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Bodyboarding Manouvers
Intermediate combinations
Reverse
Rollo
This trick is an El Rollo against nature!
- Reverse Rollo
- is instead of using the arc of the wave for the roll down, you
have to rotate from the right to the left using your outside arm (right arm)
- Choose a wave with a steep section and a lip that is going to
throw.
- Make sure that you have plenty of speed and aim at this lip
- Once you hit the lip, throw your weight up and towards the front
of the wave. You need to be as far as possible from the wave so you can start
the reversed roll down.
- With your right hand , hold firmly the right rail in the middle,
and starts the roll down from the right to the left; actually you are doing an
El Rollo like you would do on a right hander!
- After landing, re engage you rail for the next move.
Invert
air
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An invert air
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is an air with your bodyboard and body momentarily
in an inverted position. After holding this move for a moment or two, you should
untwist yourself in the same direction you twisted.
- Choose a wave with a steep section and a lip that is going to
throw.
- Make sure that you have plenty of speed and aim at this lip;
do not try to hit it vertically , choose an angle that will allow you to land
in front of the wave after flying over it.
- Once you hit the lip, throw your weight up and towards the front
of the wave.
- Tweak your body and bodyboard in an inverted position which means
that the bottom of your bodyboard should face the sky and your head should look
down where you want to land.
- Keep this position for about a second or two , then untwist your
bodyboard and body in the same direction you twisted, preparing the landing like
for a normal air.
- After landing, re engage you rail for the next move.
This trick can be very spectacular
, each bodyboarder has his/her own style , an Invert Air is a good way to express
it !
Air 360
For this move, you have to first start with an aerial
high enough so you can go for a 360
turn before landing.
- Choose a wave that has enough power to provide a pitching lip
- Hit the lip with a good speed
- Once you are in the air after hitting the lip , throw your weight
up and towards the front of the wave, slide forward on your bodyboard , lift up
your legs and arch your back.
- Throw your head and shoulders on the left ; keep looking to the
left until your spin is completed ; if your initial air was high enough, you should
be able to complete your 360
before landing
- After landing , put back your feet in the water and re engage
your rail to gain speed for the next move.
Air 360
Reverse
Like for the Air 360,
you need an aerial high enough so you can go for a Reverse 360
turn before landing.
- Choose a wave that has enough power to provide a pitching lip
- Hit the lip with a good speed
- Once you are in the air after hitting the lip , throw your weight
up and towards the front of the wave, slide forward on your bodyboard , lift up
your legs , arch your back and turn down to the face of the wave
- Throw your head and shoulders to the right looking the wave below
you , keep looking to the right until your spin is completed ; if your initial
air was high enough, you should be able to complete the Reverse 360
before landing
- After landing , put back your feet in the water and re engage
your rail to gain speed for the next move.
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Advanced
Bodyboarding Maneuvers
ARS
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ARS
stands for Air Roll Spin
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it's a combination of an aerial , an el rollo and a 360.
Ideally all done while in the air, in the beginning
you will land backwards facing the wave and have to do the remainder 180 turn
,to complete this trick, like you would do for a normal 360.
- Choose a wave that has enough power to provide a pitching lip
- Hit the lip with a good speed
- Once you feel getting pushed out in the air, arch your back and
head to start your El Rollo
- After completed your El Rollo, start the 360
by throwing your body towards the wave. (See the 360
and El Rollo details above)
- After landing, re engage your rail to gain speed for the next
move.
Back
flip
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A Back flip
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is exactly the same move as in gymnastic;
it 's a full rotation backwards with a landing facing the wave , it should be
followed by a 180 turn to get back in the right direction.
- Choose a wave that has enough power to provide a pitching lip
- Hit the lip with a good speed but this time you have to hit it
almost vertically and not on the side (like for an Air or an El Rollo)
- Once you feel getting pushed out in the air, arch your back and
head and throw all your weight backwards. In the meantime, lift up and cross both
legs.
- After landing , re engage your rail to gain speed for the
next move.
This trick is very difficult and can be hurtful due to the usual very tough landing.
Front
flip
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A front flip
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is a full rotation forwards with a landing
directly in the right position ready for the next move.
- Choose a wave that has enough power to provide a pitching lip
- Hit the lip with a good speed as you want to go first for an
air
- Once you feel getting pushed out in the air, throw all your weight
forwards. And in the meantime, lift up and cross both legs.
- After landing , re engage your rail to gain speed for the next
move.
Double your pleasure
Combos with two similar maneuvers
The Double El Rollo
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The double el rollo
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is doing two El Rollos while still in the
air.(invented by Mike Eppelstun in the 90's)
Air 720 : it's two Air 360
done before landing; for the technical part just read the Air 360
part .
Air 720 reverse : it's two Air reverse 360
done before landing, same comments as the Air 720
Note: I have heard rumors of an Air 900 pulled out by an aussie bodyboarder and
caught on video, I did not see it though.
Ruin your back
Combos with two different maneuvers
Hubb Air
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A Hubb Air
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consists of an Air 360
followed by an El Rollo all done in the air. This move was created by Jeff Hubbard
(one of the best bodyboarder in the world).
Gyroll Air
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A gyroll air
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is a combination of an El Rollo followed
by a front flip before landing. This trick was invented by Mike Stewart (several
times world champion)
As you can see, these combos tricks are 'just' the
combination of basic and/or intermediate moves ; to execute them you need a maximum
of speed and a pitching lip so you can get high enough to do two (or more !) different
moves while still in the air.
First learn to master the basic and intermediate
maneuvers by doing them on every part of the wave ; then you can let go your imagination
and pull a back flip followed by an El Rollo; or a 360
Reverse Air followed by a Reverse Rollo!
If you can do it, just name it as you wish
because you will be probably the first to do so!
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