HS Backroll: head to lead shoulder or rear shoulder!?

Landon126 · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 168 City: Louisville

I've seen 100 posts about HS Backrolls and I always see two different things:

1 - "throw your head towards your rear hip"

2- "tuck chin onto lead shoulder, look away"

Are they both accurate? If not, which is right?

colefooter · Posted: Jul 14, 2005 8:42 am Post subject:

You put your head on your rear shoulder. I don't even know what the tuck chin onto lead thing is for.. sounds like a hs front sort of.

But yes, its head on rear or trailing shoulder.

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

PUT YOUR CHIN ON YOUR FRONT SHOULDER. It is very important to look over your front shoulder, not just put your head on your rear shoulder.

Landon126 · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 168 City: Louisville

See...here we go.

So re re, are you saying to do both?

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

Right now, do this. If you are Left foot forward, turn your head to the left as far as it will go. Now look up as much as you can without turning your head back. That's what you need to do. (If you ride goofy, do the opposite)

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

See, your rotation is end over end (sort of), so your line of sight needs to be parallel with that direction of rotation.

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

just make sure you do an actual backroll instead of a mexican..i can't stand the way those look..that's a kneeboarder roll. get it right or dont claim it to be a backroll Evil or Very Mad

sorry had to vent.

colefooter · Posted: Jul 14, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

You can spot your landing just as fast if you put your head on your rear shoulder. Putting your head on the back shoulder will help initate the rotation off of the wake.

As far as spotting the water, there is a few inches of difference. Putting your head on the rear shoulder will make sure your rotation is correct, and you can still spot your landing.

pbfoot · Criminal Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 67 City: Grand Rapids

what does a mexi backroll look like? is there a post that i can look at that has one? i dont want mine to be ugly Sad

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

Like a front flip.

FunkmaztafoX · Outlaw Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 238 City: Charlotte

yup what [b]re re[/r] said, that and it's almost like the opposite rotation of a tantrum. the main way you can tell is if the board is parallel to the boat during the rotaiton, it's mexican. if the board is perpindicular at a 90 deg angle it's a legit backroll. i'm trying to get my brother to stop doing mexicans so i will get him to learn it the right way this weekend.

bhamglassman · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 338 City: Bellingham

is a mexican backroll the same thing as a 'front roll'?

Dillard · Criminal Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 74 City: Evansville

from what i've heard "there's no such thing as a hs frontroll"

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

It could be called that, if it weren't already called a Mexi roll

jason2454 · Outlaw Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 240 City: austin

will putting my head on my rear shoulder off the launch keep me from going revert? For some reason i always go revert instead of a regular backroll. Pretty close to landing it i just slip out all the time. I would still like to learn a regular backroll though and think it should be easier to land without being switch.

rhettb · Criminal Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Posts: 69 City: Raleigh

Maybe this will clear it up for you, to do a true HS Backroll, you look up and over your front shoulder, but that puts your back ear on your back shoulder - so actually both arguments could be right depending on what you are talking about

Look up and over your front shoulder, or chin to front shoulder, back ear to back shoulder

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

No, keeping the handle by your lead hip instead of getting lazy and letting it go to your back hip will keep you from going to revert. If you are slipping out on the roll to revert, you probably need to focus on getting the board turned a little farther and land over your toes more, just like on a HS 180.