I got my first backwards rotation the other night, I wasn't using my hands either, I just started going backwards cuz i was on a sslope and it just clicked, I did it a couple more times, now i do it all the time and people are getting sick of me, the hipsters in front of the coffee shop will never be impressed....damn them. As for the backwardsthign i found that if yo9u start with your wheel turned one way then half way through, when your feet are on top of each other, turn your bars the other direction. I saw a post on here a while ago of some chick doing no hands and one foot, whoever that was is nails for sure