is this a real back roll?

ohdoor · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 281 City: OKC

I landed my first back roll the other day... it feels great to have done it but i'm not sure if its a real back roll or not. To me it looks like my board is to far behind me and not above me while i'm rotating. What do you guys think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVZdZrK-Em8

Thats the only time i've been able to land it. I get around everytime and land on my board but always fall when my board hits the water. Heres a video of what i'm talking about...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWUDkoVxIDU

Anyone have any suggestions to help stick the landing?

Blindside_137 · Posted: Jul 05, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject:

Thats definitely a backroll in my opinion. However, I don't know what to say to help you with the landings... Just keep trying. Wink

ohdoor · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 281 City: OKC

jpminter · Posted: Jul 05, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

You've got them pretty good. Pin the handle to your front (left) hip. You're opening up a little on the landing which is making you fall IMO. You're really close. Keep trying them. Also, this won't help on the landings but try taking a shorter cut at it. I bet you could build more line tension. More line tension = higher pop, spin faster.

WAKENERD · Criminal Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 54 City: HONG KONG

Nice backroll!

I agree with jpminter. You need to put the handle more to your front hip and hold the handle more with your front hand.

I think your edging is fine. Don't worry about the distance, if you feel comfortable with it and get the pop right every time. Why change something that works well for you? I suggest only change one thing at a time so you don't get confuse of what's wrong and what's right.

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

Totally a BR.

wakedude83 · Posted: Jul 06, 2007 11:34 am Post subject:

I think the most important thing you can do to make yourself more consistent is to take a shorter cut. JPMinter is correct. That long approach makes a simple trick like a backroll too difficult. You will be much more controlled on your approach and coming off the wake with a shorter approach. The rest will fall into place.

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

that was dope smooth rotation

wake.12 · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 16

yeah man, it looks like backroll to me. For your first backroll, id say thats pretty big. i see guys that barely make it around on there first times landing it.

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Jul 11, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject:

You're actually doing them quite close to perfect. That skidding out is a very common problem, and preventing it only comes with time. It's a little tricky to get the timing down to stop your rotation as your board is coming around, but untucking you legs and letting the handle out are good ways to stop it. Just keep doing them, and you'll get it. once it's in you mind that you can consitently land them, you'll be able to hit them every time.

ohdoor · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 281 City: OKC

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions! I haven't been able to get on the water since I landed it so I haven't been able to try what you guys have said. Can't wait to get out there though and hopefully start landing them consistently. Also some guy on youtube commented on the first video when i land it saying it was a mexican backroll and not a regular one? Does that sound right?

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

the one u landed def. is a "legitimate" back roll a mexican roll looks closer to a front roll of your heelside edge what you did was a text book backroll

ohdoor · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 281 City: OKC

I've tried to do what all you guys have said and its helped quite a bit. I Just landed two in a row yesterday and have landed it twice more today so I think i'm starting to get them consistently. I tried a tantrum for the first time today also and ended up taking a knee to the chin and busted it open pretty bad. I'm going to have to keep it dry for a few days but i'm stoked to get back out there again and hopefully keep landing backrolls and maybe even get the tantrum down. Again thanks for the advice guys it helped a ton.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Aug 18, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

awesome news man.. well the backroll part haha sorry about your chin But keep at it!!

JakeTheGreat · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 6

your back roll looks alot better than mine and i've landed it about 20 times

H20orSnowLetsGo · Posted: Aug 25, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

That landed one was awesome!

I'm STILL trying to land and hang on to mine.

My suggestion- on landing, try more heel cut. The idea in my head is that it would but a little more tension on the rope and keep the board from continuing to nose forward and slide away from you.

tpj · Outlaw Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 158

that was one dope backroll