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itswillis21
Posts: 294 - Karma: 66

i tryed to front flip today and i sorta of rolled the jump and landed on my back a few times . i would make the flip all the way around untill my butt hit the ground how would i land it. should i just go faster or pop or something. or should i try a diferent flip to start out

Dec 26 2009 10:29PM
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Hoover
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 52
try throwing ur arms at takeoff and putting ur chin to ur chest,,itll help you throw it faster
Dec 26 2009 10:51PM
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ScuffDUFF
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 143
you probably are not staying in your tuck. 
Dec 26 2009 10:53PM
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HeathR
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backflips are easier to learn. You see the landing.
Dec 26 2009 10:54PM
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majortapper
Posts: 108 - Karma: 51
I learned from just practicing doing it off nothing in some softer snow until i got used to the rotation.
Dec 26 2009 11:04PM
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BWalmer
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both, and stay tucked as much as possible - don't even twitch until your feet are back under you. Just commit, you'll get it around.
Dec 26 2009 11:05PM
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itswillis21
Posts: 294 - Karma: 66

if i tuck my legs more will i stop myself from, putting my ski 7 inches into the snow

Dec 26 2009 11:06PM
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ScuffDUFF
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exactly.   If its a small jump like you said,  dont worry about over rotating.  stay tucked and before you know it, you will be back on your feet.
Dec 26 2009 11:08PM
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itswillis21
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might be trying again today becuase the snow will be firmer and i wont shuv my ski 7 inches into the ground
Dec 27 2009 8:10AM
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Merrrick
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i usually lift my arms and lean back until my tips are off the snow, then just shoot forward and pop really hard off the lip, once you learn them you can do them off anything
Dec 27 2009 8:19AM
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TheBigPeach
Posts: 53 - Karma: 150
Moose antlers(hands up next to head)-gets you ready for jump , shooting stars(arms up, knees extend)-gives you a pop, cinnamon roll(knees to chest, heels drive above your head)-creates and continues your rotation.

This is what my coaches told me to do when front flipping.
Dec 27 2009 1:06PM
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jimmer
Posts: 3586 - Karma: 80
haha that's awesome i'll remember that
Dec 27 2009 3:08PM
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Uah
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I find that by swinging one ski behind me before the other gives me more momentum, but my friends tell me that it screws up there tuck :S
Dec 27 2009 7:17PM
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shaq_finn
Posts: 235 - Karma: 2,330
landed my first frontflip today/claim

make sure you pop up before flipping, dont just huck down off the lip
Dec 27 2009 8:11PM
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TimmyP
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Yep
Dec 27 2009 8:17PM
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Hoover
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i huck my frontflips off the lip and ive had no problems with them lol
Dec 27 2009 8:32PM
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itswillis21
Posts: 294 - Karma: 66
ya defently didnt pop at all so arms close to head,up for pop then sorta outward for rotation?
Dec 27 2009 9:56PM
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speightphoto
Posts: 182 - Karma: 64
sounds like you would teach that to a 5 year old.
but hey i will definitely use it
Dec 27 2009 11:58PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165

Not to jack the thread but i would also like to learn frontflips this year.

My question....

I want to do them off rollers, or off table tops ( Ninja flips/ punch fronts... like the vid on the home page) and i was wondering how much speed i would need, would i hit it with the same amount as i would with the jump?

to be honest im shit at speed checking, i need to see someone else do it or else im lost lol 

Dec 28 2009 12:38AM
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jwaring
Posts: 90 - Karma: 27
hahhaha yeh man me to i tryed them last year but just couldnt ski out i tryed one the other day in pow and nearly had it but didnt land straightiish haha yh exactly the same i cant be the first guy to hit the jump in the morning i have to see someone else do it to gt speed lol
Dec 28 2009 5:28AM
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