HS Back Roll...or Maybe Mexi Roll

WakeTech · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 949 City: Edmonton

I have enough hight and everything however when I try the back roll it almost looks like I'm doing a back flip not a cart wheel. I've been told that its similar to a mexi roll. Does anyone have video of a mexi roll or is it just a screwed up back roll ? Also what can I do to correct this ?

Thanks

WakeTech · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 949 City: Edmonton

Ok forget what I just said I saw a video of a mexi roll and I'm not doing that. What I am doing is throwing my head backwards almost like doing a back flip on a tramp.

wilki911 · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 4:47 pm Post subject:

you are doing a tantrum....don't do anything with your head for the backroll....just let your board follow the wake up, and continue it moving in the direction. let if float up and over your head. if you concentrate on moving your board around you, and not you around your board, you should get it.

WakeTech · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 949 City: Edmonton

Ya, I guess that's what I'de be doing except not fully getting tripped by the wake. Do you lean while following your head sidewayz.....I don't know if that makes sense ? Confused

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

I think you would know if you were doing a tantrum, you have to cut to where your back is coming into the wake. That's a hard thing to do if you're not trying to. I don't know what it could be other than a mexi-roll. I guess you'd have to post a video... I don't know. When I do a backroll I look over my left shoulder when I come off the wake to get my rotation.

WakeTech · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 949 City: Edmonton

I'll try to post some video from last year as I don't have any recent footage

SB_Boarder · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject:

check out my backroll, it's got some mexi style...

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/showphoto.php?photo=4084&password=&sort=7&thecat=508

A mexi roll is more like a front flip than a backflip. It sounds like ur doing a tantrum

Mr. Mutt · Posted: Jun 22, 2004 1:17 pm Post subject:

That definitely has the HINT of a backroll, but it looks more like an off axis front flip to me because your board goes away and over and not up and over (relative to your direction of travel).