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Our System Explained
Our system begins with two foundations. Foundation one and Foundations two include almost all the fundamental tricks (elements) you’ll need in wakeboarding. We have developed our own exclusive drills and in-between tricks in order to speed up the learning process. There is no such thing as a "trick tip" with our program. The secret to our success is in the "system."
Almost all the big tricks you see today in wakeboarding can be broken down into a series of small elements. Those elements can almost all be found within our foundations. Once you build a solid foundation, you can then continue to learn at a faster pace without those dreaded plateaus. Using your own muscle memory you begin to combine one trick with another to create a more difficult trick.
Injury, frustration, sloppy and inconsistent tricks occur when there are gaps in a riders foundation. It takes much less time in the long run to step back and fill in the gaps so that you can then start to run forward. Many times riders don’t know what the “gaps” are, and that’s where our coaches can step in help get you pointed in the right direction.
Beginner and intermediate riders have the advantage when they come to camp in that they have less bad habits to break. As a beginner and intermediate rider, your first week at camp will be spent learning tricks within Foundation 1. Some of the first foundation includes learning your edges, leaning to jump, wake air 180's and surface 360's. One great thing about our foundation is that you get to go at your own pace. Working through our foundation, you are never faced with something that you are not ready for. Everything builds in a safe series. Its how much energy and effort you put out that determines how fast you progress. Advance riders can expect to spend their first set of the week on foundation 1.
Another important key point about the foundation is that it is not just about doing the tricks once and then moving on. Rather, perfecting each element so that you build good muscle memory for future tricks. Muscle memory is a key element to progression. The more good muscle memory you have, the less you have to think about when attempting new tricks. The less you have to think about, the more information you can handle from your coach.
Once you finish with Foundation 1, riders have the choice to move on to foundation 2, or to work on other tricks that are outside of the foundations. After experiencing the success that foundation 1 brings, almost all of our campers choose to go directly into foundation 2. For the riders that finish foundation two, the stage is set for a rapid series of progression. There are so many tricks that can be created using the foundations, that the rider will find that their largest hurdle is time on the water.
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