Yesterday I tried the advice "just do a regular roll but hold on with two hands" and stacked really hard. I guess I left my front foot a little low because on the landing I dug the front edge in and got slingshotted into a surface raley. Basically my back is killing me and my chest/lungs still hurt. <BR> <BR>Anyone have any advice how not to do that? <BR> <BR>(Message edited by canaday on January 20, 2004) <BR> <BR>(Message edited by canaday on January 20, 2004)

don't suck so much.

We riding Friday?

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Pull the handle into your back hip and look at the boat on the landing as you continue your cut into the flats. I find these to be much easier than a regular toeside back roll.

Have you ever caught the front edge and took a nasty face plant?

yes on friday.

Sean, remember when I rode with you and Jeff and I was real skittish (especiall with that MONSTER wake from Jeff's Nautique - thats scary all by itself). The weekend before I tried a roll and caught the leading edge causing a horrible face plant. I had double vision for a while from that one. <BR> <BR>Sorry about your back (I was down for 51 weeks once from a back injury - it sucks) hope you feel better soon. <BR>

Be patient. If you try and throw it too early you are gonna crash a lot. Just like Matt said just move the handle to your other hip and turn your head to spot your landing. I am right foot forward and I turn my head to the left at the mid point of rotation.

I don't see that one. If I'm cutting in TS and I'm regular, wouldn't I do a ts backroll and then turn my head to the left to spot the boat/landing?

i find it easiest by concentrating on popping straight up off the wake. then you will get enough height and enough distance from your edge. then as soon as u pop let go of ur left hand and pull the handle to ur right hip, this will naturally pull u around.. good luck!

Sean, of course you wouldn't. Thats why I said I am right foot forward(goofy). For you, it would be opposite, naturally. <BR> <BR>You shouldn't have to let go with one hand either. If you let go too early bad things can happen. There are only three reasons I can think of that would make it necessary to let go of the rope with one hand during an invert: grabs, handle passes, and tricks that you land on your toe edge. <BR> <BR>You have a better chance of riding out a trick with two hands on the rope. A mistake that is usually made when you let go with one hand is that the rope gets too far away from your body and slows your rotation. Result: you come up short.