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Rockhound
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so... i'm scared to do a backflip on the snow, up at mt hood i landed it (actually i landed a gainer) on the tramp but i always bailed halfway through. and THEN my friend landed weird and broke his collar bone trying a back flip(he kinda bailed...and failed). point being i'm scared to try it again, how do you guys think i should go around growing my balls back? any help would be great, Thanks!
Sep 20 2009 3:15AM
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appleguru
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Most important thing: COMMIT!

Other than that though, practice in a pool and.or foam pit if you have access to one.. Then graduate to a tramp with a spotter... then tramp without spotter.. then sack up and do it on the snow. (Try to have a nice powder landing for the first few ;-))
Sep 20 2009 3:18AM
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Alex_G
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look for the ground and youll come around
Sep 20 2009 3:20AM
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Rockhound
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oh i have tried it on snow a few times, everyone would say "commit" but me being a pussy would always bail halfway through. i'm very consistent on the tramp
Sep 20 2009 3:21AM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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yeah what everyone else said... really commitment is the break or make point. Practicing on a trampoline is good practice, but the key is really committing.
Sep 20 2009 5:01AM
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dice552
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i was scared to do one for quite a while, but landed the first one i tried.  I would say one of the most important things is to not flip your upper body and your legs in two separate motions.  For your first one try and take off tucked up and keep your legs stiff.  I dont know seemed to help me a bit.
Sep 20 2009 1:30PM
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joshua
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look at the ground, you'll come around, look at the sky, your gonna die.
Sep 20 2009 1:40PM
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inactive
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agreed.
commitment is key, of course, but fluidity, the concept of going in one motion, helped me a lot too. if you think about it as just going off the jump and leaning back.... i dont know it helped me
Sep 20 2009 1:44PM
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50in07
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is it really necessary to have another backflip thread?
Sep 20 2009 5:59PM
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BWalmer
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commit and thrown it as HARD as you can, remember it's easy to slow down the flip, hard to speed it up. as you approach the lip pop hard and thrown your head straight back as hard as you can, commit to it, then once you see the landing you're basically in the clear, just put your feet down and stomp the hell out of it. the biggest thing is commitment, but it also helps to know what it feels like to be upside down.
Sep 20 2009 6:14PM
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Rockhound
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thanks everyone +K i will  stomp it this winter! thanks for the tips!
Sep 20 2009 6:35PM
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KennyC
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this exactly. remember when you commit you commit if you seriously doubt yourself a tiny bit on the run up you'll crash. pop hard. some people sit down and lean back but thats sooo bad youll hit your head on the landing. pop hard and keep looking just like the tramp and then stomp it and remember to afterbang!

Sep 20 2009 7:40PM
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eljusto.
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commiting really is the most important thing, but its always scary at first if you really commit though youll land it.
Sep 20 2009 7:53PM
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*stew
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^
Sep 20 2009 8:01PM
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jamodeo
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clear your mind of everything around you then go for it
Sep 20 2009 8:07PM
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OrangeName
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just think about what your gonna do.. and just keep looking back. dont bail out. commit and you should getr around
Sep 20 2009 8:20PM
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mezzy
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i havent tried one yet(im trying it this season though) but what im gonna do is find a good backcountry/non terrain park jump and land in soft snow. i already know of one at Copper that has like 12 inches of snow minimum that i can land in and im gonna try it there.
Sep 20 2009 10:53PM
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Rockhound
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yah i think i'm gonna find some nice fluffy powder to land if i land weird. but hopefully, i will stomp it first try
Sep 21 2009 5:34PM
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