Spins are when a rider and board perform a rotation while in the air.
Spins can be some of the most fun and expressive tricks while wakeboarding. For trick tip
help, please see the Trick List. If we're missing a spin, submit it
here.
180: A 180 is spin where the rider
does a 180 degree rotation while in the air.
360: A 360 is spin where the rider
does a 360 degree rotation while in the air.
540: A 540 is spin where the rider does
a 540 degree rotation while in the air.
720: A 720 is spin where the rider does a 720 degree rotation while in the air. Cory Pickos was doing
handle pass 720's off the wake in the early to mid 90's. Scott Byerly was the first notable wakeboarder to
start doing 720's.
900: A 900 is spin where the rider does a 900 degree rotation while in the air. First landed by Darin
Shapiro. Shawn Watson was the first to stick an off-axis 900 both in freeriding and in competition. Watson was
also the first to stick an off-axis 900 off the wake. Steve Edwards was the first person to stick an off-axis
900 off the wake in competition.
1080: A 1080 is a spin where the rider does a 1080 degree rotation while in the air. Parks Bonifay was
the first person to stick a 1080. Mark Kenney also reportedly landed a few 1080s.
009: The rider does a toeside Osmosis 540 followed by an Overhead (Ole) 360. Invented
by Matt Sims.
Spin Terminology:
Backside: A spin where the rider rotates with the back of their body towards the boat first. Many times
mistakenly referred to as blindside spins. Collin Wright was the first rider to start doing major backside
spins including backside 540s off the wake and backside 720s.
Baller: This is a term used for when a rider does the handle pass of their spin by passing the handle between their legs. Parks and Shane Bonifay invented it.
Flatline Spin: A spin where the rider goes over the rope instead of passing the handle.
Frontside: A spin where the rider rotates with the front of their body towards the boat first.
Off-Axis: When a rider does a spin but goes off the vertical axis so the board usually gets up to
shoulder level or above. Invented by Marshall Harrington. Also referred to as "Monkey" or "Corked" spins. Other
notable contributors to off-axis spins are Corey Kraut and Shawn Watson.
Osmosis: When the rider performs a spin by tossing the handle from one hand to the same hand again,
bypassing the other hand - Invented by Shaun Murray.
Rewind: A spin where the rider does a shifty one way, then back the other, then spins back in the
direction of their initial shifty.
Shifty: Board is shifted 90 degrees in one direction and then shifted back in the opposite direction.
Gregg Necrason was the first rider to land a shifty 540.
To Blind: The rider lands with the rope wrapped around their back instead of passing the handle.
Wrapped: When the rider has the rope wrapped around their back when riding they are are going to perform
a wrapped trick. It allows a rider to spin without doing a handle pass. It also allows the rider to perform
unique grabs that usually cannot be done when passing the handle. A big innovation in wrapped tricks came when
Randy Harris invented the double wakeboard handle - the Vandall Handle.
