Trick: Stand on Board (5 Seconds)

Description: Standing on the board for five seconds.
The great thing about this trick is that if you can perform it, you can officially wakeboard. If you can stay up on the board for five seconds, you can stay up as long as you want.


How to perform this trick: There are three key points to performing this trick:
(1) Always keep your knees bent.
(2) Keep your arms straight, or as straight as possible, and try to avoid pulling the handle into your chest.
(3) Keep the tip of the board pointing in the direction that you are moving. Remember, you are standing sideways on the board and the tension from your back arm will make your chest open to the boat. Again, this will cause you to either slip out or catch the toeside edge of your board — exactly what you do not want to happen. It will help if you think about rotating your hips so that your leading hip is pointing at the boat. This will also ensure you that your body is at a 90-degree angle to the boat. At this point, simply freeze, hold your position, and enjoy the ride.