Hi all, ive been attempting a lot of backloops recently, some of them are ridiculus but in some i came quite close to landing them, the board seems to be perfectly placed for reception on the nose, but its so vertical and my body is slighly offset from the top of the board, so after the nose hits the water i (still in the air) end up crashing next to it ... Awesome sensation but it would be cool to actually keep riding out of one !!
Any advice? Maybe im not getting enouth height (it takes a while to find a nice and steep wave around perth these days). I also usually ride with my boom at shoulder to chin height, should i put it lower?
Cheers!

stibo is a good one for this

For doing them off chop waves, hang right off the back of the sail/board on the take off and the sail will throw you higher (like a forward) and try to come down over the back of the board so you push forward through the water rather than land in a heap next to it.
Also I find if you take off really smooth, you land really smooth. this is kinda hard to do in bay chop though and you end up having to throw it around hard and it ends in a cross between a pushie + a backie..

Come on then Matty?? Ben?? Tell us your secrets[}:)]

isn't that a push loop when u have to push out? Or do you just mean sheet out as apposed to 'pushing'?

FilthyAmatuer said...

isn't that a push loop when u have to push out? Or do you just mean sheet out as apposed to 'pushing'?

yeah, i meant sheet out but a little push helps it.

don't get me wrong, it's been a long time since even comtemplating going for a back loop. these days i struggle to even make it out through small surf.

but years back i was trying them very regularly. i had the same problem as x-man which eventually led to me giving it away.

i kept coming down vertical and landing on the mast. plus creased a few boards so in the end figured i wasn't up to it.

the advice i got at the time was to sheet out on the way down to allow the tail of the board to drop and prevent the extreme nose first landings.

after the apex, and on your downward journey...how do you stop your feet leaving the footstraps and your hands throwing the boom away.....


would an icy cold can of h.t.f.u help