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Cable wakeboarding trick

Backside Boardslide

Category
Obstacle
Difficulty
Intermediate
Points
30

Backside boardslide uses a heelside approach with the nose coming over the feature first, leaving your chest facing the line during the slide.

Approach with measured speed, rotate the nose across, land flat, and keep the handle low and close. Keep knees soft so the board can slide cleanly.

Progression note: start on a wide box with a small angle, then square it to 90 degrees as balance improves.

Sources: https://wakesquare.com/en/blog/tricks-wakeboard-tipologie/; https://www.wakeboard-progress.com/en/rail_basics/; https://www.redbull.com/us-en/best-wakeboarding-tricks

Trick details
Known aliases
BS Board SlideBB
Taxonomy
Base family
slide
Approach
backside
Feature type
rail-or-box
Quick tip
Bring the nose across from heelside and keep the handle close through the slide.