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Standing Backflip

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TheStamos
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Yesterday i was bored on you tube and looked up standing back flips after watching a bit of parkour. Last night i got them Dialed , pretty fun really. Go watch the video then try it. Who else can do it ? The hardest part is the fear of dying, but i never came close to my head hitting the ground. Good luck.  /Claim

NOT ME.

Aug 6 2011 5:25PM
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.Midwest
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Same thing here. We used to have a dog kennel around our tramp, (long story, damn insurance company) and I went shins first into the top of the fence. We do not have a dog kennel around our tramp anymore.
Aug 14 2011 1:35AM
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skifoo
Posts: 1396 - Karma: 45
I can do standing backflip, slant gainer, gainer, misty 5, and sideflip.
thats all flips i dare to do on ground, should huck up for double leg :D
Aug 14 2011 3:18AM
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skifoo
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oh and tips for backflip.

First of all, even thus you are scared, jump UP, Then flip.
You must try to gain as high height as possible, and then tuck for flip. Never look back. I learnt backflip by doing first misty 5s, then lincolns, then like loop, then backflip

you will not die if you commit :P i have not landed a one backflip on my chest, theres always hands or feet first
Aug 14 2011 3:21AM
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Childstar.
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inb4 someone tries and breaks their fucking neck.
Aug 14 2011 3:32AM
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Scott29~
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you cant stand and do a backflip at the same time, i swear to fuckin god you kids would die without me heere~
Aug 14 2011 4:04AM
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Mavrck
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Got bored for a bit today so I went at it for 20min or so. Definitely gonna stomp it clean soon.

Untitled from Dosch Money on Vimeo.



PS- I'm 5'10 and can't tough rim on a normal basketball hoop so I think most of you should be able to do it.

I'ma keep filming my attempts so when I stomp one I can just bang till i'm outta the frame
Aug 16 2011 4:20PM
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TheStamos
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Take your shoes off and you'll stomp it! Sick buddy!!
Aug 18 2011 1:14AM
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Mavrck
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whatttt? really? I'm scared I'm gonna cram sauce my toes into the ground.
Aug 18 2011 10:41AM
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TraviHark
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I can do them, I haven't done them in a while but I probably still could. I learned them off of youtube too haha.
Aug 18 2011 10:44AM
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Billek
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My friend has been doing them for a long time.  It's a pretty sick move to pull off, people love it!

He followed a nice line of progression, and I'd recommend it to anyone that wants to start.

He did the usual trampoline and pool back flips at first.  The next step he took was doing them off of picnic tables/ledges. Finally, he did them on the ground, but in this place with a slope that was a proper angle to make it easier the first time.  Flat ground is just a tiny step past that, and he's never come up short.

I'd love to do them but I'm pretty clumsy.
Aug 18 2011 11:31AM
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TheStamos
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Your swinging more weight with your shoes on , yeah you might smash your toes once or twice but you'll get it. Or you may over rotate and end up pushing yourself on your ass (painless) I damn near broke both my ankles a few times but now Ive got them.
Aug 18 2011 5:27PM
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Heart
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congrats, my fist one was one of the scariest things ever, landed on all fours somehow though. tried another, didnt rotate enough and landed on my face, havent tried since.
Aug 18 2011 7:48PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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bro, its 100% about comfort, do whats more comfortable psychologically.

your super close. all it takes is practice

Aug 18 2011 7:56PM
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90053
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landed my first this summer
tips: 1. do it onto cushions first
2. COMMIT
3. extend your arms as far as possible behind you then through them upwards as hards as possible
4. jump as high as you can
5. tuck as hard as possible hands over not under your knees
6. tuck for as longs possible
7. wear shoes less chance of breaking toes and more grip on landing

tried a gainer off a sand dune as well MAJOR FAIL landed on my head

Aug 18 2011 8:00PM
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ChillTeenDad420
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once you get over the mental block, its really not that hard to do. i'd recommend getting a spotter to help you get the flip around and support you if you don't have enough air. also, go to a gymnastics place with a bouncy floor and it will help you to jump a bit higher and get more confidence
Aug 18 2011 8:01PM
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prometheusprime
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For people who can do them, what's your vertical?
Aug 18 2011 8:34PM
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rednecknation
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haha same here man just mind boggling right, but i hucked one on skis and they really arent that bad, i would only do it again on skis, no tramp, no ground, no pool, only with skis on i dont know why.
Aug 18 2011 9:52PM
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stickerz
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I find it easier to try them on a hill first and flip down the slope
Aug 18 2011 10:15PM
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PJS.
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did one today


YUSS
Aug 18 2011 10:16PM
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PJS.
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did one today


YUSS
Aug 18 2011 10:16PM
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theBearJew
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I can do double front and im learning to do double backs on a tramp. I've tried flat ground backflips but never success. Never tried front on flat ground. Not as cool..

I feel like if I can do doubles on a tramp I should be able to do one on flat right?
Aug 19 2011 12:18AM
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TheStamos
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Right , its all commitment.
Aug 19 2011 1:11AM
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B.Aussie
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Stamos post video!!

I can do them tramp, diving board but whenever I do them off ground level into the diving pool I land on my knees. Same front salt I land on my knees.
Aug 19 2011 6:39AM
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mhskier13
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i cant almost do them sometimes i land on my knees and sometimes i just fall down... after a few tries i got over the fear of dying.. yeah after landing twice on my neck... it did hurt but now i can almost do them!

Aug 19 2011 8:31AM
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emilyiscool
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found out i can do them tipsy cuz im not scared but cant do them sober because i freak out and dont rotate enough
Aug 19 2011 5:24PM
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TheStamos
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anyone get them dialed yet?
Dec 8 2011 10:21PM
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Stickity
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once you get really good at them learn j step backflips, standing gainers, and then move into stuff like double legs (like a misty 5 with legs straight), sideflips, etc
cartwheel to sideflip is really fun
Dec 8 2011 10:32PM
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TheStamos
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back full is next but not till i peer pressure dingosean into a standing back.
Dec 8 2011 10:34PM
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Stickity
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stop throwing yourself forward
go straight up then pull back
any forward movement is going to make it exponentially harder to get all the way around
Dec 8 2011 10:35PM
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E__
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Evan on a trampoline without bounce you get bounce anyways, if you can easily do it on there then you'll definitely be able to do it on the ground.
Dec 8 2011 10:38PM
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Stickity
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i'm going to be posting way too much in this thread now hahaha
fulls are tough since you have to lay them out and go straight over for it to be proper
i amaze everyone at the parkour lessons/classes/sessions i go to with standing corks haha
Dec 8 2011 10:38PM
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SketchyMike
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i can do standing back 3s
Dec 8 2011 10:39PM
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Stickity
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that would be a full
Dec 8 2011 10:40PM
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Malcolm
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I used to do them off little ledges. I never tried one standing though they look scary as hell
Dec 8 2011 10:56PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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iom pretty drunk right now, might as awell go try it in te parking lots
Dec 8 2011 10:57PM
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Stickity
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it took me 2 years of doing them perfectly on flat before i started doing it off things
now i can do a 4 or 5 foot drop like it's nothing and wallflips where i get 6+ feet in the air
Dec 8 2011 10:59PM
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Lucas
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shits real easy, go to a playground and try them on woodchips nice and soft
Dec 8 2011 11:28PM
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SketchyMike
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i know i was just saying it like that for all the dumb people on here
Dec 9 2011 9:45AM
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Poems
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whata boss
Dec 9 2011 9:46AM
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Shlogan
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ive been able to do them on gymnastics floors for years, just did my first one on a yoga matt two weeks ago. still need to learn how to take them straight up but im happy
Dec 9 2011 10:03AM
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bustinthejus
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Shit now I have no excuses not to try...





Dec 12 2011 3:14PM
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Hughes
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i can do them- they're really easy just not at all like doing it with no bounce on the trampoline
Dec 12 2011 3:19PM
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theabortionator
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^ lols
Dec 12 2011 3:20PM
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TheClap.
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sheet
Dec 12 2011 3:21PM
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stompdat
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you did this because you jumped and tucked at the same time. don't do this. jump up. then tuck. and you will come around no problem in the same spot every time guaranteed.
Dec 12 2011 3:22PM
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bangarangmules
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haha that kid looks awesome.
Dec 12 2011 3:26PM
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applejuice.
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His back tuck is phenom.
Dec 13 2011 12:16AM
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pissbutt
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super easy just gotta go for the gold i first learned on walls then on hills then flat ground
Dec 13 2011 12:24AM
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Phisherman
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alright everybody, HERE is the secret to learning them....

they are MUCH easier if you do it out of a round-off.  if you don't know what that is, its kinda like a cart wheel to switch (best way i can think to describe it).  But you can kinda 'whip' out of them and jump strait up really high.  so first off, do a couple round offs and just pop strait up out of them until you're confortable.  then just add the back tuck once you're ready.  This way helps cause it makes you jump strait up and gets you more air than just standing and jumping.  Then once you can do round-off back tucks, try it standing.... will be MUCH easier now that you have the feel for the rotation.

Dec 13 2011 1:27PM
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