| Kneeboarding is an excellent place to start | | | | weight back and don't lean too far forward. |
| if you are new to boat-towed water sports. | | | | As you gain your balanced feeling you get let |
| This is because of the low center for | | | | go of the rope with one hand while pulling |
| gravity, which means you can get up on your | | | | the strap over your knees. Make sure you |
| board easier than with sports such as | | | | tighten the strap until it feels secure. |
| waterskiing and wakeboarding. What do you | | | | While doing this try to keep your arms |
| need to get started with kneeboarding? First | | | | extended and slightly bent. |
| you need to select between two types of | | | | |
| boards. | | | | Now that you are up and moving you need to |
| | | | know how to properly steer your kneeboard so |
| There is a trick board and a slalom board. A | | | | that you can be prepared to learn some neat |
| trick board will have a lot of curvature on | | | | tricks later. First make sure you grab the |
| the bottom with thick rails while a slalom | | | | handle with your palms down or for some it is |
| board is flat on the bottom with sharp rails. | | | | more comfortable to steer with one palm down |
| Slalom boards can also have fins although | | | | and one up. Either way, find a grip that is |
| this is typically not good for trick boards. | | | | comfortable for you and then place your hands |
| A few boards can even be found with | | | | a couple inches apart on the handle for the |
| retractable fins so that you can use them in | | | | best control. |
| both roles. | | | | |
| | | | Then when you want to turn left you can pull |
| Once you have the necessary equipment you | | | | the handle towards your right hip while |
| next need to focus on how to get yourself out | | | | leaning your head and torso to the left. For |
| of the water and on your way to doing neat | | | | right turns it is the same thing, you pull |
| tricks. The most common method of starting | | | | the handle towards the left hip while leaning |
| when it comes to kneeboarding is the belly | | | | your head and torso to the right. For sharper |
| start. You start out lying on your board on | | | | turns you simple pull and lean harder. |
| your stomach with the strap pointing towards | | | | |
| the front of the board. Make sure the nose of | | | | When turning be sure to keep your weight on |
| the board is sticking up out of the water. | | | | the trailing rail of the board. It is best to |
| Grasp the rope with one hand while using both | | | | start with slalom like motions when turning |
| hands to grasp either side of the board. | | | | on a kneeboard until you get used to it. |
| | | | Before venturing outside the wake keep your |
| Then once the boat starts moving you should | | | | turns within the wake. This way you can get |
| pull your knees forward so that they fit into | | | | all the necessary practice before venturing |
| the padded knee-wells of the board. When | | | | into the more difficult maneuvers. |
| doing this it is important to keep your | | | | |