How do I spin a whirly w/o this weird flip i keep doing?

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

I'm trying to learn a whirly but I'm having trouble spinning backside without doing a flip so i cant finish the 360. What do I have to do to spin a full 360 and not get this weird flip? ( http://www2.gvsu.edu/~vereshmj/help.html )

Michael

K-wood Kid · Posted: Sep 11, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

All that vid was was a tantrum man. Just initiate the flip then throw your bicep across your face and start the spin.

Bowen · Posted: Sep 11, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject:

pbfoot, being that you don't even have the trip flip, or a tantrum down...I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that you probably shouldn't be trying whirlys.

johnaulick · Posted: Sep 12, 2005 9:30 am Post subject:

I've been doing tantrums for about 3 years now and i do the exact same thing when i try whirlybirds. Anyone who has advice please help.

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

can you land them on the tramp? That should teach you the feeling of the whirly so it's more natural. It looks like you rotate your upper body but it doesn't transition to your lowerbody and you don't spin. It took me a while to land it on the tramp but eventually I figured out how to get my entire body to spin.

If you don't have a tramp available to you I would work on spinning with your arm and your hips as one motion.

K-wood Kid · Posted: Sep 12, 2005 12:29 pm Post subject:

Wakebrad whats wierd is I can do a whirly but now I cant do it on a tramp IDK why. Johnaulick do you ride INT Texas? If so are you going to nationals or what? I doubt I'm goin because I dont have any transportation once I get there because parents cant take off work.

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

at least i have the balls to try it.

johnaulick · Posted: Sep 12, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject:

yeah im going. have you talked to eddie about gettin a ride? he'll be able to help you out

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

K-wood Kid, I couldn't land it on the tramp until I let the line out a bit. My problem was I would get too much line tension and couldn't get the rope over my head.

Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

pbfoot where do you ride at. I live near gvsu.

K-wood Kid · Posted: Sep 13, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject:

wakebrad its like when I do it on the tramp I either do them very low and quick or I get stuck at crook. It doesn't matter tramp whirlys aren't too important as long as I got them on water. John I have to give Eddie my final decision today once my dad comes home and stuff so we will see man.

AndyAndy · Addict Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 660 City: cutchogue

pbfoot, u didnt try it at all, thats just a hideous tantrum

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

i live in standale; i dont have anywhere to ride around grand rapids so i dont get to go much. i have my board and a rope up here but i havent found anyone to go with yet.

so do you pull your arm above your head? cuz i just pulled it straight across my body.

and thanks captain obvious, i know im not doing a whirly, i just want to learn how to do it.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

K-wood Kid, sounds like you just need to wait another half second on the tramp, then spin it.

pbfoot, your arm is way too far out and too straight. You need to bend it and wrap it around your face.

LFRyder · Newbie Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 13

I dont think that your cut and tantrum look too bad to perform the trick. But what you did from what i saw, is you started looking across your back shoulder (right arm) at the beginning and then you stopped and thats when you lose your rotation. Just pop and right off the wake, pull with your arm across your face while looking over your back shoulder. KEEP LOOKING. It felt like to me that i spun more than a 3 the first time i did it. Just keep looking at other whirlys and you can look up my whirly at wakepics. Just search for matt g and its the first vid. Good luck and dont let any of these people bring you down man. Its lame

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

alright heres a good tip, with ur leading hand to innitiate the spin, punch it over top of your head, like just pretend your punching something right over your head while holding the handle

Phil · Addict Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 636 City: Chattanooga

Yeah don`t initiate the spin with your shoulders do it with the handle. You also almost throwing it to late. You need to come aggressive and surf the wake harder and really square up. Then pop it straight up and get you hand on the otherside of your hand, then wait to turn your head so the line doesnt get tight.

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Jan 15, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject:

pbfoot, Dude, what the heck happened in that raley video? Looked brutal.

Chocolate Sauce · Guest

Natman, good description exactly what u want to do in whirlys