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Trick: Nose stab
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lovin stabDescription: A successful nose stab involves launching your ski vertical off the face of a wave and bringing it up and over to nose it back into the water. This article applies to standups as well as sitdowns.  Once this trick is dialed in, it leaves some nice room for personal style. Cool

Difficulty: Difficult

Requirements: Deep water so you don't lawn dart, footholds/footstraps, and the quick-steer mod is recommended. And of course, a helmet!

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Trick: No-hander
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Difficulty: Very easyno straps

Requirements: Foot straps or footwells highly recommending to inhibit rider/ski separation. Helmet recommended. On standups, stiff pole or decent pole spring recommended.

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Trick: Superman
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Superman

Why not add some excitement to your surf riding experience by pulling off a Superman or "no-footers" on your next riding adventure. If you are comfortable at riding in the surf, own a helmet and feel as though you’re ready for the next step. Go for it!

It’s popular, exciting, looks crazy and is fun to do. If you think this is the trick for you, and you have solid jumping skills and a regular no-footers wired, then read on....

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Surf Survival: Tow Rope

Purpose:  The purpose of a tow rope is as much to get yourself towed in as well as to tow in a fellow rider in the event of a ski or rider failure.  Basically, you want a pretty short rope to so both skis traverse the same conditions/waves at approximately the same time.

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Surf Survival: Launching/Landing on the Beach
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Purpose: The purpose of this article to avoid injury and fatigue by documenting the proper methods to land and launch personal watercraft on the beach in surf conditions.

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