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Bridge jumping tips

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Crack.
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I've been bridge jumpin a decent amount of times and I really want to start doing flips. Anyone got a nice little walk through for a frontflip? The drop is about 25 feet
Jun 16 2011 10:02PM
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saucybiscuits
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dont over rotate or your eyelids will be peeled off your face
Jun 16 2011 10:04PM
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Algebra
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Yeh that's All u rly need to know
Jun 16 2011 10:07PM
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Jahrassicpark
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Don't huck things, just set em smooth and slow, if your trick isn't coming around fast at least at the end you can tuck it out, if huck too hard then you over rotate and eat shit
Jun 16 2011 10:18PM
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kzrstf
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jump into the water
Jun 16 2011 10:19PM
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Skittle.
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do a trick where you can spot your landing and time it? like a backflip, gainer, or even a misty
Jun 16 2011 10:20PM
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AWALLRUS.
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25ft is probably a good height for that. i'd say if you think you're going to over or underrotate you should try to break the water somehow
Jun 16 2011 10:20PM
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SenditSerg
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jump far away from the bridge

2 weeks ago i went bridge jumping and tried a backflip off like a 20 footer and just jumped up instead of away and was looking up over myself and ended up bashing my forhead off the bridge.. nothing happened though thought i had a concussion but was just a huge goose egg
Jun 16 2011 10:23PM
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JaayLaay
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Yeah 25 is a great height for flipping. Your rotation won't be that fast at all. We have a 20 footer where i live and really all you have to do is fall off of it with a some forward momentum
Jun 16 2011 10:24PM
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Christian[MN]
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Fuck it and huck it
Jun 16 2011 11:24PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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remember to land flat on your back
Jun 16 2011 11:31PM
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adamlukowski
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I've got some advice. Singles are for pussies, go for a dub

Jun 16 2011 11:43PM
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RubberSoul
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well the first advice i'd give is front flip may not be the best first flip since theyre sort of blind. easiest trick out there jumping into water is a misty 5 cause of how nicely you come around and can spot your landing. so do that first
Jun 16 2011 11:48PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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My go to flip for when its my first time inverted on a cliff is the layed out front flip 180 its at :45 in this video always spotting your landing and its like impossible to over rotate then i obviously go for the dub gainer then the trip front. lololololol good luck wear shoes if you gunna be gettin mad high off some cliffs
Jun 16 2011 11:50PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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didn't even post the video my b here it is...


Jun 16 2011 11:51PM
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Christian[MN]
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Just Do It, you wont
Jun 16 2011 11:53PM
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iFlip
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Fronts are pretty easy from that height. The problem is that if you don't land at least somewhat correctly, it can hurt...a lot. Contrary to what the people on NS may say who have never even jumped from that high, 25 ft is a considerable height to land poorly from, and can actually do damage such as a broken collar bone, or getting the wind knocked out of you and possibly drowning from that.

Start in a swan dive, like you're going to belly flop. At the very end, tuck and flip. As long as your feet enter the water first, you will be fine. You do not need 100% rotation. If you try to start flipping as soon as you leave the bridge, you will over-rotate, and in the words of someone more famous than I, "you're gonna have a bad time."

Jun 17 2011 1:05AM
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B-runge
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id bet money that 90% of ns has done this
Jun 17 2011 1:07AM
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Jaymon
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Just do it like this
Jun 17 2011 1:52AM
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ButteredToast.
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jump and try to suck your weiner
Jun 17 2011 2:09AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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You have something there on your forehead... oh no wait. my bad.

also they need to have one of these but with steez not gay jumping in speedos.

dude just do your front flip like this kid does.


Jun 17 2011 2:29AM
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JBlend
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Go for the slowly rotated Misty 5. They're great because you can spot your landing and they're easier to speed up or slow down your rotation then a back or front flip.

Best of luck, be safe. If you don't feel confident, don't do it.
Jun 17 2011 2:40AM
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Blake.P
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When in trouble, tuck for double
Jun 17 2011 5:41AM
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theabortionator
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I like to start with a front flip 180. Seems to be the trick i can stall the longest and you can spot the landing the whole time.

I generally throw one or a few before i try anything else. Even from 25 feet, fucking up on rotation hurts like a bitch.


Be careful. Make sure you know the depths. IF you go cliff jumping, ask the locals or explore to find any rocks or low points. BE fucking careful. Always do it with a good group of friends who know what the fuck they're doing. Best to be cautious. Bad things happen even on the best of days. IT's easy to push shit too far.



Also, I pray you're a good swimmer?
Jun 17 2011 6:07AM
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kzrstf
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didnt look like it hurts, and its only like 5 feet
Jun 17 2011 11:30AM
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Baloo
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i have done fronts and backies of a 15,20,25 just go slow and keep open it looks sick as shit
Jun 17 2011 11:33AM
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Furrer92
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this, misty 5 is super easy to set forward and away from bridge/pier/cliff
Jun 17 2011 11:39AM
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