gonna try first invert. gimmie some help?

walton · Newbie Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 9

yeah so ive been going for about 2 months. can get some good 6-7 foot airs, and i wanna try an invert. im thinking about a tantrum, but i dont know. if anyone can give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated. dunno how landing on my head will feel, so i wanna at least try and get around. anyone got any advice?

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

Yea i want to try this trick too.

parks_rider · Newbie Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 45 City: Bull Shoals

well guys my first invert attemp was a tantrum and i thought it would be easy but... backrolls are WAY easier i would definitely suggest tryin a backroll first.

Enzoborder230 · Posted: Aug 30, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject:

yah definetly backrolls,
and if youve only been riding for 2 months your definetly not ready for an invert
and landing on your head doesnt hurt at all

walton · Newbie Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 9

what should i do before inverts? i can do fs and hs w2w 180s. 3s are supposedly harder... what now? and why not at least just try it?

elyse · Posted: Aug 30, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

walton, half-cabs, grabbing your spins, b.s. spins, but hey, if you wanna go for the invert, more power to ya

K-wood Kid · Posted: Aug 30, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:

eylse I can barely spin bs and didn't learn until after I had a handful of inverts but its all personal preference. Some people find more comfort in spinning others with inverts and different inverts at that. I suggest getting on a trampoline and doing the basic inverts and figuring out like 2 or 3 that feel the most comfortable and then trying each on the water (after you research them and fin out how to intiate rotation and do the trick) and see which out of the 2 or 3 is the most comfortable/closest and then try to focus on that one until you land it and then move on with the others.

QNev · Posted: Aug 30, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject:

Enzoborder230, Not true.. It depends on how you progress! I was riding 6 weeks before I got into inverts! It's just a matter of how you push yourself...

Whatever floats your boat, whether its a back roll or a tantrum. Whichever feels better. Try letting go of the rope when you launch and flip to get the feel.

Good luck.

K-wood Kid · Posted: Aug 30, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

QNev I have to disagree with you. I would never suggest letting go of the rope when you launch for your first invert. Letting go of the rope will slow and change your rotation and can causemore injuries than if you just buck up and commit. Without full commitment you are going to have a hard time learning any trick.

QNev · Posted: Aug 30, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject:

K-wood Kid, Touché