New to inverts

AZrider · Newbie Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1 City: Scottsdale

What is the first/easiest invert trick for me to learn? I can hit a 360 fairly consistantly, so I want to move into inverts, but don't know which one to start with.

bluefish86 · Posted: Mar 29, 2004 12:26 pm Post subject:

Read this: http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=21753 , specifically the last two replies.

Elevation · Posted: Mar 30, 2004 11:43 am Post subject:

id go with tantrums

J_DOGG · Posted: Mar 31, 2004 11:46 am Post subject:

I'd go with HS backrolls or the scarecrow (TS).

ben · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 168 City: Pasco

nah, do the ts frontroll before a scarecrow. it is harder but dont skip tricks, not as good in the long run. the 3 easiest ones are the hs backroll, tantrum, and the ts frontroll.....pick as to what feels the most comfortable to you, not neccesisarily what was easiest for other people. just go try them and stick with what you think you can do the easiest, then move on the the others later.

J_DOGG · Posted: Apr 02, 2004 10:55 am Post subject:

Wake_Turner · Outlaw Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 244 City: kelowna

Nutural feeling is good, but learning a scarecrow before a frontroll is bad news, just dont do it. when u learn the scarecrow frist 90% of the time the person will learn to throw the trick around behind them insted of going right over the top and then doing the 180. what happenes is they get used to throwing it around and then when they go to learn the front roll the throw it the same way and either they don't get the full rotaion and fall out on their heels or the throw it like their scarecrow and pull it back making it look like a horrible elephant. learn it the proper way from the biggining. it will help you in the long run. As for your question i learned tantrums first, backrolls are also a very natural progression into the invert world.

ben · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 168 City: Pasco

Wake Turner,

Well said

J_DOGG · Posted: Apr 05, 2004 4:00 am Post subject:

Wake_Turner, You make some good points and I do agree to an extent and that's exactly why I said the crow is easier to LAND than a TS front roll. I said nothing about the execution of the tricks.

If someone (that has never done an invert) is doing what you describe above for a TS Front Roll they are 1) not ready for that trick and 2) should be taking it to crow so they can land on their HS edge. If that was formed by a bad habit (like you mention) all they will need to do is make a few adjustments to the way they pull the trick not learn the entire trick all over again.

Most people feel more comfortable LANDING on their HS edge as opposed to their TS edge. Hence making the crow easier to land for the first timer.

I agree learning tricks in a progressive order is always best but when all else fails do what comes natural and go with the flow.