Managed a quick Xmas kite yesterday afternoon and was playing around with front rolls.

Any tips on getting the rotation right? It seems like I just can't get that rotation happening the opposite way. I've been trying them off kickers and also popping off the flat, but it's really difficult to edge one way to get the pop, then trying to spin the opposite direction. I almost always end up feeling like I am trying to force it too much, and land on my back or my head.

It just feels really counter intuitive popping and edging going one way, then trying to reverse the partial rotation to do a front roll.

Emphasise the movement of your hips during the rotation aswell

Only advice I can give for a front roll is "Commitment".

When I was first learning front rolls I noticed you had to commit more than for a back roll, you really gotta throw it harder (especially if doing inverted fronties) and just commit to the momentum of it. Yes it does feel weird like your almost jumping towards your kite but you just have to commit to it.

Other than that the guys above have said plenty. Too many words may fry the brain. Good luck ;)

Thanks for all the advice. Good wind forecast for this arvo so I'll be giving it a good go. I want to get the hang of them before moving on to unhooking. If I don't devote an entire session to something, I'll end up purposely ignoring it if it's too difficult

Hey zarb, we're in similar territory, I have them down to a degree off kickers, but on the flat, off my unnatural side I am getting spanked!
I have been sending the kite a bit contrary to what NickT said, but I find it gives me a little more time to come around on my underpowered pops and on the good pops it give a sick floaty upside down rush that is hard to beat, speshally the moment you come over and spot the landing 6 or 8 feet up. Mad fun.
But tmy left foot forward ones on the flat need some work, I'm gonna practice my praying mantis arm block, shoulder drops for this one. and definitely won't be back looping the kite.
Sunday I sent the kite to the right, popped and sent my head over the right shoulder but all I could feel was heaps of pressure on my right hand. In backrolls when this happens I've been leaning into it and landing little baby hooked f16s but this time I had my back facing the ground and lost all rotation. Then I felt the loop power. It pulled me back the other way I had come from and I spotted the landing and only had to decide if it was gonna be face or ribs. Naturally I chose ribs. I've broken ribs twice before and I was sure they were gone this time. I couldn't breathe but I could kind of stand up and float around moaning, which is a skill when you can't really inhale or exhale.
I think most of the winding was from landing right side down being the liver punchers target of choice, so they shouldn't hurt so much if you screw them up in this way right foot forward.
Either way I'm seriously considering a vest, mainly for how cool i'll look, but my ribs are thanking me.

What I'm getting here is to lift that leg good and proper. Also good to know I have many loop slappings waiting for me saffer.
Maybe I'l just keep both hands in the middle next time, the back loop spanking was quite enough without worryin' about the one the other way

Chin to knee