Backflip on a wakeboard???

Question

ok im 19 im pretty good at wakeboarding. i can clear the wake easy, 180, 360, and ride switch. but thats all i have been doing for like a year and a half and its gettin kinda boring. I want to try a backflip but im not sure how to do it. any tips or advice would be great!!!!!

Answer 1

What tay described is a tantrum. To do a backflip, cut in heelside and set up for a wake to wake jump.( Don't give it everything you have and land in the flats, it will be very difficult to stick the landing). Throw all your weight on you back foot, touch your right ear to your right shoulder (if you're regular), lean back and keep the handle right in by your waste. Just throw all your momentum back and hold on. A backflip is more like is more like a cartwheel than a traditional backflip like you would do on a trampoline. Go to wakeworld.com for more info.  

Answer 2

what ME described is perfect...

nicely put...

Answer 3

ok well you want to use the rope alot for your support and have a progressive edge into the wake and when you hit the wake turn your board to it's toe side edge so that you hit the wake parallel and you will feel like your falling backwards and at that moment throw the backflip and keep the rope in during your rotation and you will be able to do a backflip... good luck!!