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Cable wakeboarding trick

Tantrum

Category
Air
Difficulty
Advanced
Points
66

Tantrum is a heelside backflip. The board trips as the rider squares up at takeoff, releases the back hand, and lets the flip move backward instead of rolling off the edge like a backroll.

Edge in, flatten and square shoulders at the top, push tall, bring hips up, look back through the flip, spot the water, and absorb the landing.

Practice re-entry ollie or trip-pop drills, trampoline backflips, and consistent heelside approaches before trying the full invert.

Sources: https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/how-to-trip-tantrum/ ; https://wakesquare.com/en/blog/tantrum-wakeboard-trick-tutorial/ ; https://wakebase.co/stories/how-to-backflip-on-your-wakeboard-tantrum-tutorial-wakeboard-wakeboarding-tricktip-tutorial-67

Trick details
Known aliases
TAN
Taxonomy
Base family
tantrum
Quick tip
Square up, release back hand, trip backward, spot landing, bend knees.