HS 360 Flat

gotama176 · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 341 City: Columbus

Season it getting close to the end here in Ohio and I am trying to cap off my first two months of riding with a 360 Flat Spin. I am having trouble passing the handle and getting off axis. I am riding behind an I/O at about 21mph with 50' of rope off the transom (no plyon this year) I am on a 137 Hyperlite Fluid without the fins. My HS w2w is solid with varoius grabs, ect and my TS w2w is getting pretty consistent. Am I supposed to set my spin off the lip or is it something I should do in the air? (I am worried about having enough time behind the I/O) When I am on the snow I always set my spin off the edge/lip. I am getting full (or more) rotation. 1/2 the time I land it without the rope, the other half I am nose diving the flats on the other side. Any ideas would be great. Thanx

J_DOGG · Posted: Sep 22, 2004 6:54 am Post subject:

POP, PULL then PASS

Don't do anything until you are in the air!

Total oposite of snowboarding.

tonality · Soul Rider Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 435 City: DFW

Gotta remember that you have nothing to use for leverage when in snow...the handle is what initiates the spin. Once you've got your pop, just pull the handle as far around yourself as you can with both hands...when your back hand is forced off the handle, you'll be right in line for it when you reach behind you. Make sure your grab hand is on before you let go with the other! Smile

flukdfilms · Posted: Sep 22, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject:

use the rope and the rope only to learn this spin. once you get the motion, you can use your shoulders to spin faster.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Sep 22, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject:

yea, dont spin until in the air

gotama176 · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 341 City: Columbus

Heh, so that's what I am doing wrong Mr. Green

I figured setting myself up off the edge of the wake was probably not the right way to go about it. I am out of town this wknd but I hope to give it a try early next week. Thanx

colefooter · Posted: Sep 26, 2004 7:42 am Post subject:

Fellow ohioian Smile

You definatly need to wait untill your in the air, then do a normal 180, then with both hands pull the handle in to get the other 180. Keep your hands close to your body so the handle pass is easier, and also put your hand on the end of the handle so you have more room to grab it with the other hand.

hyperrider · Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 City: Edmonton

i think for every trick you pretty much have to wait for the pop. except it seems when everyone is learning a new trick they throw it off the lipcause there scared of not getting all the way around or whatever could go wrong. WAIT FOR THE POP

savage3221 · Posted: Sep 27, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject:

look over your shoulder the way that you are spinning..this helps with your rotation

MxFlyer43 · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 5