Waveboard Riding and Tricks

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Waveboard Riding and Tricks

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A waveboard is like a skateboard with two wheels. It rotates in the middle so the wave motion happens. It is made for riding flat and on a slight slope. If you wave enough you can go uphill. While a beginner, start on the flat and when you get more confident strt going downhill.

You Will Need

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A waveboard
Flat not bumpy area
Slight downhill but not bumpy area.
Optional:
A bucket
Some water
Gloves

Getting on

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There are two ways to get on.

1. Tilt the waveboard forward, put your feet on, and push your heels backward.

2. With your foot, push one of the sides up and put one foot on, jump the other foot up.

Riding (waving)

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Once you can get on and move like a skateboard, try the waving. While moving, tilt one foot forward and one foot back at the same time. If you find this hard, try doing it still and holding onto something.

Stopping

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To stop, you just lean forward and tilt your feet forwards. Alternatively, you can just jump off.

Turning

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To turn, you lean forward slightly and move your left foot a bit forward.

Sitting Down

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There are two ways to sit on a waveboard.

1. Sit with your legs flat across the board.

2. Sit with your knees up. Your bottom on the back half and feet on the front.

When sitting it's best not to use your hands. If you want to go a bit slower, put your hands on the ground, but definitely WEAR GLOVES.

The Bar Tricks

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The bar tricks are quite hard. They are to do with the rotating bar in the middle of the board.
There are two tricks.

1. While riding, put one hand behind your legs and hold he bar.

2. While riding, put both our hands behind your legs and hold the bar.

The Bucket Tricks

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These are based on picking up buckets. There are many variations. Pick up a bucket ……....

1. On the flat ground
2. Going downhill
3. Full of water on the flat ground
4. Full of water going downhill
5. While sitting on the flat ground (water is your choice)
6. While sitting going downhill (water is your choice)

Slalom (snake)

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Use what you know from turning to do slalom.

Shrink and Grow

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While riding, duck down and come up again.

The Jumping Trick

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While riding, jump up and land on the board. If this is easy, try doing a half or full twist in the air.

Ideas

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If you've got any ideas to try on the wavebaord, leave them in the comments.