| When wakeboarding, it is absolutely vital that you | | | | water. Go for a quick jog and make sure you |
| are safe. In order to be fully covered most | | | | stretch before hit the water. So many people |
| people recommend that you wear a vest, | | | | seem to underestimate the importance of being |
| wakeboard helmet and proper fiiting bindings, but | | | | flexible and warming up before going for a serious |
| there are other precautions you can take. | | | | session. This also includes just planing and not |
| Many people have hurt themselves or have been | | | | hitting any jumps as you are cutting across the |
| injured due just a few simple reasons. | | | | wake when you do hit the water for the first |
| Make sure your wakeboard gear fits: If it's your | | | | couple of runs. This allows you body to adjust to |
| first time wakeboarding, then you need to check | | | | being on the water and will help you get a longer |
| with someone that's more experienced than you | | | | session in. |
| that you gear properly fits. This means double | | | | Keep good communication between yourself and |
| checking that your wakeboarding helmet is snug, | | | | the person towing you: By keeping good |
| your bindings are tight, but allow your feet to slip | | | | communication between the 2 of you, you will |
| out in the case that you take a tumble on the | | | | make sure that you are never being towed too |
| water. Also make sure that your vest is tight but | | | | fast or too slow. It also means that when getting |
| allows you a good degree of freedom to move. | | | | up on the plane, your buddy in the boat knows |
| Warm Up and Stretch: So many people never | | | | the exact speed he should be going to stop you |
| bother warming up before going out on the | | | | from hurting your arms. |