Backside 360 - Snowboarding Forum

chowman94 · 02-21-2011, 09:03 PM

I did a few backside 3s off 10' kickers today. felt amazing to land them for the first time.
There is a problem though (i think). if i did not have an initial 90 degree turn coming off the lip of the jump, i would never land. So i actually only did a 270 in the air. How can i change what im doing right now to coming off the lip straight and doing a full 360 in the air?

cliffs: im initiating spin rotation before takeoff, how can i learn to come off the lip straight without under rotating?

DiamondCarver · 02-21-2011, 09:20 PM

I would say counter-rotate a little more, pop a little harder with both feet on the lip, keep your chin pressed to your shoulder while spinning to keep momentum, and/or compact yourself a little more with a grab?

SAddiction · 02-21-2011, 09:27 PM

Perfect advice Diamond.

Chow, you can also look here for some tips:
Snowboard Addiction

uh oh a virus · 02-22-2011, 08:37 PM

ya but for now just stick with what your doing and once you have that on lock then attempt spinning in the air. i try to spin off whale tails but u cant begin to rotate on the waxed boards and it feels really weird and difficult. but ya, basically what they said ^

02-21-2011, 09:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
chowman94 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 55	Backside 360 I did a few backside 3s off 10' kickers today. felt amazing to land them for the first time. There is a problem though (i think). if i did not have an initial 90 degree turn coming off the lip of the jump, i would never land. So i actually only did a 270 in the air. How can i change what im doing right now to coming off the lip straight and doing a full 360 in the air? cliffs: im initiating spin rotation before takeoff, how can i learn to come off the lip straight without under rotating? Last edited by chowman94; 02-21-2011 at 09:12 PM.

02-21-2011, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
DiamondCarver Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 360	I would say counter-rotate a little more, pop a little harder with both feet on the lip, keep your chin pressed to your shoulder while spinning to keep momentum, and/or compact yourself a little more with a grab? __________________ Stormin' Normin

02-21-2011, 09:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
SAddiction Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Whistler, BC Posts: 205	Perfect advice Diamond. Chow, you can also look here for some tips: Snowboard Addiction __________________ Want to learn how to stomp it like the pros, visit us at www.snowboardaddiction.com

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02-22-2011, 08:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
uh oh a virus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 278	ya but for now just stick with what your doing and once you have that on lock then attempt spinning in the air. i try to spin off whale tails but u cant begin to rotate on the waxed boards and it feels really weird and difficult. but ya, basically what they said ^