Ugly?

allistw · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 48

Sorry to be bringing this backroll problem up again but i've read a lot of posts saying how bad/ugly mexican backrolls are and how they are not proper, unfortuanetly sometimes i do them but lately have been trying to change this by edging all the way through the wake. So my question is how do i prevent doing a mexi and does it affect my backroll if i tuck my head in.(For some reason i just can't get myself to look up and away from the boat.) Thanks for the help.

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

Yes, that's why you do mexican backrolls. Look up and away. Your body follows your head.

intotheflats · Posted: Jul 03, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

toothpick · Posted: Jul 03, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject:

A progressive backroll is a lot like a raley, only you hold the handle in at your hips so you rotate around it while leading with your head. Think of doing a raley by throwing the board up behind you as you leave the wake but keep your handle in at your hips. Ever seen those failed raley attempts that turns into something similar to a backroll? There is a reason for that. Those people just have too much weight on their back foot and keep the handle in, that's why they do a back roll.

allistw · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 48

yeah i seem to be edging away from the boat a lot more than i originaly did, but will try the raley like edge next time, but still is it posible to do the progressive backroll even if your head looks down.

toothpick · Posted: Jul 04, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:

I'm not too sure if it's possible to do it without leading with your head. With every flip, your body will follow your head. You want to look over your lead shoulder and throw your head so the back of your head is over your trailing shoulder.

als132 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 462 City: shoreline

learn a backroll. but once you learn it, dont ever do it again. it is ugly. do things like hs off axis 540s with the ole and a mute grab, very similar to a backroll, just with a fs 180 at the end and 1 hand on the handle

allistw · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 48

Thanks alot for all ur help, will try the backroll again properly when i go out in the next few days Very Happy

intotheflats · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject:

als132 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 462 City: shoreline

summary: straight backrolls are ugly, learn them so that you can make them look goodd with variations. ie backroll revert, off axis fs spins (similar) etc.

ben8473 · Criminal Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 86

als132, you gotta walk before you can run man.....

shaggyboarder · Posted: Jul 09, 2005 10:36 am Post subject:

What? mexis ugly ? have you guys ever seen a nuclear mexi... i guess not also roll to blinds and kgbs come after mexis my .02