Back Lip (Box)

A back lip (also called HS BS90) means approaching the box on your heelside, popping onto it, and rotating backside 90 degrees so the board is perpendicular to the feature. You end up facing away from the direction you came from while sliding across the box.

Back lips feel sketchy at first because the rotation puts you blind to the rest of the box. You can't see where you're going while you slide. The fix is to trust the approach: if you set up the angle right, pop cleanly, and land with a flat base, you'll slide across with the handle keeping you on line. Trying to look back over your shoulder during the slide usually throws your weight off.

A good progression is back lip on a long, low box before moving to anything narrower. The extra width gives you forgiveness if your rotation is slightly off.

More tips here:

Video by Lagoon Watersports

Key tips

• The backside rotation feels different from frontside. You turn away from the cable
• Pop and rotate together off the ramp, not on the box surface
• Keep your weight centered once you're on the box
• Look at the end of the box to maintain balance
• Ride off the end and rotate back to normal riding
• The handle stays at your front hip through the slide. Don't let it drift behind you
• Under-rotating is safer than over-rotating. A 70-degree slide still holds, a 110-degree slide catches the edge