3 Ways to do a Frontroll | Classic, Send and Inverted // Kiteboarding SA Masterclass

The Frontroll is the perfect trick to learn with kiteboarding and it creates endless possibilities. In this tutorial I teach you 3 different ways to initiate a frontroll, but don't just stick to this, get creative and find different ways to take off. Maybe toeside, blind or in a carve.
01:28 Intro
02:00 The Classic Frontroll
05:25 The Send Frontroll
07:44 The Inverted Frontroll
10:18 The Grabbed Inverted Frontroll
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[@stephprime]

"... and than a late Front Roll with a One-Footer.... personally one of my favorite tricks i love to do with an instant death while landing....." xD xD

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Kite steering is the key there, you just need to get used to that without the one footer and then you can build it up.

[@KarlShusterling]

Steven, yet another amazing video from you! Great explanation and narrative. Best kite tutorials that are there 🤙

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Wow, thanks! I'm happy you find them so helpful!

[@stephprime]

Your Tutorials are superb and are getting even better!! I love it and will try the Frontroll Inverted + with Grab next Holidays! It would be awesome if you can do the videos with left foot in front - or just show the sequence at the end of the video, cause it is a lot easier for somewone who is a regular rider to imagine the trick when you see it.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks! I love improving these videos and happy that other people notice as well. It would for sure make sense to show these tricks both sides, would also be good practice for me as I'm unable to do som eof them both sides 🙈

[@chrislewis89]

hell yeah dude, stoked to see more videos, can't wait! keep them coming!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks! Will do!

[@BerlinMauer]

These tips are amazing! The one small tip that actually helped me the most but is likely overlooked is holding the grab as long as possible. By doing so, I find my landings are way more controlled. I hold the grab almost until touch down. If I let go early than I tend to come in too fast on the landing. Also adds a bit more style to float down with the leg stretched in the grab. Hoping with this extra airtime with the grab that I can possibly do a footout. Looking forward to a tutorial on this one day. 🙏🏼

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! If you're managing such a long grab I don't think you need a tutorial for the front roll one footer. You got this!

[@frodo5837]

I cant wait new tutorials

[@stevenakkersdijk]

🤙 Oh yeah, looking forward to create some more.

[@dverschoor84]

Cool video, inverted frontroll with grab is on the to do list!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Awesome Dennis! Hope it's working out 🤙

[@lifeofgarrick]

Awesome video. I must admit your edging vs carving tip has solved the reason why my sent backrolls on my dominant jumping side became worse than my sent backroll on weaker side! 🙌 I think you are technical enough to go over a board-off tutorial as well as an in depth foot pad placement/ setup video. I know it comes down to weight/height and overall feeling but it would be great to hear from a pro exactly how they have their footstraps setup - especially when it comes to the board-off stuff. Thank you so much for the epic content!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Awesome to hear that the edging vs carving tip helped you out! I'll have a look at creating a video for straps, foot placement and stance. The link below will take you to a board off video I published a while back kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHqThXqfmc-kmZo Had the thought to do a grab to boardoff series for next year.

[@lifeofgarrick]

@@stevenakkersdijk that is gold thank you! 🙌 I look forward to that video. I have just personally found it so difficult and not much info to be able to set up my foot pads and straps to be extremely comfortable and so I can get the maximum control out of my board. After experimenting I began to realise the different board characteristics and flex patterns really change. But I do feel like a pro rider like you would know so much more about this topic. The grab to board off series will be mint!

[@micpilk]

Yeah! Great video as always! Can't wait to see what you have in store for the next season of the SA masterclass.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

You and me both!

[@paulweninger8018]

Steven your Quality is insane. thank you for your videos

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks for the compliment, it's something I put a lot of effort in. So always love it when people realize 🙌

[@PascalTheBlueAlpaca]

Hey Steven, thanks so much for this great video about the different steps to the inverted front roll. I have been watching this masterclass about 10 times in the last week and managed to nail my first inverted front rolls with tailgrab yesterday. For me the keys were: edge hard, board to the hand and head back. Amazing feeling, foremost the head back moment!!🙌 Loving it.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

That's awesome! I'm super stoked to hear that you've started landing them. Now you can start to throw them more inverted with more power!

[@shushi83]

After several months of trying I finally landed my firsts frontrolls! Thank you so much for the explanation. Focusing on edging and not on carving was the key for me.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Awesome Erik! I'm happy to hear that the tips worked out for you 🥳

[@michaelhoop2404]

Perfect..like always👍 ty Steven

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@a.lame.username.]

Absolutely excellent! Thank you so very much 😎

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure!

[@alanvictoria9105]

Let’s goooo

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Ohh yeah!

[@laramai2905]

your content is getting SOOO good!! the footage is beautiful on my computer:)

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks a lot Lara! 🙌

[@docsalsa6429]

Awesome video. It helped me to get it done, finally 😅. Most important advice for me was to keep the kite on one side of the wind window (11 -11:30, for frontrolls riding to the left) and to concentrate first on the pop and then initiate the rotation. Before, I thought of the rotation before the pop and messed up everything by doing so. Something I have found useful for me that isn’t mentioned elsewhere: I did my first successful frontrolls with a 14er kite and long lines. The kite moves less and you have a longer hang time. Have fun, keep safe and enjoy the process!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Bigger kites help for sure, Stoked you landed it! Keep on shredding 🤙

[@SgtHeatman]

Nice tutorial Steven! 🤙🤙

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks! 👍

[@gBayCanada]

As always, amazing content. So well done and helpful. Thanks to your videos, I really progressed last year and am looking forward to 2022. As many of us are stuck in winter and waiting for spring, a topic for a master class would be what to work on in what order to progress more quickly. Have a trick progression list would be helpful, because many tricks naturally lead into others. Big ups1

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Great to hear! I'll write it down and try to make a video about it in the upcoming time.

[@johnyzt]

Awesome. Please do late backroll and boogieloop progression 😀

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I'll try to get the shots 🤙

[@dpwild328]

You have excellent tutorial videos!! Could you make one covering the dark slide? Thanks 🤙🏼

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Great suggestion! I'll get in to that for sure.

[@TheSmokingace]

thx ;)

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure!

[@mbkiteboarding]

🤙

[@stevenakkersdijk]

🤗🤙

[@a.lame.username.]

😎 🤣

[@coltongibbs1518]

Grab the tip

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Always 😉

[@mohizzle]

Solid! Would have loved to hear your tips on that front roll one footer. When I was starting, one big issue I always had with my frontrolls was pulling on my backhand by mistake too much. By adding a grab I actually release my back hand from the bar making the front roll smoother.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I'll see if i can do a video which is more focussed on the bigger send frontrolls. Happy to hear that a grab actually helps your kite steering during the frontroll, that's awesome!

[@yanndabadie2855]

hi steven, great video. I'm having a really hard time keeping the kite steady in the air while I do the rotation, especially on the inerted front rolls, I lose the perception of where the kite is. I would love to be able to do a huge front roll like the one in the video, but I always end up doing an involuntary down loop mid-air. any tips? thanks

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Repetition in the key here. Loads of practise where you maybe don't do the frontroll but just focus on steering the kite and how that feels. After that you can slowly start adding small things that make it harder. But your muscle memory should help to show you where the kite is.

[@hugovolzoliveira6913]

Repetition. And with me I was hanging to the bar while rotating, learn to feel your weight just in the harness and it should help a lot with all rotations

[@mainemceachern1521]

Great video Steve! Thank you. Also enjoyed the footage of my home spot, Squamish. Did you grow up kiting in the Netherlands?

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Great home spot to have! I did grow up kiting in the Netherlands, we have some amazing spots year round

[@mieblock4856]

Heyy Steven thanks for the tutorial! Were those first few tricks filmed in Squamish??

[@stevenakkersdijk]

The entire tutorial part has been filmed in squamish yes. When the access to the spit was still easy 🙈

[@olegta4581]

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[@FITAT40ByNicoBrucker]

Hey mate, I have difficulty especially when doing a higher front roll, and getting lost where the kite is, and when and how much stirring the kite forward again.... do you keep your eyes on the kite?

[@stevenakkersdijk]

This is a common issue when doing the front or backroll. It's best to slowly build up the jump height so you get muscle memory on the kite steering and a better understanding of what your kite does. This is something you can start building out to higher jumps

[@slappyosis]

Aw, you had a shot of you riding in English Bay for the thumbnail but no actual shots in the video :( Nice tutorial though.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Hehe, someone is paying a lot of attention 😉 We only managed pictures in this spot as the wind was mega gusty by the time we arrived (little bit offshore, so the trees messed up the wind a lot) Happy you like the tutorial 🤙

[@OneWheelGuy1]

I just came here to ask why the picture used to promote the video on youtube has downtown Vancouver in the background, from Spanish Banks (my home turf!) but none of the clips are from there (the riding is all from nearby Squamish)? Just idle curiosity, but also I'd love to randomly find myself riding with you, in Vancouver or Squamish

[@stevenakkersdijk]

You have a very good eye! To be honest with you I wanted an exciting picture for the thumbnail and I only had an inverted frontroll from Spanish banks. So that's the main reason. Would love to come back to the West coast of Canada. Not exactly sure when that will happen though.

[@przemysawmarciniec5180]

What do you guys think is the easiest? Inverted backroll, classic/send frontroll or darkslide?

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Frontroll will be the easiest out of those tricks, than the inverted backroll and darkslide is probably the hardest. But with the right amount of exercise and practise you can learn them any way you prefer

[@przemysawmarciniec5180]

Great tutorials! I learned backroll send and classic, backroll to toeside and backroll with loop and transition last season. This season I hope I can learn front roll, inverted backroll and darkslide in this order. Thank you for your response.

[@clebersonteixeiradealmeida2715]

dude in frontroll and backroll, I can't stop my rotation, I'm passing through and doing more than 1 spin and I can't land on my feet... any tips?

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Always hard to say without a video, but option are: Steering your kite too far back (past 12), carving too much on the take off which makes you rotate too fast on the backroll.

[@leapnlarry]

I like it when you show the incorrect method so people can identify what they are doing wrong. I know you dont want to do a crappy half front roll to demonstrate but it helps. Larry

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I think those shots are super helpful as well! Sometimes it's hard to come up with all of the common mistakes and try to replicate them for the video. Will try to keep them in my videos for as much as possible!

[@leapnlarry]

@@stevenakkersdijk I watch a bunch of your videos and have learned a bunch. Thx larry