Skip to content
TrickTrack
Language: en

Kitesurf trick

Backroll Grab

Beginner
  • Jump
  • Grab
  • Rotation

A backroll with a grab held during the rotation. It adds style and control to a rotation you already own and is a natural step once both feel easy.

How to

  1. Edge hard upwind

    Ride with speed and edge hard, kite at 11 or 1 o'clock.

  2. Start a slow backroll

    Pop and turn your head over your front shoulder, carving gently so the rotation stays slow.

  3. Bring the board up

    Tuck your knees as you rotate so the board comes up close to your body.

  4. Grab by halfway

    Grab the heelside tail or fin with your back hand by the halfway point while your front hand stays on the bar.

  5. Release and land

    Let go as you start to drop, steer the kite forward and land tail first heading downwind.

Common mistakes

  • Rotating too fast

    Carve more gently into the roll so you have time to grab and land.

  • Leaning back to reach

    Keep your head up and pull your knees in so the board comes to your hand.

  • Releasing too late

    Let go as you begin to drop so your legs are free to absorb the landing.

Builds on

Track your progress on the Backroll Grab

Log every session on the Backroll Grab 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.

Available sooniPhone and Android

Related tricks