{"id":3619,"date":"2020-02-03T10:42:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T18:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbaquaticcenter.com\/news\/?p=3619"},"modified":"2020-12-01T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T19:26:55","slug":"how-to-get-up-on-a-wakeboard-waterski-or-wakesurfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbac.com\/news\/2020\/02\/how-to-get-up-on-a-wakeboard-waterski-or-wakesurfer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Up on a Wakeboard, Waterski, or Wakesurfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p>Many people have the impression that getting up on a wakeboard, waterski, or wakesurfer is very difficult, but it is actually quite easy if you use the correct technique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHlXbisqF0M\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the tips below and you&#8217;ll find yourself up and riding in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Put yourself in the correct body position, which is the same no matter what you are riding: face the boat with your knees bent and arms straight while holding the handle with both hands.<\/li><li>Relax and focus on holding this body position. 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