Kayaking: How to Reverse - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. If you want to back up what you would do, is it is the same thing as going forward, only in reverse. It is a seven to ten, and it is a five to two. And a seven to ten and a five to two. And do not worry about the fact that your nose is going from one side to the other. Think about your boat and you as a unit, backing up or going forward.