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First flip to learn

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ShredIowa
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what is the first flip/ easiest flip i should huck. discuss
Sep 8 2011 8:17PM
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CRiP
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whatever you can do on the tramp
Sep 8 2011 8:19PM
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HARVERSACE
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front or back. i learned them at the same time and front took like 5 tries and back took 3
Sep 8 2011 8:19PM
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Trace.
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I learned front flips first...I feel like there the easiest just because you can almost set the whole flip with your leading foot and you get the flip down.
Sep 8 2011 8:20PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Well it really does depend where you current skill level is. I would say the best way to figure that out would be to get on a trampoline and see what you are most comfortable doing.
As far as the least technical goes (IMO) I think that a backflip would be a good place to start. They are physically very easy however mentally can be quite tough. Throwing yourself straight back is definitely an unnatural thing to be doing.
Just remember whatever you try, you will need to commit to it. There is no half ass way to try new stuff. Go for it, and be willing to get back up if you fail.
Sep 8 2011 8:21PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Well it really does depend where you current skill level is. I would say the best way to figure that out would be to get on a trampoline and see what you are most comfortable doing.
As far as the least technical goes (IMO) I think that a backflip would be a good place to start. They are physically very easy however mentally can be quite tough. Throwing yourself straight back is definitely an unnatural thing to be doing.
Just remember whatever you try, you will need to commit to it. There is no half ass way to try new stuff. Go for it, and be willing to get back up if you fail.
Sep 8 2011 8:21PM
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Malcolm
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If you're not comfortable doing backflips you should try a misty. They're easy to spot
Sep 8 2011 8:23PM
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Thick.Black.Gurl
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Backflip, as you can spot your landing as oppose to a frontflip
Sep 8 2011 8:27PM
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.squirrely.
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i learned triple cork 1620s first but that might be just me
Sep 8 2011 8:27PM
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Andreas_
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Try a backflip because they're the easiest. You could go with the frontflip because it's less scary but you'll need more power to swing yourself around.
Sep 8 2011 8:30PM
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Young_Zay
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How do you set your rotation? i tried a front this year with a scissor step and i just didnt feel right, i can do dubs on tramp. any help?
Sep 8 2011 8:31PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Frontflips can be a bit harder to spot as well. It is pretty easy to either overrotate or underrotate on frontys.
Sep 8 2011 8:31PM
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McFellon
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Once you get around the mental barrier and commit, backies are easier, especially if you build a jump just for learning them. If built correctly, the jump can do a lot of the work for you.
Sep 8 2011 8:36PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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fronts are really easy to learn if you have a spine protector. I tried it on a really small jump and kept under rotating, landing on my back and it didn't hurt a bit.
Sep 8 2011 8:38PM
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Supergyro
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Whatever you do, commit. I find that if I throw myself at it I stump it or don't wipe out too bad. And even if I wipe out I've started it and I know what I need to do to correct it. Just balls up and try it.
Sep 8 2011 8:40PM
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LeComfortable
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misty 5 are great for first flip ( my first flip for me)
Sep 8 2011 8:43PM
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Emma_Watson
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i dontz do jumps.. But many argue that backflips are easier than 360's..
Sep 8 2011 11:10PM
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Z-Juice
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this. I know a few kids that got SW dub misty 14 before that though.
Sep 9 2011 12:15AM
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dodgey
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Knuckle punch Forbes are super easy. Just commit and you'll land at least close to your feet
Sep 9 2011 2:08AM
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Casey
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huh?

Sep 9 2011 2:27AM
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I_Am_Mod
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this! on tramps i got misties before front/backflips , now waiting on the snow to return to finally land it :)
Sep 9 2011 6:14AM
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kingskier
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yeah, it took me several tries to get 360s but i stomped my second backie
Sep 9 2011 12:17PM
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skifoo
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frontflip took 2 tries, backflip 1. nuffsaid, i feel front flips super akward and annoying. id rather do double backie than fronflip.
somehow i always end up eating snow after frontflip..

i suggest you to do kinda lincoln loop. just throw back and side, its the easiest, you can spin super fast and no hurt never no no
Sep 9 2011 4:43PM
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p-oskier
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Well my first flip was a frontflip in powder but I just can't balls up enought to do them in the park because I don't like not being able to see the landing. The first flip I did on a park jump was a flatspin/rodeo 540. I do them the exact same way as they are in this video. The video really helped me.
http://youtu.be/PVxul3gAGTs
Sep 9 2011 6:06PM
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p-oskier
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link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVxul3gAGTs
Sep 9 2011 6:08PM
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ryantheconnolly
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frontflips are only scary because you cant see the landing but im way more comfortable throwing them just because ive been able to do them for way longer. do whichever feels less scary to you
Sep 9 2011 9:24PM
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613.
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this. even thought i didn't have a back protector, landed on my back once, and bam. stomped a front flip
Sep 9 2011 9:57PM
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Puzzled
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I did them in that order -> frontflip, less of a mental block.Try on a poppy jump (perfect on those small kickers they build at the beginning of the season). Then you'll probably want to try on the same day a misty/bio, then I learned flat/rodeos, then backflip (scariest one, unless you are with a bunch of kids also trying it for the first time) and finally you can start working on your corks or other fun flips like underflips, wackflips, etc wich should be pretty easy to get once you get used to being upside down.
Sep 9 2011 11:04PM
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Njens.
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Backflips
Sep 9 2011 11:21PM
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E.FARR
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front flip..that was my first..it really cant hurt when you fall because when you go for the flip you can underrotate and land on the backs of your skis or slide on your back...easiest one in my opinion
Sep 10 2011 11:38AM
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Newschool_Pope
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lincolns and flatspins for me. lincolns because you can see the landing the whole time and flats because you get the rotation frok the shape of the kicker but dont go fully inverted.
Sep 10 2011 4:04PM
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Jahrassicpark
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Misty 5's or flat threes
Sep 11 2011 12:32AM
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AMcCraw
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learn backies on tramp or something else, then do the exact same skiing just commit 110% and you will be fine. Safest I find is lincoln, you spot your landing the whole way and not that scary to throw at all. Ive got triple front onto mat on tramp yet i still cant figure out the whole on snow thing for one : / hopefully this year
Sep 11 2011 2:01AM
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TheUngroomed
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Go away
Sep 11 2011 2:52AM
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Kayess
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BACKFLIP easy as shit as long as you commit. or as said above whatever the easiest on a tramp is. whatever one you do (lincoln, bflip frontflip) just make sure you commit.
Sep 11 2011 3:03AM
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^BEANS^
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i learned mistys first but once i started spinning misty i kept on spinning misty even when i didn't want to. so i stopped doing those and learned underflips. I'd say learn underflips.
Sep 11 2011 6:32AM
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