Trick Tip- Front Rodeo 720 Melon

With Christy Prior

FIRSTLY YOU WANT TO GET YOUR SPEED DIALED FOR THE JUMP, and be comfortable spinning front 3’s and 5’s off your toes already. Then to take it to a front rodeo 7, you just have to commit and go for it.

Off the Lip: As you get to the lip you want to pop upwards off your toe side edge, sucking you legs up towards your body, slightly dipping your back shoulder down and looking over your front shoulder whilst grabbing melon.

Rotation: Dropping your back shoulder down will naturally aid you to spin off axis so don’t panic and just hold your grab, leading the spin with your eyes. You can spot the landing at 360 and here you can judge if you need to float it out or whip it around, depending on how deep you’re going.

Landing: On landing, keep your eyes looking uphill or out in front of you instead of down the landing, as this will help you not over rotate and ride away clean.

This trick is so much fun so if you get the chance, get out there and give it a go! Good luck!

SEQ: MIKE YOSHIDA

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