wakeskating

Boat-pulled board riding

Wakeskating is a water sport that combines elements of wakeboarding and skateboarding.

The rider is towed behind a boat while standing on a small board, but unlike wakeboarding, there are no bindings attaching the feet to the board.

This allows for skateboard-style tricks like kickflips and shuvits on the water's surface.

He spent the summer learning to wakeskate at the lake.

tricks

ollie

Handsfree skateboard jump

  • kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
  • heelflipSkateboard trick, board spins laterally
  • grindCrush into particles

slide · manual · nosegrind · tailslide · backside · frontside · tantrum

sport

competition

Struggle for supremacy

professional · championship · sponsor · judge · score · heat · qualifier · podium · demo · progression

board

deck

Ship's flat surface

flex · wood · composite · foam · ply · edges · traction · stiffness · durability · laminate

water

boat

Watercraft for travel

  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
  • riverLarge flowing watercourse
  • splashLiquid scattering on impact

waves · buoyancy · slipstream · current · freshwater · marina · dock · inboard · propulsion · hydrodynamics

adrenaline

rush

Quick sudden movement

heart-pounding · euphoria · intensity · daring · fearlessness · boldness · endorphins · buzz · high · pumped

balance

equilibrium

State of balance

centering · proprioception · steadiness · poise · agility · footing · alignment · counterbalance · kinesthesia · dexterity

Opposites
foot attachment

wakeskatingwakeboarding

Towed board sport on water

snowboarding · kiteboarding · water skiing · kneeboarding · skiing

activity vs. stillness

wakeskatingfloating

Staying atop liquid

treading water · sunbathing · anchoring

water vs. land board sports

wakeskatingskateboarding

Sport on wheeled plank

longboarding · street skating · snowboarding · sandboarding

Family

skate, wake, skateboard, skateboarding, skateboarder, skatepark, wakeboarding, waterski, waterskiing

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