Tantrum common mistakes?

Gilb · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 1

Just started wakeboarding like 3 weeks ago with my friend who is pretty good and does some crazy flips way beyond my skill level, he has a nice wakeboard boat and stuff and I am going to try a tantrum in a couple days I can do a backflip on a trampoline all day long and I can jump wake 2 wake and do wake 2 wake 180s Im just curious what your guys first mistakes were so I don't make them lol. Thanks for the advice. peace

als132 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 462 City: shoreline

Yeah, I had a few odd mistakes when i was learning them. The one that you need to look out for is keeping the handle somewhere around your bellybutton area. If you let the handle get too high (up by your chest/neck) when your tripping the flip, you'll end up doing an off axis backside 3 to face.

waketwowake · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 24 City: Baton Rouge

^^^ and dont try to rotate to fast make sure ur up and going so you dont do a dead flip