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RAMP: Inverts or Handplants
Inverts are great. They also look the business - if you get them right. They are basically a handstand on the coping of a half-pipe, and you can do them with one or two hands.
To do an invert, you need to be confident on the half-pipe and you need to be able to get a foot or more of air. Skate up as you would for an air, and when you reach the coping bend over and put both hands on it. If you do this right, your momentum will carry your feet over and above you, and you will be facing back into the half-pipe. Try and get your body as straight as possible to begin with, because this also helps with progression into more complicated inverts.
To get down from here, you have to bring your feet down onto the ramp, and push off with your hands. You must try and do these two things simultaneously, so you can get the move right.
If you are on a big ramp, it may be easier to do this on a vert part of the ramp below the coping. Get used to 'planting' your hands on the ramp, and letting your legs draw an arc to get directly above your head. Have your skating friends tell you if you are getting completely upside down - if you aren't it looks bad.
Once you have got this basic invert right, and you are confident you can pull it off without any problems, try using one hand to grab. This will make your invert look even better. you should start with a judo grab first or a liu kang, and then you can progress onto more complicated ones like rocket invert or a mute.
VARIATIONS
HIP-HOP: This is where you follow the same line as you would for a grind. Instead of jumping up and grinding, go for an invert. Your momentum will carry you up and over, and you will get an upside down air after your initial hand plant. Instead of closing your eyes and wondering why you are doing this, concentrate on your landing. As you come down put your hand back on the coping, push off with your hands, and drop back in.
SPIN INVERT: This is where you spin before you invert. You can do 360 inverts and (so they tell me) 540 inverts.
HAND-PLANT MCTWIST: A hand-plant is another name for an invert. This is where you go for your invert (180) and then as you go up, you keep spinning upside-down (mctwist) to complete the 540. Easy...
To do an invert, you need to be confident on the half-pipe and you need to be able to get a foot or more of air. Skate up as you would for an air, and when you reach the coping bend over and put both hands on it. If you do this right, your momentum will carry your feet over and above you, and you will be facing back into the half-pipe. Try and get your body as straight as possible to begin with, because this also helps with progression into more complicated inverts.
To get down from here, you have to bring your feet down onto the ramp, and push off with your hands. You must try and do these two things simultaneously, so you can get the move right.
If you are on a big ramp, it may be easier to do this on a vert part of the ramp below the coping. Get used to 'planting' your hands on the ramp, and letting your legs draw an arc to get directly above your head. Have your skating friends tell you if you are getting completely upside down - if you aren't it looks bad.
Once you have got this basic invert right, and you are confident you can pull it off without any problems, try using one hand to grab. This will make your invert look even better. you should start with a judo grab first or a liu kang, and then you can progress onto more complicated ones like rocket invert or a mute.
VARIATIONS
HIP-HOP: This is where you follow the same line as you would for a grind. Instead of jumping up and grinding, go for an invert. Your momentum will carry you up and over, and you will get an upside down air after your initial hand plant. Instead of closing your eyes and wondering why you are doing this, concentrate on your landing. As you come down put your hand back on the coping, push off with your hands, and drop back in.
SPIN INVERT: This is where you spin before you invert. You can do 360 inverts and (so they tell me) 540 inverts.
HAND-PLANT MCTWIST: A hand-plant is another name for an invert. This is where you go for your invert (180) and then as you go up, you keep spinning upside-down (mctwist) to complete the 540. Easy...
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