Private and group wakeskate lessons are generally started after you learn how to wakeboard and wakesurf, but not required. Wakeskating is like a skateboard on water. You will already have all the skills you need to wakeskate after you know how to wakesurf and wakeboard. Wakeskate lessons are great for people who love skateboarding, and want more difficulty in a sport.
Wakeskating will take more balance and patients than learning other water sports, but is well worth the time. Its feels unusual not to have the board strapped to your feet while wake skating, and the board is a lot more squirrely than wakeboarding; which mean more crashes! The nice thing is; wrecks generally won't hurt. The perfect boat speed for beginners is between 15-19 mph; once you hit the intermediate and advanced stages the boat instructor will travel 19-25 mph on your wakeskate lessons.
Have the boat slowly moving before you try to get up. The pressure of the water is what will keep the wake skate on the bottom of your feet. If the wake sport boat is at a complete stop, then the wakeskate will lie flat across the water. The ski boat should be going a little faster than you would with a wakeboard so you can get up before losing balance. You need to try to get up while the boat is pulling you, however. Instead of lying back and waiting for the boat to lift you up, try to pull yourself up a little with the wakeboard rope.
Phone: 801-830-8864
