Wakeboarding tips and guides
Trick guides, coaching advice and camp know-how from Ryan and Liam Peacock.
Riding With Style: 5 Great Wakeboard Grabs To Up Your Game!
Five wakeboard grabs that add style to your kicker tricks, including the Melon, Stalefish and Nose, and how to do each one.
3 February 2025 · 3 min readWhat is "Zeaching"? How to sort out sloppy riding for good.
Beware the Zeach Lord! How to sort out those sloppy rails for good.
29 January 2025 · 5 min readThe Best Wakeboarding Drills To Sharpen Your Skills
Check out our top seven drills to sharpening your wakeboarding skills!
18 January 2025 · 7 min readWake Camp Essentials
What to pack for a cable wakeboard camp: the kit you need, what you can hire at the park, and the extras that help you make the most of the week.
15 January 2025 · 4 min readHow to keep your riding strong in the off-season!
How to keep your wakeboarding sharp while the parks are closed: strength, balance, handle pass drills off the water and studying your own footage.
27 March 2024 · 2 min readUK's Newest Cable Wakeboard Competition Series - Perfect For Riders Of Any Ability!
The 2024 Rookie Rumble Pro-Am UK Tour: three cable wakeboard contests at Liquid Leisure, Box End and Whitemills, for riders of every level.
19 June 2023 · 3 min readHow To Do A Back Roll
How to do a back roll on a wakeboard, step by step: the cut, the edge, the rotation and the landing, plus what to learn next.
- 27 May 2023 · 3 min read
The Difference Between a Front Flip and an S-Bend: Mastering Wakeboarding Tricks
Front flip or S-bend? How the two wakeboard tricks differ, why both need a strong raley, and tips to land each one.
- 5 May 2023 · 2 min read
Are Corner Raleys Ruining Your Chance to Learn Air Tricks?
Why relying on corner raleys holds back your air tricks, and how to learn a proper raley with a strong heelside edge and real tension in the rope.
10 April 2023 · 4 min read10 Must Visit Wakeboarding Cable Parks
Ten cable wakeboard parks worth the trip, from 313 Cable Park in Lithuania to HipNotics in Turkey, picked by pro riders and coaches The Peacock Brothers.
- 3 April 2023 · 4 min read
Raley Scoop Explained: Learn to Raley
Learn to raley: what the scoop is, how to build a strong heelside edge and tension in the rope, and the common mistakes to avoid.
27 March 2023 · 3 min readShould I Wear Knee Braces Wakeboarding?
Should you wear knee braces for wakeboarding? How they help, the different types, and why strong legs are still your best protection.
12 March 2023 · 7 min readHow to Win Your Next Competition!
How to plan and ride a winning cable wakeboard competition run, from practice in the weeks before to what the judges look for on the day.
8 March 2023 · 3 min readHow to Level Up Your Rail Riding: Tips and Tricks for Beginners and Advanced Riders
Expert wakeboarding tips and tricks to level up your rail riding skills for beginners and advanced riders. Boost your performance now!
16 February 2023 · 2 min readDon't miss these 6 recent wake edits!
Six wakeboard edits worth watching, from Pedro Caldas in the Amazon to Graeme Burress at CWC, for ideas and motivation before your next session.
31 January 2023 · 4 min readGames to play with friends to improve your wakeboarding!
Fun games to play with your riding friends at the cable park, like Copycat, that help you learn new tricks and progress faster.
23 January 2023 · 8 min readUltimate Guide To Cable Wakeboarding!
New to wakeboarding? Our ultimate beginners wakeboarding guide covers all the basics, from gear to technique, to get you up and riding in no time.
19 January 2023 · 4 min readCable Wakeboarding Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts
Learn the essential wakeboarding etiquette tips for beginners in this comprehensive guide. Avoid common mistakes and improve your skills on the water.
27 December 2022 · 4 min readBest GoPro Hero 11 video settings for Cable Wakeboarding in 2023
Our exact GoPro Hero 11 settings for filming cable wakeboarding: resolution, frame rate, lens, shutter, bit rate and colour, with each one explained.
21 October 2022 · 1 min readCan you do this Cable Wakeboarding challenge? (Harder than you expect)
The kicker 180 challenge: there are eight ways to do a 180 off a kicker. Here they all are, and how to work through them.
12 October 2022 · 2 min readGet More Height On Your Air Tricks
Learn the essential techniques to master the Raley and get more height on your air tricks!
6 October 2022 · 3 min read5 reasons why you should join a wakeboard camp!
Learn to wakeboard with a wakeboarding camp! Read this article to see exactly why a wakeboard camp is the right choice for you!
24 September 2022 · 3 min readWhy you can’t land that 360…
Struggling with your first kicker 360? How to approach the kicker, pull for the handle pass and turn your head to land it.
23 September 2022 · 3 min readSkinny vs Wide stance? Which one is “right”?
Skinny, wide or in between? How your wakeboard stance changes your riding, the pros and cons of each, and what we recommend.
22 September 2022 · 3 min readHitting your first obstacles? Here’s what you should know!
Riding your first kicker, box or rail at a cable park? Where to start, which obstacle to pick first, and how to stay balanced.
19 September 2022 · 2 min readThe most important part of improving your Wakeboarding!
Why mastering the basics, like switch riding, ollies, grabs and rail slides, is the quickest way to improve your wakeboarding.
18 September 2022 · 5 min readLearn these Wakeboarding basics to improve quickly!
The wakeboarding basics that make every trick easier: powerslides, surface spins, switch riding and ollies, with challenges to test yourself.
15 September 2022 · 2 min readOpen your eyes! Land your tricks easier with this tip!
Spotting the landing is one of the most useful wakeboarding techniques. How to do it, and why it helps you land spins and flips.
9 September 2022 · 1 min readCable Wakeboarding tips and tricks with The Peacock Brothers
Meet Ryan and Liam Peacock, professional cable wakeboarders and coaches from the UK, and find out what we share on this blog.