heelside backroll

lucasb · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 3

after a couple attempts i landed the backroll but i land with the wrong foot forward every time i do it any help?

flounderbout · Outlaw Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 224 City: London

Well if you can roll to revert after just a couple of BR attempts, then you probably don't need help from anyone in here.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

lucasb, sounds like you're going to revert. It's actually a pretty natural rotation. At this point you get to decide whether you want to learn the R2R first or try to bring it back to a regular backroll.

The answer for both is handle placement. To land the regular backroll keep the handle tight at your lead hip. You can drop your back hand but that's a bad habit. To land that R2R just pass the handle and lean over your toes.

Gaignstar · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 468

there is 2 reason why you can go to revert.

1- you look over your lead sholder while flipping. ( keep your head strait to the boat for strait backroll )

2- you let go the handle with your lead hand

I had the same problem. now I can do both. try it switch, it will go super easilly to half cab roll.

let me know

vjwot · Newbie Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 24

If you're going to revert you need to keep the handle at your front hip. Letting go with your back hand part way through might help you. I would suggest learning the backroll before the roll to revert - but thats just me.

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 28, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

lucasb · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 3

yeah i had a guy tell me to keep the handle at my front hip but it didnt seem to work

Gaignstar · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 468

big_steve, if you look over you lead shoulder, you difinitly go to revert, that's why most of poeple can't do switch backroll. we are all end up half cab roll.

3 keys to this trick ;

1- progressive edge (max 12 feet)

2- try to put your rear ears to your rear shoulder and don't look away from the boat. (try to think as a carwheel)

3- keep the handle close to you hips.

here ya go

Regina · Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 22

i feel ur pain. i landed my first backroll this yr, and it was to revert. I'm working on landing more...hopefully Smile

but i keep landing on my board to revert and not hanging on to the handle. My prob is that I def let go of the handle w/ my lead hand at the end of my rotation which sends me to revert.
all these posts sound like good advice...i'll have to give it all a try!!!
good luck to u too!