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Cable wakeboarding trick

Backside 360

Category
Air
Difficulty
Intermediate
Points
40

Backside 360 is a wakeboard spin where the rider rotates backside through 360 degrees. Build it from a clean wake jump or kicker hit, then start rotation only after the board has released.

Keep the handle close to the lead hip on takeoff, look over the back shoulder, pass or unwrap the handle without slack, and bring the chest back over the toes before landing.

Practice surface 360s, backside 180s, and handle-pass drills first. Line slack creates the hard pull, so keep the rope loaded and the handle path compact.

Sources: https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/blog/how-to/higher-learning-wakeboarding/2011/02/18/how-to-land-a-wrapped-backside-360/ ; https://www.davidocaoimh.com/how-to-360-on-a-wakeboard-tutorial/ ; https://www.wakeboard.com/

Trick details
Known aliases
BS 360BS 3
Taxonomy
Base family
spin
Approach
backside
Rotation
360°
Quick tip
Pop first, keep line tension, then finish the backside 360 around a close handle.