Secrets To The Perfect Threesixty - Bodyboard Holidays
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2022
- Are you looking to perfect or perform your first 360° spin?
The threesixty is a fundamental part of bodyboarding and for many the first manoeuvre they will learn. Although a basic manoeuvre it can also be more difficult and advanced when performed in a critical section of a wave. They can also be essential to combination riding when stringing together various manoeuvres across a single wave.
We have broken down the steps to performing your first 360° spin as well as how to refine your spins if they are already part of your repertoire.
1. Speed - Like all manoeuvres, speed plays a critical role in being able to complete a threesxity. In this instance control of speed is more important than travelling fast. To much speed can make the move more difficult and potentially send you off the back of the wave. Not enough speed can make your spinner look lame.
2. Release the rail - Once you are travelling across the wave having gained speed, the first thing to do is release your rail. This is done by disengaging your inside rail and flattening the board.
3. Direction - Now you have released your rail you need to start going in the direction of the spin. To achieve this you need to put your weight onto the inside rail, throw your head over your shoulder into the direction you wish to travel. At this point the rotation will start and the spin will begin.
4. Cross your legs - As the rotation starts you need to lift and cross your legs up behind you whilst arching your back. This will centralise your weight to the middle of the board and like a spinning top create a centre point to your spin. It is also important to cross your legs from a style point of view. The tighter those legs are crossed and the closer to your butt the more stylish the spin will be.
5. Look through the spin - As mentioned above, it is important to point your head in the direction you wish to travel. Your head is the heaviest part of your body and wherever you point it your body will naturally follow. By looking over your shoulder you will spin faster and with more control.
6. Drop your legs - As you come around to the 360° point of your spin you need to return to travelling in the direction you was already going. By simply dropping your legs you will stop the spinning process and return to the trim position to carry on riding the wave.
7. Re-entry / Bottom turn - Depending on what kind of section you have performed your spin on determines how you will ride it out. If on a steep section you will need to put your weight back to the rear of your board to prevent a nose dive. On a flatter section you may need to bottom turn and lunge forward to regain momentum.
Once you have nailed your spins you will be able to refine them on various sections of the wave. By using them to link other manoeuvres and sections of a wave, you will now be in a position to enter competitions and even impress onlookers with your skills.
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‘Slow-mo disengage’ section at the end was an eye opener. Awesome, cheers for these.
Hope it helped!
I make those same mistakes and my spins feel forced and slow. Sometimes get back part stuck and flips me over. This is super helpful
Glad it helps 🙏
Great to see the 2 side by side with every step of the one doing it right compared to the one doing it wrong
Hope it helps!
Another quality tutorial from the team
Thanks guys!
Well done! Now I get it. Thank you.
Glad to be of assistance 😀
This is gold. I want to get back out and try to spin now that I know what I’ve been doing wrong!
We hope it helps!
Thanks for the videos guys, it really helps get motivated even if we cant still do this move!
You'll get there!
Thanks You. Guys, regards from Huanchaco. PERÚ.
🙌 Glad you liked the video!
That’s super helpful. Cheers lads
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How do you avoid or stretch to avoid cramps when you cross your feet against your rear end?
It can be one of those practice makes perfect scenarios. The more you put your body through a movement the easier it becomes in time. We call this muscle memory. It could also be related to hydration and nutrition. We would recommend stretches relevant to where experience the cramps and to make sure you are hydrated with plenty of potassium, calcium and magnesium in your diet. Thanks for reaching out to us and please let us know if you have any other questions. 👌
thanks for the tips , exclllent video
No problem. Hope you find it useful!
Will be onto this next time I'm out! 👍🌊🔥
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Nice one guys. Cheers 👍
Hope you found it helpfull!
I’ve actually done some accidental 360s when I was teaching myself how to bodyboard last summer 😂😂😂🎉
Time to accidently do them on purpose! 😜
I keep trying but no luck yet as don't think had a good enough wave to learn it on
Keep on trying and you'll get there!
@@bodyboard_holidays oh it's my goal for 2024...I sort if forget to try as iam buzzy getting a ride .
Almost managed it the other day .
I've got round but wiped out at the end.
As someone fairly new to the sport what session would you recommend at the wave? I have been bodyboarding about 6 months in the sea but haven’t been to the wave yet and I’m a bit nervous to jump in on a session and make a Wally of myself haha. Great video guys!
Hi, we are actually taking a trip to the Wave as part of our Cornwall Retreat week, you can come for the whole week or just the day at the Wave, it's the best way to learn and hang with a group of like minded people, please take a look at bodyboard-holidays.com/destinations/united-kingdom/cornwall-retreat/
Hey Chris, I took up the sport a few years ago. But being at rhe mercy of the swell/wind gods whenever we visit the SW I have gotten very little consistent practice in. Can count the amount of decent rides I've had in the 2 years on my hands 😄. I've been out in, and was fairly comfortable in 6ft faces but just lacked the experience in the surf to always be in the right spot.
I've booked the Wave for 2 sessions (same day) in September, they are both intermediate sessions as it will give me 2 solid hours of practice in manageable size waves to really make sure ive nailed down the fundamentals.
Like you I uhmed and aahd over plucking for a bigger wave, but decided the objective of the day, like I said, is to get 2 solid hours of constant practice that I haven't been able to achieve in all my visits to the beach over the last few years.
This hopefully then sets me up for a good winter, am also keen to get on one of bodyboard-holidays weekenders in October. And remember you can always go back to the wave and go for a bit bigger session next time.
I have been living under a rock but coming out to the light...love the tips...on 360 do you slide your body forward to get centered?...cheers!
Don't you already play with your body positioning on waves to generate speed? This is the same thing you just have to find the center of your board.🤙
Yep thats it, get your weight centred by moving up your board. 👌
What’s the best size of bodyboard for size and wieght
Hey, if you would like to us at info@bodyboard-holidays.com we will be more than happy to help you with your board selection. 👌
I notice they are holding one leg in the water longer then pulling it up to cross the feet at your bum. Does this help you spin better or does it do nothing?
The leg trailing in the water when trimming before the spin is a continuation of the rail of the board. This leg is helping the riders keep locked in to the face of the wave and draw a line across the wave. When initiating a spin this leg needs to be released from the face of the wave as well as the rail of the board for the spin to start. We will get a video made explaining this very soon. 👌
@@bodyboard_holidays Ok thanks, looking forward to seeing that video.
Is it harder to do spins if your bodyboard has deep channels? Thx!
That's an interesting question. We've not noticed any difference and we find that in certain such as the cutback reverse spin they are actually beneficial.
Thanks for the rply@@bodyboard_holidays