p8ntballsk8r - 12-12-2010 at 02:56 PM
Just recently landed a 720 for the first time, looking for more consistency and even bigger tricks.
When I've been trying in the past, i've been leaning back a little too much and I'll get the rotation but then land on my butt/back. I was able to
land it this time because I over rotated about 45 degree's and was able to get the board under me as I landed down wind.
Is this the key to multiple spins or am I missing something? I wanna start throwing grabs into the 720 and feel comefortable the entire time. I've
already learned it's about 100% commitment to the trick and how to start lining up my landing after the first rotation.
As for making adjustments in the air, if I know I'm severely over or under rotating, how can I make an adjustment to land either a 540 or a 900 and
ride away? I'll end up facing into the wind and in the past I've been pulled backwards since I'm on my toe edge.
The only thing I can think of is to land it and immediately revert or do a 180 on the ground in the same direction that I was spinning.
As for a 1080, can anyone here do them? I think if I had a steady 19-20 kt wind or caught a nice gust I could pull one off, but if I have enough time
to go that big, falling is gonna HURT!
carltb - 12-12-2010 at 03:44 PM
the way i learned to do 720 was to spin once on the way up and once on the way down. if you are under rotating just keep looking over your shoulder
and it sometimes helps to tuck your legs up abit, but as with all rotaions its about how fast you spin on take off.
flyjump - 12-12-2010 at 04:07 PM
I've done a 900 about a month back. I just rotated and went higher than I thought so I just tucked and kept spinning. Sometimes if you edge hard and
ride slower instead of fast and it's easier to spin while you aren't traveling wicked fast through the air
PHREERIDER - 12-12-2010 at 07:32 PM
i get most of my spins on transitions it give me a little more time with kite crossing back and speed control. but after a while toeside/ heel side,
i kinda forget and just hook up what ever arrives .. sometimes my ass, my hips , and if i keep my hands in or ON the grab, i don't tweak my
shoulders.
i get disoriented, so most are 540s and a switch on the landing
p8ntballsk8r - 13-12-2010 at 03:01 PM
thanks for the tips guys. Anyone have experience with inverted tricks? Biggest problem I see is getting the snowboard caught on the lines, as well
as fear obviously. The ones I'm looking at are a front flip, back flip, and idk what to call it, possible a rodeo 360.
For the front flip, a friend of mine said he's landed one before not even using the kite, just a lip or snowdrift. He said he'd mash the nose into
the lip and use the energy of the board to force the rotation. I think this'd work, but would be tough with limited air and would much rather go big
and use the kite for air. As for the back flip, this one seems really tough because the lines will get in the way. Finally, the trick I can't name,
possibly a rodeo 360 would be to do a back flip (back tuck/gymnastic style as you would do one on flat ground without a board or anything and then as
the snowboard is coming towards the lines and you are nearly inverted to throw in a 360 so the board will rotate around the lines.
Anyone have any experience trying anything like those above? Is there a real risk in hitting the lines while they are under tension with the sharp
edge of the snowboard and possibly cutting them? The last thing I'd want is to try this and cut one of my lines and send the kite into a spin while
I'm upside down.