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Importance of athleticism for trampolining?

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Muhammad
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My friend who plays soccer and lacrosse can do virtually whatever trick he wants on the first try.  I, on the other hand, only play tennis, and have much more difficulty than he.  Is there a correlation between strength and trampoling ability or does he just have natural talent?

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Funnel
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Probably just natural. It's probably his air awareness. Tennis is a pretty demanding sport so it's not like he's going to be that much more, if anymore, athletic than you.
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I.Love.Beezy
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its all about coordination
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applejuice.
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What exactly do you mean "you have trouble" ?

are you having height issues? rotation issues?
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hue.
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honestly, its natural skill, i ski and practice all the time, i can only five, friends of mine can just do 7's on tramps like its nothing
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LoftyLawnChair
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hopefully thats a cork 7 or something because regular 7s should not be a problem
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Rumi.
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ya thats kinda sad
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alpacarider
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ahhh tramps. when i started i could only do 7s and frontflips but the more u jump the more air awareness u will get and the harder the tricks u will be able to do. just make sure u r jumping high to start and eventually u will be able to do all the simple flips and spins with little to no bounce and u will be learning harder tricks and harder tricks before u know it. just keep working at it
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Muhammad
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He can 9; I can only 7.  He landed cork 7 on his first try; I land on my face.  He does back full with ease; I'm struggling to land backflip 180. 

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Broseph_Stalin
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this is true,

but i think that its also about natural ability for air sence
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applejuice.
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I think you're worrying too much about what your friend can do. Just relax and focus on exactly what you're trying to accomplish. For me, when I did gymnastics, I'd go through the steps in my head when I was doing it and it sort of fucked me over. So I'd try the skill again and again until I didn't think about it but more or less forced my body into doing it without thinking (if that makes sense).

Start by throwing backs, do them over and over and over until you're not even thinking about what you have to do. Then work on your layouts, extend your body in your backs until someone tells you that you're completely laid out in air. Next do those same fulls but add a twist to your landing, when you hit your landing immediately twist 180 degrees..this will help you train your body into rotating while laid out in the air.
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.frenchy
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why do I always PEWSAY out whenever I try to backflip?!

watever i got misty 7's at least.

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.AR6rider.
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Dude, backflips are so much easier than fronts.  You just have to commit.  Just make sure you don't jump back.  Jump straight up and then throw your head back and spot the landing and you should come around no problem.  My problem is doubles.  I absolutely cannot make myself rotate more than a single flip.  It pisses me off.
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udr1v3m3cr4zy
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i got flips down pretty easy, its all committment and remembering that you don't have to launch forward or back, just up.  from there you just gotta launch into mistys, rodeos, etc.
can't get any corks down though, still working on it.
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TheButterHashira
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I can do dubs and 1260s on the tramp, but I feel uncoordinated when I can't bend my top knuckle without bending the rest of my finger.
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S.C
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i cant cork 7 either. trampings hard.
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CaptainKirk
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I've always had problems with landings on trampolines. Whenever I try any off axis tricks, my body shifts in the same direction I rotate so I always fall off the tramp and hurt myself. So I can never go straight up and down when doing tricks. Any help on this?
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Uncle.Badness
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Ehh, the only thing is it helps to have a good center of balance and a strong core.
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hawaiiansteeze
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i used to be the worst at tramping. always would get hurt and i hated it. ive been starting to hit some gym tramps now and we go once or twice a week. ive gotten so much more comfortable. just jump EVERY SINGLE DAY and youll notice yourself get so much more comfortable.
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Newschooleri.
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Im a pretty serious tennis player myself, top 30 in canada and i have no problem throwing down tricks on skiis or the tramp, i can rodeo misty and cork 7
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hawaiiansteeze
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oh and ive played every single sport and consider myself pretty athletic in terms of teams sports. its all about practice and gettin comfortable
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.Ben
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the first part of the trick is jumping straight up in the air then immediately initiating the rotation / flip. You're probably leaning into your trick or starting your trick before you've completely left the ground.
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CaptainKirk
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Thanks man, I'll try that next time.
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IanAvery-Leaf
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wat
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