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Has anyone actually got hurt trying a backflip?

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BigMeech621
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alot of people say that backflips are super dangerous and can cause paralysis. but how many of you guys have actually ever got hurt or saw someone get hurt doing a backflip? what size jump would u recomend?

Feb 2 2009 8:30PM
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JacheOReally
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Feb 2 2009 8:31PM
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Mrvic.
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there overated, if u can 360 ur capable of doing a backflip. i waz wondering the same thing, i recomend 4-5ft high for 1st time
Feb 2 2009 8:31PM
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anxju
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i got a concussion first time i tried cause i landed on my head cause i forgot how heavy my skis were and i didnt tuck cause on my tramp i float my backflips out cause i get a lot of air on it cause i crossed the springs cause i wasnt getting much air before cause its an old tramp cause it was owned by someone else before me
Feb 2 2009 8:33PM
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pmw
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sick aleks, did you get one?
Feb 2 2009 8:33PM
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TheSpaceCowboy
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Kid at windells last summer compressed his spine. Yum. I would go halfpipe it will get you the height and the flip will e easier the landing will be harder though unless you like switch and pipe
Feb 2 2009 8:33PM
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Gnarshred
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seriously, you can do it off anything.  I landed a few off the first jump in park lane at breck this year, maybe 20 ft??

The first time I tried it I landed on my head but thats cause i closed my eyes... dont do that...

Feb 2 2009 8:34PM
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Malcolm
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i broke both my thumbs undershooting a backflip
Feb 2 2009 8:36PM
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Ickis
Posts: 376 - Karma: 119
D3ck is right but it has to be prime like perfect lip and nice soft landing i was there when that happened and the kid was so fucked.
Feb 2 2009 8:36PM
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Aaaron.
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one of my friends tried a backflip on a quarter pipe-type hip (worst possible feature.  everr)
and he got banged up pretty hard.
was woozy for the rest of the night.  thank god he was wearing a helmet.
know what you are doing and wear a helmet.  a 10 foot kicker would be prime for your first time.

Feb 2 2009 8:38PM
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theblacktaco
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havnt got hurt tried one failed .. .but all good in the hood
Feb 2 2009 8:39PM
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dowalibeast
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stretched out my hamstrings when i cased it and didn't quite get around....my skis stuck into the table.
Feb 2 2009 8:39PM
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C+Thompson
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I stomped my first backflip.
It was on a big jump with a steep lip and landing.
Backflips are easy, they are only dangerous if you dont commit.
If you're not ready to do a backflip mentally, you'll never do it physically, just remember, totally commit and no matter what, anything is better than landing on your head.
Feb 2 2009 8:40PM
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ScuffDUFF
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backflips are pretty much the hardest trick to do on skis. everysones hurting themselves doin them
Feb 2 2009 8:40PM
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Kev-Hal
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http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/1223334538MVI_0317.AVI
Feb 2 2009 8:46PM
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yellav
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im paralyzed... i used a voice recognition system to type... assholes...
Feb 2 2009 8:48PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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BE member FMiessner messed himself up pretty bad, checkout his video "backflip fail"
Feb 2 2009 8:48PM
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Treestman
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https://newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/186702/member_id/32769/hide_header/1/

yes....
Feb 2 2009 8:53PM
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Shlogan
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was his name kenyon? i know a kid who went to wendells and just found about that he fractured hs spine doing one.
Feb 2 2009 8:53PM
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Chronic_
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learn in pow kthxbye
Feb 2 2009 8:57PM
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Gnarshred
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haha I did that once, but my torso landed in the sweet spot so It didnt hurt at all.  I just lifted my arms and legs and afternbanged penguin style!
Feb 2 2009 9:03PM
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BigMeech621
Posts: 1257 - Karma: 16

i live in wisconsin. that is out of the question. 

what do u guys think, i can do doubles on a tramp(sometimes) they come very easy on tramps and diving boards but i just havnt sacked up enough to do it on skis. waht do u guys think?

Feb 2 2009 9:06PM
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Ickis
Posts: 376 - Karma: 119
no it was a kid named Dan i think. he did it at camp and was walking around and skiing the next day. Kid was a TROOPER.
Feb 2 2009 9:07PM
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KravtZ
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i broke my collar bone sucks so much cusae now im afraid to do them and i used to be ablet o throw them off like anything
Feb 2 2009 9:09PM
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Karcher
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 landed on my head the first time
Feb 2 2009 9:09PM
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TheButterHashira
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I landed on my head trying it without skis on. Just my feet in my room on saturday. I have a black eye but thats it.
Feb 2 2009 9:14PM
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toominator
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just cause.
Feb 2 2009 9:26PM
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TheBeardedOne
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I see what you did there.
Feb 2 2009 9:45PM
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happypancakes
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I poped my first backie on saterday and i stomped the piss out of it super stoked
Feb 2 2009 9:45PM
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SlickRick.
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i tried one a few years back and fucked up my shoulder due to underotation, havent tried one since then, but i can bio misty and rodeo?

Feb 2 2009 9:49PM
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powderhound100
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my friend just fracture his arm his arm was like out of the shoulder socket.

it was a switch backflip though.
Feb 2 2009 9:52PM
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Edward.
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if youre that comfortable with flips on a trampoline you can definitely do it on skis. im pretty comfortable with baackflips on tramps but now im more comfortable doing backflips off little 10-15 foot jumps than on trampolines. even though i fell on my first attempt, it came very naturally to me and my tips just clipped the landing a bit. i landed the next attempt and theyve always been fun ever since then. like people said above me, theyre only dangerous if you dont commit
Feb 2 2009 9:56PM
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GingerKid08
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I broke my back (fractured two T vertebrae) over rotating one in Breck of a decent sized jump. I don't think ill do one ever again.
Feb 2 2009 9:57PM
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Beefcake
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under rotated to head. that one sucked

Feb 2 2009 9:57PM
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GingerKid08
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^^I should add that it was a matter of inches in more than one direction of me being paralyzed/dead. They actually had a priest come by my room to tell me how lucky I was and God was looking out for me blah blah blah...

So yea you can get pretty hurt.
Feb 2 2009 9:59PM
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Username_42069
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soo basically, blah blah, mental aspect, blah blah... just get really high and youre golden.
Feb 2 2009 10:03PM
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twin-tip-hero
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dont land on your head and you will be all set.
Feb 2 2009 10:03PM
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gstaff
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Ya i tried my first one and landed on my head/neck

hurt like a bitch
Feb 2 2009 10:05PM
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FMeissner
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I broke my leg on my 6th or 7th backflip attempt, which was right after I had landed one for the first time.

So yes, obviously you can hurt, but as long as you commit to the rotation and stay out of sticky snow, you should be all good.
Feb 2 2009 10:05PM
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aka_cheech
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my sisters friend broke his neck and was paralyzed from the neck down...and he did them all the time. One mishap and ur screwed lolz
Feb 2 2009 10:26PM
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EvanMeyer
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commitment is the key to doing anything
Feb 2 2009 10:26PM
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Pinguu
Posts: 1581 - Karma: 49
exactly, you beat me to this
Feb 2 2009 10:27PM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 132
exactly. my first flip i landed just fine. i had never done one on hte tramp before but if you just commit its super easy. just keep it small
Feb 2 2009 11:14PM
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solitaryman
Posts: 3578 - Karma: 123
I fell like 12 feet to head and neck on chopped up spring snow, almost paralyzed.. win.
Feb 2 2009 11:58PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
For the first one get a 3-4 foot tall jump with loads of wu tang and not a lot of distance.

I was so scared I would land on my head on my first one I hucked as hard as I could and did a backflip and a half.
Feb 3 2009 12:18AM
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bret
Posts: 2845 - Karma: 833
i tried my first one on a big jump and broke my collarbone landing on my head. but then i tried some on some smaller park jumps and they've been all good.
Feb 3 2009 12:19AM
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mizzike
Posts: 1386 - Karma: 251
One of the easiest tricks. But, if you're worried about hard landings wait until the spring.
Feb 3 2009 12:34AM
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ryan.s
Posts: 462 - Karma: 47
yes i have, simple as this...

if you cant do a gainer on a diving board, you cant do it on skis...


and i cant do gainers haha
Feb 3 2009 12:35AM
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ArmadaFreerider8
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yup had an incident at stowe last year in which i overrotated and was knocked out for 10mins followed by a 3rd  degree concussion and a trip to the hospital. I was very comfortable throwing them on trampolines, diving boards, etc. I fucked up and havent tried since
Feb 3 2009 12:41AM
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7-11_Slurpee
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Ill do it if you do it. =D
Feb 3 2009 7:36AM
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DannyArnold
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your kidding right?!?! i went to windells with him, wow i hope your joking
Feb 3 2009 8:25AM
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