In one of my earlier blogs I explained how to do a hurdle, http://livetodive.blogspot.com/2010/03/hurdles.html and you use that technique for the beginning of this dive. This dive is some what easy but can be difficult at times, like for me it was easy at first but then it got harder for some reason I don't know why.
After you do your hurdle, and after you reach the highest point of your jump you go into a ball and spin (throw yourself forward and that will cause you to turn or spin) then you keep going. This next part might sound stupid and it might hurt but the first time you do it spin and land in the water still in your ball, that way you know how long it takes you to get to the water so you know when to open up to finish your dive. After you do that you can go back on the board and actually do your dive because now you know when to open up. This may take a few tries to get right because it's hard to actually know when your at the right point and/or when your done doing one and a half spins. After you do all that put it together and perfect by doing it in a pike or layout (for a layout you need lots more air, for more time to spin, because the tighter you are the faster you spin and when your in the layout position your completely straight and it will be hard to get enough power to spin all the way around but not impossible. Have fun trying it out.
Monday, May 31, 2010
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