whats the difference

Between the backroll and the mexican roll

I believe a backroll you are looking over your shoulder and a mexiroll you are all curled up. I could be wrong though.

A mexican backroll is throwing your head at your heels where the side of the board leads the roatation... so it ends up feeling more like a straight frontflip. The regular backroll has the tip of the board leading the rotation, and is more of a sideways flip.

The book explains the difference and shows both. If I remember correctly in a regular backroll you have your legs extended and in the mexican you have your legs up to your chest. There may be more differences.

You're right Ron, but a backroll is a kartwheel motion, meaning your chest is always facing the boat. The Mexi is a front flip motion

A mexican back roll is done wearing this mask, and no other way...

The initiation is also different...back roll you look up to the sky ... mexican roll down at your feet

good one damien couldnt think of a better way to put that

Backroll is a reverse cartwheel, Mexicanroll is a reverse front flip.

i'm confused. isn't a reverse front flip just a back flip? obviously the best reply to the initial post would be a video clip of both.

Can't go to revert from a mexi roll because you usually let go with your back hand to do the front flip motion. Watched a guy try all night last night, then we had to go back to the basics of a backroll. I think they're ugly, but people like them because they "seem" to go bigger. Throw everything up and over your front shoulder. It's a cartwheel pivoted on the handle.