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1-6. Start the move like a normal front roll. Pop off the water, tuck your chin to your back shoulder, and throw your lead shoulder forward and down.
Pulling your knees up will help you get through the rotation. Throw the move harder than you would throw a front roll, as you have to rotate an
additional 180 degrees.
7-9. Spot your landing as you come around, and then look away. Concentrate on looking 180 degrees from your landing. Make sure to look over
your leading shoulder.
10-11. Let go with your back hand and force the handle to the small of your back. Commit to getting the board all the way to the blind position,
otherwise the landing will not be pretty.
12-13. Bend your knees on the landing, and concentrate on putting your weight on the toes of your back foot.
14-17. Pass the handle after you land, or just do a surface 180 to get out of the blind position.
Tips:
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FRONT TO BLIND
The front to blind is basically an over-rotated front roll. It is fairly easy because the natural rotation of the move wants to
take you towards the blind position. You should be solid on your front rolls and s-bends before you try this one.
1. Remember to keep your knees bent when landing and riding blind.
2. Make sure you have good board speed so you get enough pop.
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BACK TO BLIND
Tips:
1. Make sure to keep your knees bent when landing and riding blind.
2. Make sure you have good board speed so you get enough pop.
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Taking your backroll to blind elevates the move to a whole new level. Before you try this move, you should be able to do a
backroll without thinking about it. If you want to learn how to do a backroll, follow these steps, but take out the blind landing.
1-7 Start the move like a normal backroll. Pop off the water and throw the board up and away from the kite. Tuck your chin to your lead shoulder.
8-10. At the peak of your jump, let go with your back hand and look hard over your back shoulder. This is a good time to grab for extra style points.
11. To rotate all the way to the blind position, try to force the handle to the small of your back. Commit to the move! If you don’t rotate all the way to te
blind position, the landing is going to hurt.
12-14. Bend your knees on the landing, and concentrate on putting your weight on the toes of your back foot.
15-16. Pass the handle after you land, or just do a surface 180 to get out of the blind position.
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