Ski WJ Backflip.

1. First make sure you can complete a backflip on a trampoline or airbag before trying it here.

   On a water jump you land feet-first into water, so a miss doesn't hurt, which makes it a great place to work through the fear.

2. Ride into the brush slope at a steady medium speed.

   Carry just enough not to stall, keep the board pointed straight to the lip (the kicker edge), and stay evenly over both feet. Look just past the lip and slightly up.

3. Just before the lip, bend your knees a little and sink down (a shallow squat, thighs angled slightly downward).

   This load gives you something to spring up from.

4. At the lip, press through the soles of both feet and extend straight up.

   At the same time lift your chin slightly, open your chest, and send your upper body backward as if arching toward your back. You're not jumping backward, you're rising up while your head tips back. The spin you get is set in that one instant of takeoff, you can't add to it in the air.

5. As you leave the lip, pull both knees to your chest and bring both hands in front of your body, tucking into a tight, compact ball.

   The smaller you make yourself, the faster you spin for the same push.

6. As you rotate and your head comes around, open water appears in front of you.

   When you see the water, ease out of the tuck and reach your feet downward to slow the rotation. Spotting the landing with your eyes keeps you from over-rotating.

7. Enter the water base-of-board or feet first.

   At the moment of entry, relax and let the water take you. Water wraps around and catches you, so there's no rebound like an airbag.

You can pin your own clip to the tricks you've landed (My Video).