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Frontflip or Backflip?

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TheQuailman
Posts: 7382 - Karma: 147
Which is harder and which has the greater chance to injure someone?  And are frontflips easier to learn on small jumps or rollers/ tables?
Dec 12 2009 2:48PM
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treebeard
Posts: 3667 - Karma: 1,998
i'm not sure how to respond to this.
i mean, is this a serious question? you've been on for over 3 years, and there's like a thread a week on this
Dec 12 2009 2:50PM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
Posts: 1401 - Karma: 701
When you say, "greater change to injure someone" you mean yourself or legitimately what is trick is more dangerous to the people around you?
Dec 12 2009 2:53PM
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jfbolieuvaldi
Posts: 178 - Karma: 10

frontflip harder backflip most scare

backflip are cool and easy to do but can be different for everybody

Dec 12 2009 2:53PM
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dowalibeast
Posts: 3339 - Karma: 207
backflips are easier
Dec 12 2009 2:54PM
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TimmyP
Posts: 2086 - Karma: 128
Malone gave me this advice on flips once: They are easy do do, but they are also easy to do wrong. 
Check the search bar, and wait for a nice powdery day, build yourself a steep jump, and go for it. Confidence is key.
Dec 12 2009 2:56PM
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Eric.S
Posts: 1749 - Karma: 64

Shouldnt you be at Big Boulder right now  hahaha? But dude when creek opens on wendsday we will try one of the two.

Dec 12 2009 2:56PM
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Parker.
Posts: 1637 - Karma: 108
i'd say switch seven's have a pretty great chance to injure someone


Dec 12 2009 3:05PM
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zahava
Posts: 7791 - Karma: 12,039
haha. thats insane.
Dec 12 2009 4:25PM
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h_bar
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 506
when you got both down backflip is easier.

it took me alot more balls to do the backflip, so therefore i did the frontflip first.


Dec 12 2009 4:33PM
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DR.SHRED
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 503
fronts all day there alot easier
Dec 12 2009 4:40PM
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TheDude
Posts: 2058 - Karma: 117
wow good parenting right there
Dec 12 2009 4:52PM
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ScuffDUFF
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 143
Waaatchh ooouuUUUTTT!!!
Dec 12 2009 6:44PM
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Davy.Crockett
Posts: 5373 - Karma: 324
yeah i bet the parents got really pissed at the skier
Dec 12 2009 6:52PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
Backs are easier, Fronts are more fun
Both are plenty safe if you commit
Both have risk of death if you dont.
Dec 12 2009 6:58PM
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MiniMeDanny
Posts: 1737 - Karma: 2,312
which has a greater risk to injure someone..

you should be able to learn both risk free as long as you commit and are confident in what you're doing
Dec 12 2009 7:16PM
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ScuffDUFF
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 143
Just learned fronts yesterday.   the first try i opened up and didnt make the rotation.  Didnt hurt at all.  Then 2,3,4,5th trys were all pretty much stomped.   I duno if its just me but frontflips seem like they go in slow motion (MEGA MO) compared to a backflips.  But i think its just that  with front flips you are landing blind and back flips you can spot your landing.  If that makes any sense...
Dec 12 2009 7:30PM
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peyton
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 1,062
backs are more fun
Dec 12 2009 7:33PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
Posts: 2038 - Karma: 111
Backflips are dubbed easier because you can spot your landing alot earlier than the front

The front is blind but rotation is faster....

I think its preference as to whats harder


i love the back because you can see the jump/cliff as you go round...

Gives a pretty dope feeling.
Dec 12 2009 7:44PM
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Mitch-DownUnder
Posts: 194 - Karma: 24
fronts are easier, if you stuff it up your gona land on your back or arse so thats all good, but backs if you stuff them up youll land on your head or face.... i no from experience haha, did not feel good....
Dec 12 2009 8:14PM
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