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Backflips off stuff

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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
anyone kknow the secret to doing backflips of shit like stonewalls and things? i can do like everything on the tramp backflips corks EVERYTHING. is there a secret, or am i jsut being a pussy
Sep 25 2006 6:59PM
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andres3000
Posts: 911 - Karma: 9
this kid at my school can do them off everything. we have a morning feature everyday and one was solely dedicated to his greatness. mucho respect
Sep 25 2006 7:00PM
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zepscratch
Posts: 3517 - Karma: 36
your just being a pussy
Sep 25 2006 7:07PM
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
yeah thats what everyone is telling me, should i jsu go for it and hope for the best, or what can i do to practice
Sep 25 2006 7:11PM
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leone
Posts: 2663 - Karma: 1,121
first practice with a pad on the ground so when you fall on your head the first time it'll be on something softer than concrete
Sep 25 2006 7:16PM
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killabees
Posts: 8558 - Karma: 494
diveing board
Sep 25 2006 7:25PM
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DDrem.
Posts: 3552 - Karma: 24
COMMIT. thats my problem, is i have a hard time commiting.
practice on soft stuff first or in a pool so you dont kill yourself if you bail
Sep 25 2006 7:37PM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
have someone spot you or land on high jump or any other thick mat to start out with
Sep 25 2006 7:58PM
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StevenSegal
Posts: 1716 - Karma: 16
do it off of a cliff into water
Sep 25 2006 8:46PM
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Legit
Posts: 1411 - Karma: 28
stop being a pussy and commit
Sep 25 2006 8:50PM
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zepscratch
Posts: 3517 - Karma: 36
you need to make sure you can get the rotation, then its all about commiting. as long as you land on your feet its all good.
Sep 25 2006 8:52PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
try a backflip off a picnic table onto the grass
Sep 25 2006 8:59PM
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OOHapieceofcandy
Posts: 563 - Karma: 10
You pretty much just gotta go for it, and whatever you do, dont puss out and open up onto your head. try it off a picnic table onto grass first for sure.
Sep 25 2006 10:49PM
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foodisfun
Posts: 5427 - Karma: 287
try a tree flip first and the whole time leave your arms extended and be ready to support yourself if you don''t make it.  first time i tried i overratated and smashed my back and head on some roots, second time i under rotated and landed on my hands thankfully.  third time= cash money
Sep 25 2006 10:54PM
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brogilvie
Posts: 2607 - Karma: 123
DO NOT JUST TRY IT OFF ANYTHING. hahahha, you may just possibly die.. Go to a gymnastics gym that has a drop-in time slot for anyone who wants to fuck around on the mats and tramps and foam pits. And learn all you need to there, it shouldn't take long.
Sep 25 2006 10:58PM
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canadianskier
Posts: 601 - Karma: 184
^man don't listen to that guy hes just a pussy i learned to do them off of garbage cans you just have to commit to it and think of jumping up instead of out that way you don't hurt yourself
Sep 25 2006 11:08PM
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PLJaCks
Posts: 566 - Karma: 10
just sack up and go for it. it's all mental
Sep 26 2006 12:51AM
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CooksCorner
Posts: 3939 - Karma: 22
Your sig is one of the most negative things ive ever heard.
Sep 26 2006 12:55AM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,966
the first time i did them it was off of a retaining wall maybe 4 feet into snow, i landed on my stomach though. just go up rather than back, because as long as you clear the surface your jumping off of you fine, and up=more airtime
Sep 26 2006 1:20AM
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TeleGuggla
Posts: 140 - Karma: 10
WRONG! You should try it from grass to a picnic table. Step up hurts less when u fuck up;)
Sep 26 2006 4:09AM
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MESKI
Posts: 942 - Karma: 220
do it either on a beach or on grass. You really just need to commit and know that you can do the flip. but trust me, ull have ur close calls... i sure have.
Sep 26 2006 8:49AM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
this kid has it. if you dont want to get hurt and learn the correct way then do what he said
Sep 26 2006 11:56AM
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Andre.B
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 155
yeah start on mats and then work your way to a grassy knolle or something thats how i did. work on getting your pop bigger and make it straight up!
Sep 26 2006 12:09PM
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Azion
Posts: 321 - Karma: 11
if you can do it on tramp you will be okay
Sep 26 2006 1:52PM
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Myke
Posts: 937 - Karma: 11
Deff have someone spot you
Sep 26 2006 1:56PM
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Scratch*my*Back
Posts: 8334 - Karma: 160
i can do one standing on flat ground. but i was also a national gymnast. but regardless. the same principles apply.

you want to make sure you dont under rotate and you dont over rotate. the best way to assess this is to 'set' before you rotate. meaning you kind of almost jump straight up before you huck back.
once you set you will be able to feel how much you should be hucking and tucking and so on.

so when u begin, bend your kneeds, keep your arms down, then jump straight up lifting your arms, pushing back a little and tucking in a bit.

the more u tuck the more rotation you will get.
Sep 26 2006 2:25PM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
I stubbed my toe once doing a backflip on the ground... worst stubbed toe I ever had :(
Sep 26 2006 6:22PM
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WeeLilMen
Posts: 318 - Karma: 10
go to www.trickstutorials.com ask there or jus look at the tutorials they will show u many ways to help u get over the fear
personally i did this
u wear a belt and have 2 friends stand next to u on either side holding the belt and u "backflip" while they help u flip over so u get over the fear then they jus gradually help u less
and u better have good form, cuz on a tramp its different cuz u have air time
like i said
trickstutorials.com
Sep 26 2006 7:02PM
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invaderskier36
Posts: 6192 - Karma: 41
i can b-flip off of nething or just standing still but wall flips get the girls running up a wall then doing b-flip is so hott right now
Sep 26 2006 7:05PM
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my_ar5_steeze
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 99
BALLS
Sep 26 2006 7:11PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Start with gainers, they're easier to do because you're not blindly jumping off.
Sep 26 2006 7:16PM
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Andre.B
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 155
haha yeah i did one at my school formal and under rotated and broke my foot, i still managed to make the afterparty tho! :)
Sep 26 2006 8:29PM
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prosnurfer
Posts: 1842 - Karma: 83
i can do em off everything. its mad easy u just gotta look over ur sholder and wach ur landing liek on a tramp if ur doing it off stuff. and if ur doing it off the ground just go straight back with ur head and fuly commit. its way eaiser than u think. try running jumping doing a 180 and thne popping a backi with ur momentum. its mad easy
Sep 26 2006 10:32PM
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brogilvie
Posts: 2607 - Karma: 123
Well, the words "God Bless" don't really do too much for me either...
Sep 26 2006 11:07PM
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_JBvYYtgDE

my first backflip on the ground ever, and its my first try ever
Sep 29 2006 11:59PM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
Posts: 5449 - Karma: 20
pshhh faggot photoshop
Sep 30 2006 12:10AM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
Posts: 5449 - Karma: 20
dude id be almost as pumped as you were
Sep 30 2006 12:11AM
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
yeah man i was mad pumped
Sep 30 2006 12:31AM
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