FINALLY!

(mrboston187) · (mrboston187) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 09-01-2008, 10:28 PM

haha so I have FINALLY landed and rode a HS 180 away. Im not that bad i have a completley solid HS/TS wake jump, Grabbed TS 180s, TS 3's, switch HS 180's (half cabs?) tannnys backrolls, close on the front flip, but up until tonight Ive had the burden of never riding a HS FS 180 away. Up until tongiht i would always slip out on them. kind of embarassing huh? thought id let all you guys know to see if anyone has a similar monkey on their back, or if anyone wants to poke fun at me, feel free!

murrayair 09-02-2008, 12:34 AM

Congrats! Sometimes it's the easiest tricks that get you.

(bobby_dazzla) · (bobby_dazzla) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 09-02-2008, 2:54 AM

So what did you end up doing to stick it mate?

(helix_rider) · (helix_rider) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 09-02-2008, 6:07 AM

I had the same problem a couple years ago...Thane Dogg gave me the best advice, told me to try and wait 'til I was on the way down to start the 180, but more importantly, he said to take the handle, rotate it 90 degrees downwards and, while pretending to be a gunslinger, slam the handle into its holster right on the hip. I've noticed that I don't do it so drastically anymore, but when I was learning it was an instant cure for me.

(mrboston187) · (mrboston187) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 09-02-2008, 9:20 AM

well, i started doing a lot of flat lan d 180s, to come in for a half cab, then id do them off waves and stuff, i think that really helped me land on my toes, and the whole "waiting forever before you spin" technique also helped alot

(turbonine) · (turbonine) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 09-02-2008, 9:33 AM

This one was a problem for me too. I could never get that last 5%. What made it click for me was thinking about getting my right shoulder(left foot forward) turned more. So the back of my shoulder was facing the boat.

(billy2603) · (billy2603) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 09-02-2008, 9:42 AM

I've always found that doing a grab (any with left hand) really helps keep my body in the correct position and makes me wait on the 180.

(nvboarder) · (nvboarder) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 09-02-2008, 10:25 AM

What I have found is people that have problems landing the HS FS 180 is that they don't ride switch very often. Congrats on finally landing it. If it becomes a problem again ride switch for about 5 minutes going back and forth across the wake and then do some inside out 180's off the wake and then go for a W2W 180. After a year of trying I finally landed the HS backroll last weekend, it's amazing what happens when you hold onto the handle.

(mrboston187) · (mrboston187) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 09-02-2008, 11:46 AM

yea it took me a couple sets to learn HS backrolls, I came up short on one and dug the nose, that kinda made me scared to start tryin them again, but after that I landed like every one but let go of the handle, then for some reason i dont know why, i tried one last one and i stuck it, the only thing i can think of that i did different was hold on haha. Feels good to finally ride one away huh