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Backflips vs corks?

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miroz
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Although I am not good enough to do either (hope lingers on the horizon), people are telling me that you should learn backflips before going cork. Is this true and how hard are they (backflips/cork)
Mar 3 2007 10:26PM
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bobs
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on tramps, diving boards and other shit i can do pretty much every rotation except back flip until recently.  It was the same for me on skis. b-flip comes naturally to some and its alot harder for others
Jul 21 2007 10:43AM
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manabadman
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so if you can backflip on a tramp weel, can you straight off apply that to skiing and get them like first time?
Jul 21 2007 11:29AM
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East.
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Jul 21 2007 11:43AM
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*DrewT*
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backflips are one of the easiest tricks there is. Only thing is the fear and the risk factor
Jul 21 2007 4:32PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Meh, I don't think it matters. I learned corks first...
Jul 21 2007 4:45PM
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tremp
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if i can backflip on tramps and diving boards easily, do i just need the balls to do it for skiing, or is it harder to land because your going more horizontal where as on a tramp you go almost straight up and flip?
Jul 22 2007 12:30AM
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80*s4eva
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getting enough rotation is easy its just the over/under rotation that is tricky-its all about spotting your landing-i personally think that backs are pointless other than as a learning tool to get used to being inverted
Jul 22 2007 3:03AM
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buchanan.
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for me it went backflip, flatspin then cork, first time i tried a cork it turned into a flatspin
Jul 22 2007 3:26AM
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YT.SKEEZE
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its all mental
Feb 18 2008 4:02PM
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ColoradoSki
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mirozAlthough I am not good enough to do either (hope lingers on the horizon), people are telling me that you should learn backflips before going cork. Is this true and how hard are they (backflips/cork)

Ya because you’ll feel more comfortable being somewhat upside down.
Apr 20 2021 2:48PM
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cmski4_
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ColoradoSkiYa because you’ll feel more comfortable being somewhat upside down.


maybe a lil late to respond lol?
Apr 20 2021 3:07PM
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ColoradoSki
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It just popped up on my alerts and I skin check the date lol
HedgehogSteezemaybe a lil late to respond lol?
Apr 20 2021 5:01PM
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dolanslebensraum
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ColoradoSkiYa because you’ll feel more comfortable being somewhat upside down.

You evicted this bitch from its cozy as fuck thread neighborhood.



He will be missed by his friends
Apr 20 2021 6:05PM
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