Backflip!

[Matt_E]

Finally!
:thewave:

Why didn't anyone tell me that backflips are the easiest tricks ever? ancake:
Surf was about 5.5-6.5 feet faces.
I followed LBE's advice and wrote "Don't be a bitch" on my bars.
That did the trick.
On the first attempt I came out of my holds and got separated from the ski at the apex. It seemed like a long fall back down.
On the second one I was more careful to really lock my feet in.
I kept going up and hung in the air for what seemed like a looong time.
I nosed it back in and rode out of it. :woot: :biggrin:
Third one I came out of the holds again. That time, the ski hit me in the head a split second after I hit the water. Helmets are a good thing. That gave me a decent headache for a few hours.

Four and five went great, nosed them in and rode out.

 

[Motorheads5]

Nice Matt that's Killer Congrats

 

[brett]

awsome! everyone keeps tellin me its easy, but i dont think ill ever get over the mental block

 

[the WaTeRhAwK]

sick! sick! sick! sick! si!!!ck!!...LOL

awesome matt!! I'm glad you pulled it off. I knew you would do it..lol

 

[227]

Thats what I'm talking about!

 

[rotaxhippie]

Damn that looks scary. I plan on trying it for the first time in the surf in a week. What did you do differently with your foot position to not fall out?

 

[WILKEY]

:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:

u da man

 

[MADMAT]

Flippin excellent man!!

 

[Cliff]

congrats, looking good

 

[Watty]

Very nice! Well done. Most people either let go, or appear to come out of their footholds. Both of them are a mental thing I think. You know your feet are in there, but they still come out!

 

[Freakrider]

way to go Matt !!! :brap:

 

[WaveDemon]

nice job!

 

[SuziQ]

WOW! The advice story made me laugh, the third flip story scared me, and the pics made me go wow again!!! Congrats Sir!!! Not even awake here yet, but you have me smiling!!!! Great way to start my day so thanks! Very happy for you!! :brap:

 

[tipafew]

My first completed flip was the biggest rush I have ever had on a ski.
Congrats! Get out there and do it again before your balls shrivel back up. That's usually my problem. Every time I do them it takes me a whiile to go for that first one.

 

[Crab]

matt you suck!...lol (i knew smoking would be good for something...)

 

[Big Kahuna]

Finally!
:thewave:

Why didn't anyone tell me that backflips are the easiest tricks ever? ancake:
Surf was about 5.5-6.5 feet faces.
I followed LBE's advice and wrote "Don't be a bitch" on my bars.
That did the trick.
On the first attempt I came out of my holds and got separated from the ski at the apex. It seemed like a long fall back down.
On the second one I was more careful to really lock my feet in.
I kept going up and hung in the air for what seemed like a looong time.
I nosed it back in and rode out of it. :woot: :biggrin:
Third one I came out of the holds again. That time, the ski hit me in the head a split second after I hit the water. Helmets are a good thing. That gave me a decent headache for a few hours.

Four and five went great, nosed them in and rode out.

There goes the neighborhood. Matt's head is gonna swell up like you would not believe..........

hold on guys, he will be on a posting frenzy now!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Matt_E]

Damn that looks scary. I plan on trying it for the first time in the surf in a week. What did you do differently with your foot position to not fall out?

I pushed my feet out so that they're locked in the holds.

 

[Crab]

so whats this about getting hit in the head?

 

[Matt_E]

I came out of the holds and got separated from the ski.
I hit the water first and tried to dive down a bit, which of course didn't work.
Split second later the ski came down and hit my helmet pretty good.

 

[MADMAT]

I wanna see pics of the backsplats!