Jolly Mambo
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.
How it works
A frontside invert stalled out at the top, then finished by swinging the tail around and setting the board down backwards. It ends where a Miller flip ends and gets there by a different route: the Miller flip is one sweep straight over backwards, while the mambo stops in the invert first and the second half arrives as a separate swing - which is why it is tagged stepped and the Miller flip is not. Grosso puts it plainly: a twisting stalled Miller flip, except there is no flip really.
Step by step
- Ride up frontside and plant the front hand on the coping as for a regular invert.
- Stall the inversion, board held mute overhead, and hold it there.
- Swing the tail around over the coping, turning the board through the second half of the 360.
- Set the board down backwards on the lip as the swing finishes.
- Drop back in fakie off the planted hand.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Holds the board into the mute grab through the stall, then guides the swing. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Throws the tail around for the second half - the swing comes from the back leg. |
| Shoulders | Stay put over the plant; the turn happens below them rather than through them. |
| Arms | The plant arm holds the whole stall; the grab hand steers the board round it. |
| Gaze | Down the wall through the stall, then over the shoulder to spot the backwards set-down. |