help with hs backroll (video)

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

this are my first backroll attempts, (the 2 one i put it for entertainement purposes)
can u give some tips or what im doing wrong?
Thanks

http://www.wakepics.com/img/13532

bluefish86 · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 9:19 am Post subject:

It looks like you're not getting enough height to complete the rotation. I'd work on your progressive edge a little more (see your other post) first.

wakeboardwillis · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 275 City: Clare

It looks to me like your not holding your edge long enough. Make sure you can get a lot of air off the wake, and like bluefish86 said, work on your progressive edge.

Ctipping · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject:

wakeboardwillis has it mostly right. It doesn't take a super hard cut, Just carve 10-15 feet out and take a progressive edge in, carving up the wake with about 70% of your hardest cut, making sure you leave the wake tall and with more weight on your back foot, and once you leave the wake, throw your ear to back shoulder and tuck. Once you are 3/4 through your flip, spot your landing and untuck. It will be trial and error to see how much you have to untuck, but you will get the feel for it.

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

best part of that vid... the guy that says "OOOOOGH" with each crash..

zcashion · Criminal Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 70 City: Lake Lure

haha i had to lol at the second attempt haha Laughing

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

It looks like you're not popping off the wake enough before you rotate. Really focus on riding all the way up the wake and then lean to your tail to start the rotation. You can pretty close on the last attempt because if you watch you actually rode all the way up the wake. You don't have to "huck it." If you ride up all the way to the top of the wake and lean towards your tail you'll flip around easily.

Bowen · Posted: Feb 11, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject:

I'm with Brad...you're throwing it too early, wait a little more, straighten your legs and just lean back.

aev · Newbie Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 32

can i join and throw in my problem here? my problem is in the last 3/4 rotation of the trick. i feel i am getting the height but what happens is after i am inverted, i feel "lost" . can't find my landing .. I then lose the handle soon after that...anyone have tips?

Ctipping · Posted: Apr 13, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject:

aev, get the balls to hang on..thats all it takes

Jama · Soul Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 476 City: Knoxville

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

aev, read the trick tips on wakeboarder.com for the backroll. If you get a video of yourself we can let you know what to work on.

Bowen · Posted: Apr 14, 2005 11:54 am Post subject:

aev, OPEN YOUR EYES...It will help you, I experienced the same thing when I was learning, with your eyes open you CAN tell where you are, and spot the landing.

actiondcpd · Posted: Apr 14, 2005 1:25 pm Post subject:

Those look like some painfull falls. It really looks like you are cutting super hard, then flattening out. Like Ctipping said, don't cut out so far and make a nice progressive cut towards the wake.

roundbaywakeboard · Posted: Apr 14, 2005 2:38 pm Post subject:

Load and release man.

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

dude go back and practice your progressive edge, it looks like the rope length was way to long for ya and as a result you were edging hard at the beginning but not following through and just like the other guys said tryin to huck the flip.

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

This thread was DEAD, leave it that way. Nah, j/k
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wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

I actually forgot about this thread, and now there are more responses, ive got pretty close, but still couldnt land it, Check it out:

http://www.wakepics.com/img/14820

Efox · Outlaw Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 238 City: Lawrenceburg

I'll take a stab....although it looks good to a point, if you pause the vid, you'll notice that you flaten out and you are already leaning on your back foot at the trough. This is forcing you to leave the wake off balance a bit. When you land, the handle is away from your hips so you get pulled off balance even more. It's really very close though! Great job.

Eric

pointblank12 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 313

dude, your trying to throw it off the wake, wait til ur in the air a little bit, and throw your hips forward, and head back..work on your edging a little more too..ur cuttin to far out

hyperrider · Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 City: Edmonton

haha the sound that guy makes is awesome. alright your doing what i did when i first started. i didnt have time to read all of the other posts so if im repeating anything im sorry. dont cut out so far just cut out like 2/3 as far as you are now. then start cutting slower and be cutting the hardest at the wake. dont let off of that edge or you wont get enough height and the rotation wont be fast enough. you will get it with time you look alot similar to me when i was first trying it.