360 handlepass help!!!!!

icanollie121 · Criminal Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 53

ok so i finally got the guts to do a 360 yesterday when i was wake boarding with my friends. I decided to do a wrapped 360 to get the feel of the spin and i landed it perfect, but when I went out again to try the handlepass 360, my spins weren't as fast and I couldn't find the rope that was behind my back (above my waist). I know that your supposed to not spin too early for the 360 but i don't know where the handle should be if i am handlepassing!

please just give me some main points on this trick!

icanollie121 · Criminal Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 53

by the way i spin the 360's heelside backside and i can clear both sides of the wake but not going switch Wink

michigan boarder · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 333 City: MI

well, typically a backside spin is going to be slower because it's the opposite way of a natural rotation so it's something u'll have to get used to doing. Have u tried them frontside they're def. easier?

hyperlite58 · Outlaw Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 228

i agree with michigan boarder, it is def easier spinning frontside and when you want tp pass the handle i find it easier to pass it if when im about to hit the wake i pull the handle as close as i can to my hip and then to initiate the pass i pull as hard as i can to the small of my back therefore creating a little slack in the rope allowing me to get it to my other hand.

icanollie121 · Criminal Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 53

i never really thought about spinning that way because the last 180 rotation you are facing where you are going instead of your body going backwards

icanollie121 · Criminal Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 53

thanks for the help guys my problem is solved!