Wakeboarding Photo 1 - Heelside 360 Spin - Instructional Advice

This trick is called a "heelside 360". It is one of the most classic tricks in wakeboarding, snowboarding, and even skateboarding. It's quite difficult to perform and requires full commitment, because if you don't fully commit and mess up you're likely to crash hard! Some people add their own style and flare to it by grabbing the board- either right before or if you're really good, after the spin. I took this photo of @jpiper20 riding behind our Super Air Nautique inboard wakeboard boat.

However, before attempting a heelside 360 you might want to consider mastering a few other simpler moves, like:

• Jumping wake to wake well and concentrating on popping straight up
• You need to be able to consistently land a heelside 180
• Practice pass the handle behind your back -tie a rope and handle to a tree and practice jumping and spinning while passing
  the handle behind your back. A trampoline works great for learning spins and flips also.
• Practice flat water 360 spins while being pulled by the boat-MUSCLE MEMORY IS KEY!

Off-axis 360 sequence of @jpiper20 hitting a double-up

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