think i can land a backroll (pics)

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

Ive been wakeboarding for couple months and havnt started on inverts yet. i am riding a boat that doesnt have a tower but will be getting on in the next couple weeks. How does my air look for not having a tower. then when i get a tower think it will be bigger?? also do u think i can get a backroll around with the amount of air i have now.

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CaM2816 · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 343 City: Seattle

Try it, your not getting hi enough to get badly hurt...might as well go for it or u will never know will ya.

thekpan · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 168 City: Dallas

i dont know for sure but i have seen backrolls lower than that before id say your at a good height

ramseyglastron · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 335 City: Ruston

wakeforce81 · Posted: Aug 05, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject:

backrolls are all about form and don't need a whole lot of air

thekpan · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 168 City: Dallas

people can do backrolls in the flats.. i believe its called a air air backroll or something like that...never say never dog

Pacco LF · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 399 City: Dallas

ya dog...

,but anyways your getting plenty of air,a backroll isnt really about the amount of air you get,its about how fast you get the roll around.check the trick tips on the home page of this site,it gives you step-by-step instructions on this trick

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

i would suggest that you learn how to ride switch and do most of the 180s before learning inverts.. that way you will be able to progress MUCH faster later down the line without have to go back and learn simple stuff

00ls1 · Criminal Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 71 City: chattanooga

just throw it and let go of the handle, see if you make it all the way around

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

jake the great · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Posts: 34 City: draper

ive been trying back rolls on my first one i totally sucked up my legs on the take off and i still cleared my head so it wasnt a hard fall but i would agre wtih wtbamoomba you should learn esaier tricks first so you dont have to learn them later. but when you try the back roll the most important thing is to look for your landing with your head when my dad tried a backroll he didnt do this so he landed on his head and now he has a puntured ear drum! but you really dont need alot of pop to do a backroll i know somone taht can do one and he gets way less pop than you do in your pic

Scooby · Posted: Aug 08, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject:

With the Height in that Pic yes you can land a backroll easily. With that said I'm with everyone else work on all your 180s and riding switch first. Also work on keeping both hands on the handle on you wake jumps unless you going for a grab. For the backroll this is going to help speed up the rotation.

good luck

macheekin · Newbie Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 7

dont think just cause youre getting a tower your air will magically increase!!! and a lil tip keep the handle pulled into your wist during the back roll rotation.

big air tom · Outlaw Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 141 City: sheffield

You might just be able to squeze in a backroll Cool

(withput a tower but if you do have a tower then you will mack it easaly) Wink

Hope this helps Cool