i can't do them but i'm pretty sure the mexi roll is more of a heelside frontroll...as if u hit the wake heelside and then just do a frontflip as if on a trampoline..while the backroll is more of a sumersault over backwards...although backrolls aren't straight summersaults that's what i'd say it's closest in ralation to. id say a true backroll is like 1/4 front flip and 3/4 summersault, cause the rotation is between both planes _________________ Smile at the hotties on the boat...Huck ur new trick...Nail it and they'll think ur Wicked..and even if u bail they can soothe u afterwards:D...
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Keep in mind that it's basically the same trick. Just thrown on a slighly different axis. So while what everone has said is correct that it's within the context of 1 trick.
For instance when you throw a roll to revert you do it using a straight backroll style. When you throw a roll to blind you do it with a mexican style. _________________ You have just entered the twilight zone.
Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 43 City: College Station
Posted: Apr 13, 2006 10:33 am Post subject:
Found this definition on this site under "trick list". Clicked on inverts, then scrolled down the list of terms to find it. Hope it helps.
Quote:
Mexican Roll: A Heelside Backroll where the rider throws his head and body down instead of to the side. It was named after Andrea Gaytan, a former female professional rider from Mexico. It's normally considered an uglier version of a Backroll, but it's the rotation style used for a Roll To Blind or KGB. It's sometimes referred to incorrectly as a heelside Front Roll
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