body varial tips?

Parky · Guest

is it true u jump of with your front foot? any tips on this?

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

I'm assuming you mean in the flats and not wake to wake?

If so, when you first start trying it, scoot up towards the front of your board. This will get more weight in the front and will keep the board from popping up off of the water when you jump up. Also rember that you will be moving forward, so you will need to jump to where the board will be. Try to do it quick at first and practice on the ground at home before you take it to the water. As you stick a few and get better at it, start to move back on your board and let it pop up high out of the water. It is a lot more stylish. Good luck and have fun.

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

Parky do u have Snap if u do it would really help.

Parky · Guest

k ill try it this saterday!!!!

Catalyst · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 736 City: Kelowna

yeah and dont get frustrated, remeber progresion (haha couldnt resist) Smash

Parky · Guest

Catalyst, ya i wont forget WaKeSk8Er1234, ya i do

Fredrick_Eisenhauer · Posted: Feb 25, 2004 3:43 am Post subject:

I wouldn't do them full stop. Seriously, out in the flats isn't that good. Do a shuvit or a big spin and it would look better. Just don't do them is my tip.

alex · Pop Shuvit Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 153

yeah taking off your frontfoot may seem weird but it makes it sooo much easier. i could pop em real high when i was just ollieing and spinning , but it is soooo much easier to take off the front foot. the board won't go everywhere and it'll stay right and cleaan beneath ya.

Joey White · Pop Shuvit Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 172 City: Phoenix

Fredrick_Eisenhauer, why do you say just dont do em, are you too good for a body varial seriously what tricks are you throwing. and something that makes a big spin possible is a body varial. so i mean all a body varial is, is a stepping block to bigger and better tricks

Parky · Guest

Fredrick_Eisenhauer, you where the guy saying i need the building block and now your telling me just dont do them.... attitude! Rolling Eyes

el · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea

I dont think Fredrick is copping an attitude, he's just saying they're not really worth your time.

Joey White · Pop Shuvit Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 172 City: Phoenix

no no i totally understand they are a lame trick. but they are a building block for bigger and better tricks and serioulsy what does it hurt to learn them they actually are good becaues you finally start to learn to land tricks switch. they really do help you and i suggest you learn them because they are a hard trick at first but once you start to get better at wakeskating they bocome easy

nick · Posted: Feb 26, 2004 3:09 pm Post subject:

poppin the board up really high when u do them looks cool and its an awesome feeling when u stomp the board down from like a foot and a half up

Fredrick_Eisenhauer · Posted: Feb 27, 2004 9:12 am Post subject:

Parky, yeah I know in another thread I told you that a 360 is the building block for your boardslide 270 out but... you have to admit... that trick is alot harder then a bigspin.

Joey I never said I was to good for body varials. And what does it matter what im throwing down for me to decide what is and isn't a good trick. I'm giving my opinion on what I think he should do, weather Parky chooses to follow it or not I dont care. Mellow out you dont hafta go off.

nick · Posted: Feb 27, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject:

has any one done like a really big w2w body varial with no grab?

wakesk8ordie · Posted: Apr 03, 2004 7:14 pm Post subject:

that would be pretty sick, I would like to see it done

Fredrick_Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 04, 2004 8:23 am Post subject:

I dont think it'd be as good as a kickflip out in the flat. Turning your body in the air has no real appeal to it, unless its done with anothing trick.

nick · Posted: Apr 05, 2004 2:28 pm Post subject:

thats what i think about manuals, boring by themselves but when u combo in and out of them it can be a really cool transition and look really smooth if done right

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

but to put them into combos you have to have each part down by themselves...So you'd have to have your body varial down.

wakesk8ordie · Posted: Apr 05, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject:

Not that this would ever be feasible on a wakeskate, but if it would be, it would be pretty damn insane. I have seen Kerry Getz, a pro skater, do a kickflip to a late shuv it. Like as he catches the deck after the kickflip he is pushes down and flicks it into a shuv it. I think maybe a body varial or a 180 with a late shuv it might be more do-able on a wakeskate.