Twisted hands on of side Back Wrap?

gsm_peter

Is this a normal way to ski Of Side Back Wrap?
Twisted hands...
Pros/cons??

BKistler

?? What the heck does this guy do with his left hand when he turns to the front?

BMG73

Baseball grip. Knock that off….

Bruce_Butterfield

Lefties are strange but this is much better

ral

That handle needs to go down…

klindy

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.

Horton

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.

richfoster

I would have never thought there would be a subject on this forum where thumb to butt hole proximity would be discussed.

Horton

yeah I know. I just can't find a better way to describe it.

Horton

i guess i could have said palm facing out thumb pointing down

klindy

Different descriptions resonate differently to different people! FWIW, I understood @Horton right away!

eleeski

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

Horton

what Eric said

A_B

Good thing @Horton controls pandas….

BKistler

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.

swbca

@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.

thager

Bahahaha! @Horton relates everything to his butt hole. If not his thumb then his head!

ral

Thanks @swbca , very proud of the skier (my older daughter).