How To Get Up On A Wakeboard : 3 Easy Tips!

Whether you've been wakeboarding for a long time or a first timer, these are the same tips I give even to experienced riders. When you feel the difference of using these 3 tips, it not only saves energy for you, but it helps you teach other riders who want to learn to get up for the first time. We've all heard less is more and in this edit you'll see how true this phrase is. Even if you've watched some of my instructional edits on how to get up on a wakeboard, I encourage you to check this one out from start to finish! I've learned some key things that can make your struggles and fails a thing of the past!
I also give some tips for the drivers on how to drive someone getting out of the water for the first time or a veteran ripper. Make your deep water wakeboard starts the easiest part of your day!
As always, if you have questions or comments on this video, ideas for others, feel free to drop em below!
Enjoy your ride! ✌️
-Shaun
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[@koenjansen2264]

After plowing for two days and not getting up, I was ready to give up. Resorting to this video made all the difference. I immediately got up the next time I tried. After that again and again, the wake board launch was no longer an issue. Thank you for your great advice Shaun! What a fun sport!

[@koenjansen2264]

Handle still, compress and let the board fly like a wing, brilliant, thanks Shaun!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love this Koen! For reals means a lot to me so thanks for sharing!

[@Shaun.Murray]

@@koenjansen2264 Zackly!

[@OMGWTFBBQSHEEP]

Same experience here!

[@jul3dits]

hah it took my cousin a year in a half to get up

[@kleetusbills2611]

“That’s my boat” love it!!!!!!!!! Haha thanks for the great video

[@Shaun.Murray]

Forrest Gump ✌️

[@Valca.Design]

Struggled for 45 minutes over Memorial Day while getting yelled tips from five people on the boat, nothing. One view of your tutorial over this 4th of July weekend, up first try. You're a miracle worker, thank you.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this! Not the struggling part but the victory! And in the 4th of July!

[@Perry-666]

Finally a video that slowly shows how to get up

[@SaadBruno]

I'm sending this to so many people. Awesome video, Shaun! Thank you

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love it Bruno!

[@tylertheroofer]

Pure gold! Thank you Murray for sharing your wisdom 🤓🙌

[@Shaun.Murray]

Dream Team! Thanks for watching, and for your golden comment...DM me on insta and I'll ship you a pair of Gold Sunnies 😎 (If you're in the U.S. 😉 )

[@819daytrader]

Seriously!!!!! Hands down the best tutorial/tips for first timers. This 41 year was up on my second attempt after 20+ years of saying "NO" because my first experience was so darn painful. Shaun, you made my weekend memorable.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Great to hear STL! Assuming you're in or near St Louis. Lived on Lake St Louis for a while growing up!

[@CremoLabsFPV]

A

[@jarm6862]

Love it!!! I like your way, how you explain it sounds easy

[@bcrides6717]

Wow, this is really helpful. It's way better than the people actually driving the boats tips

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks 👊🏼

[@emanresu1000]

I love that, as an expert, you also like to help beginners. 😊

[@Shaun.Murray]

Happy to help people get stoked!

[@tedmatthews4277]

Thank you Shaun

[@mattperry7240]

This really simplifies what i have been teaching. Great stuff! Can't wait till next season to teach more kids and to see how much faster they learn. Thanks again for sharing

[@Shaun.Murray]

Great to hear Matt!

[@TheTaylorfam1988]

Excellent information.

[@Jigsaw_knows]

Excellently done👍

[@jacobabourdeau2944]

Dude, Watched this video and got up first try and 4/5 thereafter. Your the man and thank you for the tips

[@bowbow139]

this help me so much to understand how to play wakeboard as a beginner thanks to you🙏🙏🙏

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Bow! 🤜🏼💥🤛🏼

[@EverydayIsSaturday2]

Dude. The more I watch you the cooler you get. Thank you.

[@kellyp0619]

Thank you! I have been practicing but I often fall forward. I will try these tips.

[@rafaacevedo1593]

Thanks a lot saw your video and the second time I tried I did it.👍

[@Shaun.Murray]

Yessir!

[@Capttainn]

Best vid I've seen on how to get up!! Thank you sir!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for that Cap!

[@tillydunn7792]

Well done, Shaun. You make this look so easy.

[@Shaun.Murray]

You can too Tilly!

[@jera0005]

These instructional videos are absolutely golden! We should be paying you to make these! I like how you give the dry-land instruction with the small video inserts, and the same instructions from the water perspective. There is nothing else like this video on the web. Well done! I've had a few people try and try to get up on a wakeboard without success, even after I exhausted all of my tips. Once you get up, it's mind-blowing how easy it is. Some people just can't get the concept of letting the board be like a wing. It's so frustrating because I just want them to experience the fun too! The thought and quality of your video is ridic. Your video even shows the board under water with the proper angle! Nice! I'll be showing this video to any new riders from now on.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear that a bunch more people will be able to enjoy some time behind the boat Matt!

[@gayformyloveraerin]

best tutorial, i've been trying to wake board for a year. i tried getting up at least 15 different times but after watching this video as soon as i got out there i got up right away and rode for a few minutes

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this FalconFire!

[@piotrekolender8362]

Thanks 4 this lesson. 🤙🏻

[@Shaun.Murray]

For sure Piotrek!

[@user-kd2kp7hc6h]

Brother I can’t say enough how grateful I am for this video. I’m 35 always had a dream to wake board then I got my chance and of course it was a disaster but… I watched your video went out the next week told my buddy to go slow so I could apply what you taught lol popped up first try now it’s all I think about. Your info and love for what you do is just awesome much love from Ft worth Tx! Prob gonna get Rusty’s board though!

[@synsnerve]

Worked the first time I tried! Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏 Really transcended my getting up from a lot of pain and frustration to a no biggie! Also your transition instruction worked the first time. Never been riding goofy before today. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos! All the best from Copenhagen Denmark!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Jesper! And thanks for watching all the way over there! I rode in Denmark years ago with my friend Niels and and his crew over there!

[@MrConduct]

This was a huge help! Thank you Shaun 🤙

[@Shaun.Murray]

Awesome to hear MrC🤙🏽

[@surajprakash4597]

This video was extremely helpful! The quality of the video, the initial tutorial on land and then on the water was perfect! There are a lot of things on the internet and on KZbin, but no wakeboarding lesson video like this exists on the internet! Thank You!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Great feedback! Thanks!😞

[@keianahenderson3814]

Thank you so much !!!!!!

[@wynnedwards94]

I wish I could find a spot on my lake as smooth and calm as what you show in your video

[@jasonjohns3093]

Shaun, I just wanted to let you know that I showed this video to both my 7 yr old son and 10 yr old daughter. Both of them popped right up out of the water after about two or three tries and both both had f them are doing great! The driver tips were also very helpful to me. We are now workin and the next videos of fundamentals. Thank you

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love this great feedback Jason!tell your kids I said wassup and Enjoy your ride! ✌🏽

[@MattDRT0358]

Shaun!!! After all the chaos with travel restrictions and the like in Australia, I finally got home to see my family last weekend and hit up the lake for a ski/board! I have to thank you soooo much because of all your vids I've watched over the last few weeks. My riding was so much more stable and confident and I just had so much fun. I almost made my first wake to wake! Thanks to you I know the last steps I need to take (fundamentals video) to get there :) Anyway, Im heading out again this Sat and Sunday, and I'm soooo bloody pumped!! Thank you for getting me keen, helping me learn and just being a top dude. Love your work

[@Shaun.Murray]

Matthew! This is amazing! Love the great feedback! Enjoy your ride! ✌️

[@Carramrod4158]

Amazing, thanks for this

[@Shaun.Murray]

My pleasure Carramrod!

[@gavinday2429]

So easy to follow. Great video Shaun.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for watching Gavin! ✌️

[@mikeyG11556]

Thx for the tips. Just learning myself.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Right on Michael!

[@dartagnanpruitt6978]

"that's my boat" 🤣 great video

[@FATSIDEDOWN]

Thank you.. Thank you.. Thank you!!!

[@sophiehuang333]

Very useful!

[@keithhaken172]

Excellent 🤛

[@johnandrewpt]

This video got a 50 year old dad bod wake boarding in two tries, every time I started to plow water, I would follow his tip amd trim board back under water and gradually worked my way back to surface. Without this video, it never would have work because I was going to treat it like water skiing which would have been all wrong. Great job on this video!!! Thank you so much!

[@Shaun.Murray]

So much more pressure on the line and board if you're plowing so for sure way harder if you try to plow up. Great to hear John!

[@timsampson2941]

3 simple things to remember and it really works. Thank you!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear it Tim!

[@ghostcon]

first time trying to get up was terrible cant wait to use these tips!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Lemme know how it goes!

[@mototodd]

That demonstration was impressive

[@christopherjohnmercado1568]

This vid is exactly what I needed! I don't have any problem doing waterstart's in the parks but I have been struggling when I use a waverunner. My arms feel like its about to fall when I try to get up.

[@georgegonzalez8818]

Awesome!

[@eggraid101]

This was a great video, thanks! Especially the part about it being a wing instead of a plow, that was the key for my daughter. Thanks for the driver tips as well, super helpful.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Glad it helped!

[@user-dq5dp6fy3u]

Awesome. This video was a huge help. Thank you!

[@Shaun.Murray]

🤜🏽💥🤛🏽

[@calebblackmon8992]

Probably the best video I’ve seen on how to get up on a wakeboard

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Caleb! Much appreciated!

[@robbrown871]

Thanks Shaun! Because of this video I am waking with my family! So happy

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Rob!

[@paulanderson4381]

Thanks so much Shaun for what you do! I am 38 and tried boarding for the first time this summer, with only doing some watersports back in high school. Thanks to your video(s) I was able to get up on the first time out! And I only have a regular bowrider inboard/outboard boat with no tower so I was hesitant on even trying. Went a couple more times before end of the season and was able to ride and go outside of the wake so I am really looking forward to next season to keep going and will be watching your content for sure! Enjoy the ride man!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Great to hear Paul! Thanks for stopping by!

[@freddygutierrez902]

Awesome video man. Thanks!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for watching Freddy!

[@ShadyOne9]

Your balance is pretty amazing. This really helped my family thank you

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Shady! And great to hear your fam is on the water

[@hotrodgarage6553]

Great video Showed this video to my son he got up right after!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear it hotrod!

[@darrenhaeusler7070]

This is a brilliant video Thank you

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Darren, and thanks for watching!

[@OMGWTFBBQSHEEP]

That was super helpful! I struggeled so much with getting up before, but after watching this i got up on the second try!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Great to hear OM!

[@andrewmayfield4719]

Great video

[@aaroncooper3342]

Thanks for the tips

[@Shaun.Murray]

You bet

[@raitisstalazs3721]

Fantastic video! 🙌💪

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks!!!

[@TR-cs4tf]

Good tips Shaun. I find it much easier to get up when the board has a chance to plane up to the surface first, versus trying to muscle it up. This typically happens for me on occasion when I’m not trying too hard. Definitely will be incorporating this for myself and when helping my granddaughter on her board.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Yes! Love it TR! Enjoy your ride w your granddaughter! ✌️

[@steadfast3607]

just watched it because im going wakeboarding next month. thanks shaun for taking the time putting up this tutorial. it was easy to understand. i really appreciate it.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love it! Let me know how it goes and if you have more questions in the future!

[@jameslavis4660]

Hey! First time every wakeboarding at 42, got up first try. F-ing exceptional how to. the wing analogy made it.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for the great feedback James and great to hear!

[@jameslavis4660]

also gave my wife your video. again first try. absolute boss video! as someone with a knee surgery in my future, low impact riding will be my year. may look into your power slides

[@shamonissac5364]

Hey man I just started wakeboarding for the first time in my life. I followed your steps word by word and I was able to get up on the board at the first attempt. Thank you so much

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love it! Welcome to the sport Shamon 👊🏼

[@eloraexplora8746]

Great video! I shouls send this to all our newbies before comming on our boat.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Send it!

[@bacase404]

I've been on the boat with you here in Knoxville and every single person you taught got up the first time! Dollar Bill works!!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Yessur!!

[@quintonfoust7794]

Definitely saving this video so I can show brand new riders I try to take out and get up

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love it Q!

[@quintonfoust7794]

@@Shaun.Murray if your ever in KS I got a boat to pull ya lol. A few nice wakeboats on my local lake but never see anyone else wakeboarding. Just me and my wife always out there eating the water

[@kristophermccarthy5304]

Watched this video after a day's worth of frustration and wow. Everybody was able to get as instructed. Even as the driver super helpful. Thank you thank you thank you

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this more than you know KM 👊🏼

[@chrisdeere3463]

Awesome video, I am not getting up easily each go without the muscle plain I was getting plowing my way out!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Give'r a go Chris!

[@Mike-er2ef]

By far the best video and explanation of all time. Well done. I got up for the first time after watching this video. I very much appreciate it.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for the great feedback Mike!👊🏽

[@Mike-er2ef]

​@Shaun.Murray I definitely forgot to the driver portion to my driver. We took off slow enough but before I knew it we were going way too fast and I ate it pretty hard. Lol

[@shawnsmith8731]

Plowing was my mistake. Thank you!

[@priscillakayina2791]

Hey Shaun i love ur video. I was in maldives and wanted to try out but these guys are like i should first take the lesson and it was on my last day and there wasn't enough time to do. So now i'm back home and this is on my bucket list i though why not check the tutorial video and found urs. U make it look so easy and the way u explain and demo i feel like i can already go ahead and stand😀jokes apart i think no one can teach better than u. Thanks a ton for recording and uploading the video for people like me.... i will go ahead and check out more of ur videos..... cheers

[@Shaun.Murray]

You got this Priscilla! Thanks for watching!

[@aaronbondy9756]

Spent a whole day plowing not getting anywhere, then I found the maestro here, watched this video and got up 1st try and every try after that no sweat! You're the man!!!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love it Aaron!

[@bryanchapman2878]

Totally helped only took three times to get up thank you.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love it Bryan!

[@2014drock]

First day wakeboarding, couldn’t get up and go more than 10 feet. Watched this video that evening. Next day, ripping like I’ve been doing this since I was 5 years old! Great instruction!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Derrick!

[@mattcarlson12]

I'm on that merch!! 🙌

[@bartoszjacozynski6031]

Thanks to your video I was able to learn how to wakeboard. Thank you so much for this manual!! 😁💪

[@Shaun.Murray]

👊🏼

[@coachgilwvu9264]

I’m 43 yrs old 6’3 295lbs and this video help me so much. I got up the first time then had a 2 minute and 49 seconds run on the second time out. So thank you for what you do because even bigger guys get up easy.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Coach Gil! You on a bigger board? At least a 150 in my opinion

[@ericmreese1609]

Well this was very help after 2 people( coworkers) how to wake board...I failed...but has me wanting to try it again I had fun, but I'm so sore 😂😂

[@vonjose888]

4 years of attempting to wake surf behind a jetski. And was told that it will not work and will need a decent wake boat. I followed this technique and i was wake surfing in under 30mins behind a gtx 300. Thank you thank you Shawn for this very easy and informative tutorial.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Von!

[@fitter760]

Awsome video !!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks!

[@AlfonsoMartinez-ey4jf]

The best tip's and learning video ever!!!! Long time ago, I used to water ski. The key then was to have the ski tip outside the water always; with the Wakeboard I tried to do the same. The plow was so hard impossible to resist (I weight 220; strong) never could go out with the wakeboard. Yesturday, in my first try I was out like nothing; so easy, so easy the wing was the key for me!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear that Alfonso! ✌️

[@jlefoot]

Well done Shawn!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks John!

[@MoonPatrol]

Excellent video!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Mauritz!

[@cameronlines7773]

49yr old novice wakeboarder. I could get up, but such a physical effort. Not to mention eating half the lake in the process. Tried this technique after a particularly poor session having not wakeboarded for 10 months. Immediate success, effortless launch, little physical effort required. Great instructional. Many thanks.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this so much! More than you know! Thanks for the great feedback and pass it on if you'd like so more people can save the energy and enjoy their ride! ✌️ Thanks again!

[@cameronlines7773]

A day later had success with your video on how to do an Ollie...only one faceplant 😂. Thanks again.

[@ehmannchristian1]

Best video I saw on youtube about the water start.. Went second time wakeboarding yesterday and followed his instructions. took me 2 attempts to get finalle up and ride like a king (-: highly recommended!!!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for the recommendation Christian and congrats!

[@brettturner7057]

Perfect tips! I've always found that demonstrating these elements to a beginner before they put the board on really helps too. I get them sitting in the water, feet on the edge of the platform, then pass them the handle. This way, you can pull them out of the water with the handle, and they will see for themselves when they stay in a ball you can pull them up with two fingers. I then get them to straighten their legs and demonstrate how immensely this increases the force on the handle.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Great technique Brett! Thanks for sharing!

[@cynthiaspidell9965]

Thank you so much! Great advice and absolutely love this video! This got me up and going today! It was so exciting. Best part was I was on a Shaun Murray board!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Cynth!

[@teenpluto2622]

Dude! I’ll try this soon and I’ll come back and let you know how it goes!

[@DerekStormer]

Man this is great stuff Shaun. Every wrong thing you said I do. Looks alot more simple then I make it! Great toirtural!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Derek! Let me know how it goes on the water

[@DerekStormer]

@@Shaun.Murray yes sir I def will....

[@DO_Slots]

Man iv literally been doing every common mistake you said. I cant wait to go out this season. Thanks for this

[@Shaun.Murray]

Enjoy your ride! ✌️

[@toddwebster1093]

I haven't wakeboarded in 15 years, was having trouble getting up, was fighting it etc, after watching the video, got up 2nd try and been shredding the lake ever since. Great tips that actually worked! Thanks

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love hearing this Todd!

[@snakebird6492]

This helped so much! I had lost weight, worked out, but kept plowing, and couldn’t get up. I figured I had lost it and couldn’t do it anymore. (Haven’t wake boarded for a long time). The roll forward and letting the board fly underwater tip is so simple but brilliant. Also the driver not having to hammer down to get the wake boarder up was pleasant surprise as well. Thank you!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear it Snakebird! Tell your friends!

[@sigspearthumb7993]

Can’t thank you enough man! Parents have been wakeboarding for years and were trying to explain how to get up but it wasn’t clicking. Now I’m up and after recently watching your Ollie vid I’m starting to wow them.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Yes! Love to hear this Sigs👊🏽

[@pamelajord4181]

Sooo helpful. Tried yesterday and placed the board like a ski. Broke the first rule.

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks for watching Pamela!

[@mikereynolds197]

This might be the most impressive beginners wakeboard video I have ever seen

[@Shaun.Murray]

Thanks Mike!

[@obs2746]

Excellent. I found learning to water ski easier in the Shark infested waters of Australia’s north, meaning I wanted to get my arse out of that water quicker.

[@Shaun.Murray]

#Motivation

[@martijnjansen170]

Thanks man, the plowing matter ... got that now and is also a safety matter, when I kept hanging too much and the power overwhelmed (hence too much power also) my fingers got jammed between the handle and the board big time. So, when using the board as a wing and keep the line clear away off the board and glide up like a wing, got up with normal stress on the body. After a few runs, knowing the body / feet position that works (safely), then more accelaration helped also. Thanks man. Still much to learn but that is what it makes fun for this 48 year dude. Thanks for being inspirational and giving focus!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Awesome feedback Martijn!

[@sammiller7509]

Hey Shaun just wanted to say a massive thanks. Before watching your video I spent my first day plowing and straining my back... Didn't get up a single time and actually thought I'd broken my finger having it ripped into the board. After watching this video, and keeping in mind that "it's a wing, not a plow", I got up first try, and ended up doing a 6 minute run using your principals. Wakeboarding was an incredible experience and absolutely a highlight of my vacation. Just felt you should know your video creates a LOT more joy than you may be aware of. Thank you so much again for sharing your excellent and crucial knowledge, sir!

[@Shaun.Murray]

Love to hear this Sam! Happy to share and thanks for watching!

[@3PVTECH]

Shawn is the Einstein of Wakeboarding!

[@jackmoodylax7753]

Hey Shaun i have been trying for so long to get up on a wakeboard and last night after trying and failing again and came home and watched this video, this morning I got up on the 4th try!! Thank you so much

[@Shaun.Murray]

Right on Jack!

[@davemay4099]

Got 2 nine year olds up on wakeboard for first time today using your tips. Thanks Shaun!! My son said he loves wakeboarding and doesn’t want to water ski anymore lol.

[@Shaun.Murray]

I love to hear good feedback but don't let skiing die! Just went doubles with my 8 year old daughter yesterday and she's been dropping a ski lately. I kind of hold her up while dropping but helped her much less yesterday. Variety is one of the keys for us to keep it fun