hip likes to be connected to the rope. It almost feels like you're twisted inside trying to hold your non dominant foot forward. Do the following at around 12-13 mph. Literally take a deep breath in and out while you tell the back foot and back hip to take a back seat and stop trying to get in the lead and connect to the handle. BUT, make sure you're leaning against the line with your shoulders pretty open to the boat. You'll notice when you're riding with your strong foot forward that your shoulders are pretty open to the boat and then when you get to switch they probably turn pretty far, which isn't necessary but feels like you should so you can keep going switch. Relax w the breath in and out, keep your shoulders open to the boat, lean against the line, and connect that non dominant hip to the handle. If you start to cut on a heelside edge, go with it and don't fight it. It will allow you to work on these little details I've given you and eventually will relax more and start going more straight. Enjoy your ride! ✌️
@@Shaun.Murray you're absolutely right. when im riding on my comfortable side, my shoulders are open, im relaxed, i can easily make very hard cuts, and i can even make small jumps over the wake. But when i switch, my shoulders are no longer open and im forcing a twist to stay straight. i'll try the tips you gave me! the only difference from what you said is that im comfortable when my dominant leg is in the back, not the front. i'm left handed and very comfortable being in goofy stance. its when i go regular stance with my dominant leg forward is when i get in trouble... anyway thank you so much for your response and for your help!
