This is the natural progression from the side slide. You should continue to use your palms down grip and keep a good body position. You can keep both hands on the handle throughout this trick, it is not necessary to let go with one hand and hold the handle behind your back.

Start off in a similar way, pull the handle in and turn your head in the direction you want to turn. The key to making the extra quarter of a turn past a side slide is to be more aggressive with the pull and head movement. When turning to the left you should begin your pull then look over your left shoulder as hard as you can and look for the bank or horizon behind the boat. When you are facing backwards having turned to the left, the handle should be vertical so your left hand is below your right. This means you can get the handle tight into the side of your body.

Once you have reached the back position you will automatically be pulled back to face the boat. Continue to keep your arms in close to your hips as you are pulled back round.

You have now completed 2 180-degree turns, one to the back and then one to the front. You should now try going in the opposite direction, this is exactly the same method apart from turning your head over your right shoulder and having your left hand above your right when in the backward position.