Okay. So I’ve been working on the back roll for a while (getting close I think I’ll land one soon), but what I really want is to get a back mobe. Unfortunately, I don’t really know what is going on in the trick.
I found this reel of Malo doing them in the wing camera POV and I slowed the footage down and also mirrored it for regular and goofy so we can reference it.
BACK ROLL:
Use back hand palm up to start the jump and rotate around your shoulder then switch hands before or during landing so you can get your shoulder the normal way again to repower. Edit: Just realized Malo is throwing the back roll toeside which is sick. But I don’t think it changes the hands from my experience.
BACK MOBE:
It looks to me like back hand starts palm down, you throw the back roll, but halfway through somehow you pull yourself into the boom and grab your other hand in front opposite direction (I guess you’re inverted at this point), then do another 360 and ride out with your front hand palm up.
Does that sound right? Anyone have any thoughts or different interpretation? I wish I hadn’t quit kiting right before back mobes were invented.
Note: You can also download the video I made to your phone camera roll then scroll through frame by frame.
If you're enjoying the forum, why not sign up? If trouble registering contact us.
Breaking Down The Back Mobe
-
Wingman
- Site Admin
- Posts: 105
- Joined: Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:24 pm
- Location: Los Angeles
- Gear: Unifoil: Vyper 150, Hyper2 210, Progression 125
VB Surfboards 60L Jumper
3.5m Core XC, 5m Cabrinha Vision 2023 - Sponsors: No Sponsors but discounts/hook-ups from Unifoil, VB Surfboards, and The Foil Shop.
- Primary Foil Discipline: Wingfoil
- Contact:
-
Hdip
- Rider
- Posts: 40
- Joined: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:32 pm
- Location: Topanga, CA
- Gear: Demo gear available in LA
Omen Flux 60L and 36L, Omen Operator foil sets 1050 and 850. - Primary Foil Discipline: Wingfoil
Re: Breaking Down The Back Mobe
Yeah, that video isn't doing it for me. I need a static angle.
So it's a backflip 360 with a handlepass? Yeah, you lost me. I couldn't ever figure out backflip 360's on the trampoline. Only 180's.
So it's a backflip 360 with a handlepass? Yeah, you lost me. I couldn't ever figure out backflip 360's on the trampoline. Only 180's.
-
Wingman
- Site Admin
- Posts: 105
- Joined: Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:24 pm
- Location: Los Angeles
- Gear: Unifoil: Vyper 150, Hyper2 210, Progression 125
VB Surfboards 60L Jumper
3.5m Core XC, 5m Cabrinha Vision 2023 - Sponsors: No Sponsors but discounts/hook-ups from Unifoil, VB Surfboards, and The Foil Shop.
- Primary Foil Discipline: Wingfoil
- Contact:
Re: Breaking Down The Back Mobe
I actually think I did a backflip mctwist yesterday by accident and now I can’t stop thinking about how much cooler than is than the regular backflip I was going for.
Here’s the static angle on a monkey bar. Pretty sure it’s correct. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I’m flexible enough to do it. We’ll see in the water. I’m too fat and shoulders too messed up to actually try it on the monkey. I’ve seen people do it full on on a monkey bar years ago though. You throw the first back flip with back hand on the bar palm down and keep rotating around to 1.5 or so and that’s when you can handle pass hopefully weightless.
Here’s the static angle on a monkey bar. Pretty sure it’s correct. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I’m flexible enough to do it. We’ll see in the water. I’m too fat and shoulders too messed up to actually try it on the monkey. I’ve seen people do it full on on a monkey bar years ago though. You throw the first back flip with back hand on the bar palm down and keep rotating around to 1.5 or so and that’s when you can handle pass hopefully weightless.
Foiling is my life.