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Kitesurf trick

Backroll

Beginner
  • Jump
  • Rotation

A backward rotation where you carve upwind and spin round to land going the same way. Usually the first rotation riders learn, because the upwind carve does most of the work.

How to

  1. Carve hard upwind

    Ride with speed, kite at 11 or 1 o'clock, and carve hard upwind by turning your shoulders and driving against your edge.

  2. Short sharp send

    Give the kite a short, sharp send toward 12 o'clock as you kick off your back leg, then level the bar.

  3. Lead with the front leg

    Keep turning your hips and lead with your front leg so the carve drives the rotation.

  4. Look over your shoulder

    In the second half of the rotation, turn your head to look over your front shoulder and spot the landing.

  5. Land downwind

    Drop your legs under you and touch down with the board pointing downwind.

Common mistakes

  • Turning the head early

    Keep your eyes on the horizon at take-off and only look round in the second half.

  • Pulling the bar early

    Carve and kick before you pull the bar so the edge drives the rotation.

  • Landing across the wind

    Point the board downwind before you touch down.

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Track your progress on the Backroll

Log every session on the Backroll in TrickTrack, rate how it went, add photos and videos, and watch it climb:

  1. 1/5Learning & practicing
  2. 2/5Progressing
  3. 3/5Landed at least once
  4. 4/5Consistent landings
  5. 5/5Landed every time
  6. Mastered

Then mark it mastered when it's yours.

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