Cutback (frontside)    Basic 360    Frontside waft    Backside tube riding
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		a. Take it nice and easy. Follow the steps and watch the world of reverses and air reverses take hold.     Sequence: Twiggy				wettie bucket. I always leave a block of wax in the car and get back there and it's melted into the carpet. It doesn't matter if your car isn't a Rolls Royce or Merc, wetsuit buckets are the go. You can pick them up from hardware stores or supermarkets for around 10 bucks. Salt water eats into your vehicle. Rust is cancer. They're also a good central storage place for wax, sunscreen and leashes.
				Okay, you’re not gonna believe this but after you learn and conquer the three-o, you’ll leave that tricky thing behind. I say CONQUER, because if you’re dedicated you will make 360s. See, the 360 opens a whole new world of maneuvers and once you get it, you move on. Think about it! The backside reverse is basically a frontside three-oh on your backhand! And the backside air-reverse! And the frontside floater three-oh! ROUND WE GO… Wanna know the biggest mistake when you’re learning to spin for the very first time? Most kids try to drive ridiculously off the bottom and attack the lip in some furious spinning motion. Most of the time they end up over the back of the wave. Your first 360 is a tough little thing to get your head around. You’re not trying to spin all the way round, you’re actually trying to do a 180. If you do this right, the wave’s power will do the rest to spin you back around. Initially, the easiest way to spin is to use the whitewater.You need a moderately sloped face. If it’s too steep, you’ll end up going down the face backwards and smash into the trough. When it’s fat, you’ll be able to free up your fins and get halfway around. Getting the fins free is the key. I guess the best size wave to try is around two-to-three feet with a gentle sloping face. You need to cruise off the bottom and up the face. Don’t try any crazy big bottom turn, alright? advertisement advertisement So, you’re moving up the face, eyes on the little wash you’ve lined up. As you move up the face, your aim is to get on the wash. Just stay relaxed over the top of your board and then place some weight on your front foot. At the same time you need to put weight on your toeside rail to get a sliding motion going. Look down toward the wash where you’ve just come from and put pressure through your back foot and tail. Your board should free up. If you keep looking at the wash, you will most probably fall flat on your face as the board shoots from under your body. You need to keep your legs bent slightly, and keep your weight over your board. To spin to 360, you need to look toward the beach on your toeside rail. If you look over your shoulder to your heelside rail, there’s a good chance you’ll spin back the way you came. Also, you’ve gotta be careful how much weight you place on your back foot. Too much will sink your tail into the water and you’ll get rolled. Too little and you’ll drift over the back of the wave. The next part you won’t be able to control in your early days. You’re not used to your board spinning and almost kicking back. Whether you like it or not, it’ll happen. Experience will teach your legs and body to get ready for the spin. It happens when your fins re-enter the water and grab. And there’s nothing else to do but spin. Once you get the feel, you’ll be able to try them straight on the face and you’ll find they’re not too tough. And just a hint, don’t go trying them at the start of waves. You don’t want to take off and fall off (you will) straight away and waste waves. You can try them on weaker closeouts. But more importantly, keep trying. You’ll get em. They’re the keys to most of the rest of this book.
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