Tips for my Raiz

[Towlie2110]

I just can't land staning up. I Always have to tap the ground or somthing.

I watched Scalco's vid and it was awesome, now I just need to land without my hands. Also, is it a parafuso that I try near the end?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr3TQopfFBI

[Spyder_V]

For your Raiz, pop up your chest you get a bit higher and try to get your leg a bit more centered with your body so you don't fall forward. Your first raiz you were trying to invert it, but your second and third raizes weren't bad. Just keep practicing. As for your last move, it looked like you attempted a sideswipe or a level 2 parafuso... it was pretty weird... nevermind, it was a sideswip attempt.

[Kyukodo Gaz]

Id say it was much more like a laid back 540 than a sideswipe. Your raizs aren't bad, you definitely have the right idea. You're lifting your leg correctly but you are taking off from a piked position. You need to lift you chest as you take off, and then pike to land the first leg. Otherwise you will get no height. By lifting your chest, I do not mean standing back up, I mean pushing it out and up, whilst concentrating on your first leg. Really teh good raizs should kinda 'unfold' too. I know mine isn't inverted but you can see that the body goes first and the leg has to follow because of the momentum you put in. If you do everything at once you won't get any height. Slow it down and try to jump and push upwards before you let the left leg whip through and the irght just follows. Don't kick!

http://www.kyukodo.com/Videos/crashs/raiz.gif