Baller gsm_peter Posted June 13, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2022 Is this a normal way to ski Of Side Back Wrap? Twisted hands... Pros/cons?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BKistler Posted June 13, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2022 ?? What the heck does this guy do with his left hand when he turns to the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BMG73 Posted June 14, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2022 Baseball grip. Knock that off…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted June 14, 2022 Baller_ Share Posted June 14, 2022 Lefties are strange but this is much better If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted June 14, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2022 That handle needs to go down… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Agreed. When I learned the reverse back wrap I had to push the handle WAY down (like near my knees) to be able to hold it. Then, while backwards, I learned to stand up straighter and slide the handle just below my butt. It helped me learn which muscles were needed to hold it. It worked better for me to learn it rather than just forcing it back and being pulled front over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2022 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2022 RFF reverse back wrap I will slide my right hand over so my fingers are actually on the rope where the rope meets the handle. My right arm is almost straight and low. The thumb of my right hand is heading to my butt hole. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller richfoster Posted June 14, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2022 I would have never thought there would be a subject on this forum where thumb to butt hole proximity would be discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2022 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2022 yeah I know. I just can't find a better way to describe it. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2022 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2022 i guess i could have said palm facing out thumb pointing down Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Different descriptions resonate differently to different people! FWIW, I understood @Horton right away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted June 14, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2022 Ideally, hands and the rope should not move much doing any tricks. Your focus should be on your edges, body position and balance - not on the handle (except to keep it quiet). That picture is a very stilted handle position. No way can my arthritic shoulders get in that position. Nor do I have time between tricks to contort my hands (and recover) smoothly and rapidly. It's not a completely worthless drill (nor is the more conventional learning tool of pushing the rope down by your knees) but if you can hold that position, bend your knees a bit more and set a hard cutting edge and relax your hands to make the position comfortable. Soon you will wean yourself of needing weird handle positions. Note that reverse backwrap is a dynamic position. There's no reason to hold it and track straight. Get there and come back for BB. Set a strong edge and attack angle to cut at the wake for WBB. Land the W7BB and pop front. No points for sticking and holding a static position. Reverse backwrap requires a lot of flexibility spread throughout your body. From the ankles, knees, hips, back to the shoulders - everything twists. Off water stretching and dry land practice will develop the needed flexibility. Keep working to improve the trick. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 14, 2022 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2022 what Eric said Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 14, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2022 Good thing @Horton controls pandas…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BKistler Posted June 14, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 14, 2022 I have never been able to hold a reverse back wrap. However, I do a WBB to a momentary reverse wrap with the handle straight out to the side. I hold it just long enough to get an edge for the RWBB. Dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ swbca Posted June 15, 2022 Baller_ Share Posted June 15, 2022 @ral regardless of the original question, that is a beautiful photograph of trick skiing practice. Skiing artistry captured with photographic artistry in a beautiful image. credit to you and the skier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted June 15, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2022 Bahahaha! @Horton relates everything to his butt hole. If not his thumb then his head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted June 15, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2022 Thanks @swbca , very proud of the skier (my older daughter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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