TS Inverts?

QNev · Posted: Jul 09, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject: TS Inverts?

Any suggestions? I've been thinking of a TS frontroll or crow. I can get 19/20 HS tantrums and I think it's time to get more inverts in the bag.

After trying some TS frontrolls? (not the cartwheel kind - just not sure about the name) I've realized I just stop mid rotation and land on my ass every time. Any pointers?

*Edit- Never mind the TS Front

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

TS BR has to be the easiest one by far. Got that one yet? Easy to grab too, so you can add 2 tricks pretty quickly. Same body motion as tantrums.

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 09, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

my first ts invert was a ts backroll to revert. sounds bad, but this way you can just hold onto the handle through the entire trick and it will pull right around to fakie.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

TS front you have to almost try and overroate cause you're landing on your toes anyway. TS Backroll the rotation will probably be pretty natural for you, but that's assuming you have good TS pop with your progressive edge. Give scarecrows a try too... I find that to be a lot easier rotation than a straight frontroll.

colefooter · Posted: Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

I learned scarecrow, then ts front, then ts r2r, then ts backroll. I am pretty sure i learned both of those backwards, but really landing switch heelside comes much easier for me than plain toeside on inverts. TS backrolls are SO much easier on a big wake than a smaller one. Like if i am riding behind a smaller wake I probably couldn't rotate as easily on my ts backrolls, but my ts front and crow I would be able to do much easier. If I was you, I would give the ts front and crow some attempts. If those aren't working for you try out the ts backroll.

QNev · Posted: Jul 09, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:

Yeah I actually prefer landing HS switch to any other landing, so a crow is in my best interests. Do you just throw the roll and let go with your lead hand?

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 10, 2007 4:30 am Post subject:

QNev, i learned mine a little bit different. i was told to drop my rear shoulder right off the wake and at the same time, throw my head over my left shoulder (assuming that you are left foot forward). i can still hold on to the handle with both hands for this one and it feels a lot more comfortable than throwing a front to fakie. if you have a trampoline, try to the this motion. you will understand what i mean by the drop and throw once you get to work on it.

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

I was going for the frontroll but kept rotating half-way to crow so I just passed the handle and landed the crow. Then learned the ts backroll after that. I would have never landed it if I didn't have advice with me on the boat. I went out with a friend who could land one and after a couple pointers landed it 3rd try.

You're never gonna know if you don't try.

kev.e · Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 21 City: Vancouver

jpminter · Posted: Jul 13, 2007 3:45 am Post subject:

I think he just meant that he let go with his back hand off the wake and just passed it from front hand to back hand in front of his body.

kev.e · Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 21 City: Vancouver

ohh ok

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Jul 15, 2007 5:16 am Post subject:

I just got my first crows behind the boat this weekend. I've been doing them on cable for a while, aven grabbing them, the boat is just so much different. My driver said they look more like rodeo 5's than a frontroll with a 180, which is cool, and They feel like it to, so I'm not sure If I'm doing a 5 or a crow..