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Backflip vs 720

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S.b.H
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WHICH IS BETTER???? A BACKFLIP OR A 720?
Jul 6 2008 8:24PM
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Santa-Cruz
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720s look cooler but backflips are harder i think
Jul 6 2008 8:25PM
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BASS_PRO_SHOP
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hahahha a 360 is harder than a backflip.
Jul 6 2008 8:26PM
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sirskizalot
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720
Jul 6 2008 8:26PM
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Santa-Cruz
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3s are super easy backflips u ahve the chance to land on ur head
Jul 6 2008 8:27PM
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DaveM
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are you kidding me?? backfilps you have to bring you body around and make sure your tips dont hit the nuckle... 3s are a joke
Jul 6 2008 8:31PM
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MiniMeDanny
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k to the creator of the thread. this is just stupid. it varies from person to person but for the most part a 7 is usually technically more difficult than a backflip. but which is "better." which ever one you make look better. i'd rather see a steeze backflip than a penciled 7, but at the same time a tweaked or just good looking 7 would be sicker than a hucked out bflip. however if there both done pretty steeze. a 7 would be better since its technically far more difficult.

..there you go. still not completely sure on the intent of the thread.
Jul 6 2008 8:41PM
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skiEER
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in my case my 7s are and backflips are ugly but i would say an ugly backy is better then an ugly seven
Jul 6 2008 8:44PM
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MiniMeDanny
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^ agreed.
Jul 6 2008 8:46PM
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morocco_mole
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a d spin
Jul 6 2008 8:50PM
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ljs
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Skiing is gay.

Jul 6 2008 8:53PM
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BASS_PRO_SHOP
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you look back... its natural for your body to bring it around

Jul 6 2008 8:55PM
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tBatt
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physics says that backflips are easier than 3's.

but brains says 3's are easier.

and risk of fucking yourself over on a backflip is a lot easier than fucking yourself over on a 3


Jul 6 2008 8:57PM
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ben_southworth
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back is definitely easier, but maybe more impressive to someone who is not a big skier simply because it's a flip.
combine them. then you've got yourself a trick.
Jul 6 2008 8:58PM
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g.off
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useee a heckaa n00b
Jul 6 2008 9:35PM
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dave44
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Uh.. no
Jul 6 2008 9:46PM
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dandougherty
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720 are cooler, backflips just take balls
Jul 6 2008 10:12PM
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JEWbacca
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720's take more skill but backflips are still sweet.
Jul 6 2008 10:17PM
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Armanzoid
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Liu Kang > Everything
Jul 6 2008 10:21PM
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[~_~]
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Physics says that rotations are WAY more dangerous than flips.
Jul 6 2008 10:22PM
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Leeyum
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there both cool bcuz there the only two tricks you need to tell gapers you can do -to get laid
Jul 6 2008 10:29PM
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Karcher
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720s require a lot more skill, but backflips could be funner to some people. this is really all opinion, not really a fact which one is better
Jul 6 2008 10:49PM
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rypie
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Backflip is easier...7 would give you more points if done well
Jul 6 2008 11:07PM
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sirskizalot
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nope not yet
layd out is still where its at
Jul 6 2008 11:15PM
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grown-ninja
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for me 7's are harder than backflips at least for me well it descides what kind of jumps ur talkin about at my tiny home mnt ther there only 3+ ft kickers with big lips so its a lot easer to backflip but it you hit a nicer jump 25+ its easer to do a 7
Jul 6 2008 11:37PM
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Malcolm
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i rather see a sketchy backflip than a sketchy 7
Jul 6 2008 11:51PM
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doritos
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Have you ever successfully macked a gaper by telling them you can do a back flip? Didn't think so.
Jul 6 2008 11:57PM
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travispersaud
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backlips are all time but a sweet switch 7 double rocket grab would take my vote
Jul 6 2008 11:59PM
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FellowJibber
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i think backflips look cooler, but 720s are harder
Jul 7 2008 12:02AM
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Dex
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or an ugly lincoln in dannys case!!
Jul 7 2008 12:26AM
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SteevJee
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never. I have seen 40 year old men backflip
Jul 7 2008 12:35AM
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TheButterHashira
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What gets moar points on SSX?
Jul 7 2008 12:39AM
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Rip
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to anyone who thinks backflips are hard.... you have obviously never done a backflip.

and they are so fun!
Jul 7 2008 1:04AM
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DopeSauce
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Backflips are extremely easy, but you can make them look super impressive.  It's just having the balls to commit, they truly are easier than 3s.  But who wants to see a 3, everyone can 3.  Backflips look better.

As for Backflips Vs 7s, it depends on how well you do it.  If it's hucked and mad penciled then no, if it's sick with a grab then yes, although some people would still be more impressed by the backflip haha.
Jul 7 2008 2:12AM
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smooticus
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I get the feeling that this thread is a joke
Jul 7 2008 2:12AM
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alpineplease
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an afterbang'ed 7 eats a backflip, to skiers that is. to n00bs, thats a whole other situation.
Jul 7 2008 2:39AM
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Piste.Off
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a 360 is harder then a backflip
Jul 7 2008 2:46AM
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Silence
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Prefer to under-rotate a 3 or under-rotate a backflip?
Jul 7 2008 5:56AM
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constpapa
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I doubt it....the creator has 6 posts.

Anyways, I find seeing a backflip is cooler than seeing a 720. Unless of course that 720 is steeeeezed out and/or corked, then the 720 wins.
Jul 7 2008 11:27AM
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crazyfuck
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i can't believe we're having this conversation in 2008...
Jul 7 2008 11:45AM
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anthony_B
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I don't care what anyone says... backflip mutes are the shit
Jul 7 2008 2:08PM
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Alex_G
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I havent done one on skis yet but a backie is basically just an inverted straight air.
Jul 7 2008 2:13PM
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Dumont92
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backflip
Jul 7 2008 6:07PM
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fnstoked
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haha thats stupid. then a 3 is just a rotating straight air.
Jul 7 2008 6:18PM
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Atypical
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isn't the answer obvious?

a back flip 720..

for realz tho

I think it depends on the size of the booter and the lenght of the spin / flip

a grabbed slow back can be pretty steeze, but so can a slow 7.

it's situational



Jul 7 2008 6:50PM
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walcott
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backflips are so easy once you have the confidence
Jul 7 2008 7:03PM
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MiniMeDanny
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hahahhahha if you even wanna call that a lincoln. gonna take some more practice for sure.
Jul 7 2008 7:04PM
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Santa-Cruz
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a lot of thigs are easy once u have the confidence but flips are funner than spins
Jul 7 2008 7:17PM
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Santa-Cruz
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flip are like 360s when u do a switch flip u land switch on 180s u land the opposite was think it thru
Jul 7 2008 7:25PM
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-Nick-
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but a backflip isnt even a full 360 degree rotation because the take off and landing are angled
Jul 7 2008 9:14PM
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