varial flip

A few guys have landed a varial flip, including Greg Van Wagnen who got it on video:

http://www.wakepics.com/view_single.php?medid=9638

that's one of the cool things about wakeskating right now, it's progressing very quickly with kids landing new tricks and pushing the sport.

that is kickass!

Isn't that a 180 pop shove it to kick flip combo? A varial is when the person does a 180 and the board remains in the same position. A pop shove it 180 is when the board does a 180 but the rider remains in the same position.

Anyway, that is a very impressive trick.

You got it byron.

(Message edited by electricsnow on January 09, 2004)

bryon, that was me riding and its a varial flip. im not really sure why they call it that becuase your right on the difference between a varial and a shovit but it is called a varial flip.

I thought (though I could be wrong):
Varial= Board spins
Body Varial= Body spins

Kristian, that is correct.
A varial flip is a 180 kick flip

-RUSSIAN

I come from a skate boarding background. When the skateboard does a 180 and the rider doesn't, it is a pop shove-it. Maybe terminology is different with a wake skate. Oh well, at least we all agree it is a cool trick.

mygreenmonster, I was sort of thinking the same thing. But the term "varial flip" comes from skateboarding. Also, there are "board varials" in vert skating where you just use your hand to spin the board 180 degrees (ex: while doing an invert). It's weird to me that it's both a pop shoveit and a board varial--it's like there are two names for that trick.

Russian-make sure to mention that the board is the only thing that does the spinning, otherwise it would be a frontside or backside flip.

Thanks for the clarification. Every day there is something to learn. Now, time to learn an indy backroll on a wakeskate.

electricsnow, good catch, I didn't notice that when typed it.

so....
Varial flip is the board doing a 180 kick flip

-RUSSIAN