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Kitesurf trick

Double Backroll

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  • Rotation

Two full backward rotations in one jump. The next big step after a solid backroll, it needs height, a tight tuck and full commitment.

How to

  1. Carve hard upwind

    Ride with speed and carve hard upwind, driving your back heel into the water as the kite lifts.

  2. Bring the kite overhead

    Right after take-off, pull your front hand to bring the kite back above your head.

  3. Rotate from the hips

    Drive the rotation with your hips and board, not your head, keeping the bar pulled in at hip level.

  4. Stay compact

    Keep your legs up and the bar close so you float through both rotations.

  5. Dive the kite to land

    Once you spot the landing, around one and a half rotations, pull your front hand to dive the kite and touch down heading downwind.

Common mistakes

  • Throwing the head

    Start the spin with the carve and your hips so you keep control of the kite and the landing.

  • Kite drifting behind

    Pull your front hand right after take-off so the kite gets back overhead.

  • Diving the kite late

    Dive the kite as soon as you see the landing so it pulls you out of the second rotation.

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Track your progress on the Double Backroll

Log every session on the Double 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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