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Airspeed-X
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Honestly, how hard are they? I can do 3/4 of a front flip on the ground just with my ski boots on. Which is easy. I just dont want to break my neck trying one before i get some advice/info.

-Randy
Dec 11 2002 12:35PM
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cork5
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they are super easy once you can spot your landing..they're blind the whole way through until the last 1/4 when you have to look for the ground...just go off and superman it a bit before you spin, that made it alot easier for me
Dec 11 2002 12:47PM
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Airspeed-X
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Cool, do you need a ton of air?

-Randy
Dec 11 2002 12:53PM
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A_T_K
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yea, you could stick it easy i think, just grow balls and huck it a few times, but make sure you hit the jump a few times before you try it, and powder is always nice
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Dec 11 2002 1:21PM
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Sk2jibberKI
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just tuck alot the first time. you probably won't land on your head, your back maybe
Dec 11 2002 1:25PM
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cork5
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no, you don't need a ton of air...i did them off of anything from a 4 foot kicker to a 40 foot table
Dec 11 2002 1:57PM
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Airspeed-X
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What about doin them in the pipe? Harder or easier?

-Randy
Dec 11 2002 2:15PM
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cork5
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never tried, i would imagine that a barani would be easier though...i also wanted to do those...
Dec 11 2002 2:17PM
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Airspeed-X
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A barani?? lol never heard of that one.. what is it?

-Randy
Dec 11 2002 2:23PM
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DFT1080
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If you can almost do a front flip standing with ski boots on, then you should have no problem hucking a double front off a decent table.
Dec 11 2002 2:28PM
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Airspeed-X
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well thats good to know, thanks a lot! all i need is the guts to do one

-Randy
Dec 11 2002 2:30PM
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cork5
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a barani is a frontflip 180...check out szocs in 13, he does 'em in a 1/4 and a half pipe
Dec 11 2002 3:30PM
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skia123
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I think there is one on skiingmotion.com, with directions. Check that out
Dec 11 2002 4:51PM
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Rossiscratch
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try to bite your ass and you will be all set.




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Dec 11 2002 5:55PM
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Airspeed-X
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lol funny way too put it but true..

-Randy
Dec 11 2002 8:24PM
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skia123
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biting your ass is basically it, and drive your heels foreward, I think that helps to
Dec 11 2002 9:00PM
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EndlessWinta77
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i just learned em by trying on a powdarr day...Worst case scenario i landed on back and did a somersault...and had to pick snow out of my nose
Dec 11 2002 9:52PM
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jibs
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I don't like front flips at all....i think every other trick is 100 times more fun.

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Dec 11 2002 10:36PM
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jared
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Its gonna be a funney looking front flip if you push your heals forward like the man said.
Dec 11 2002 10:39PM
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MKEstracer
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I don't know what my deal was, but I couldn't do a front flip to save my life. I don't think I tuck enough. Never rotate enough and always land on my ass/back. That's not such a fun thing when you ski in WI and the landings are always ice and flat. ha.

Quattro does it on all 4's
Dec 12 2002 12:06AM
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skier_boy26
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i havent read any of the previous posts but, um, front flips are really easy, i landed my first one 5 years ago... and backflips are way harder cause more neck exposure stuff
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Dec 12 2002 12:13AM
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Airspeed-X
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yeah has anyone done a frontflip or flatspin off a 4' kicker? Im gettin ideas that im not sure i should proceed with..

-Randy
Dec 12 2002 1:07PM
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cork5
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aye...i've done both off of 4 foot kickers...with the flatspin i just threw my right hand toward my left shoulder and tuck up, then when you come around to a 360 look down for your landing and you should spin right around it
Dec 12 2002 1:53PM
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Airspeed-X
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Haha im gonna try it tomorrow. Or after Blue's Superpipe show. So you did the front flip ok off the kicker though right?

-Randy
Dec 12 2002 5:50PM
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Airspeed-X
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Just for a little comedy Ill post a vid of my first attempt up on here. If I make it out of the hospital in time lol

-Randy
Dec 12 2002 9:19PM
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Big-L
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fuck that shit, huck like a mother an ull either be fine, or land on ur face, in the second case u pick ur ass back up an huck like half a mother, an then, voila, u can do a frontflip
Dec 12 2002 9:23PM
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Airspeed-X
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HAHA!! yeah i know i was just joking around but you gotta admit,, the video will be a laugh

-Randy
Dec 12 2002 9:28PM
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represenT
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You should not do front flips because its horrible. Go with backflip before its easier and you can easily add a cool tailgrab with it.
Quebec represenT!
Dec 12 2002 9:53PM
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1080enemy
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I would go for the backflip before the front. If you are hitting a table or kicker you are already partially backseat. just popp, lean back and tuck it up. you can see the landing fairly quickly, making it easier.
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Dec 12 2002 11:04PM
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wiener
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dude you should totally forget that froontflip shit and do a 360 if anything you will just fall on your side and get bad whiplas and not be able to look at your dick the next time you whack off

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Dec 13 2002 3:56AM
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Airspeed-X
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A 360?? haha.. I think they would be super hard, I dont know about trying one of those. pffff!!

-Randy
Dec 13 2002 11:35AM
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e-blair
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dammmm i wanna try a front too but i can do backflips on the ground and tramp and everywhere, so i dunno wat wu be easier, and i also feel like it wud be hard to rotate with skis on...tru???
Dec 5 2005 9:52PM
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Download-My-Apps
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yeah I first tried on a tinny jump it was pritty stupid, but i got it on my second try after landing on my head once. There really not hard. I just pop hard off the jump tuck my neck to my chest reack for my knees and extend for a landing.

Seriously I think learnign how to do a 360 was harder than a front. But I guess I was just more comfortable on skis at that point.
Dec 5 2005 11:33PM
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Stan_Darsh
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yeah they are not hard
Dec 6 2005 12:11AM
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froom
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This is my buddy...

http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/2546hugeback.MPG
Dec 6 2005 1:09AM
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