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Frontflip or backflip first?

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come_at_me_bro
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Hey guys so I started skiing park last year, I can 360 and 540 comfortably, and Im looking to stomp a front and backflip this year. I can double on either off of a diving board, so I know the motions pretty well, but Im wondering which is easier to do first.

+K for good answers, -K for pee in the snows butt or some bullshit like that
Sep 18 2011 12:17PM
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jreilly
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BACKFLIPS. very scary at first but so damn easy once you land one
Sep 18 2011 12:18PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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if you are comfortable with a backflip motion then go for that
Sep 18 2011 12:20PM
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FUUUCK
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front flips are "safer" if you don't make the full rotation.

do whatever you feel more comfortable trying. a really poppy kicker will be better for a back fip, and flatter takeoff with more drop will be easier for a frontflip.
Sep 18 2011 12:20PM
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Peppy
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backflips are easier because the momentum of your skis when they take off the jump will naturally throw you up for a backflip
Sep 18 2011 12:22PM
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come_at_me_bro
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How the motions of a backflip off of a jump differ from a gainer off a diving board or a regular backflip?
Sep 18 2011 12:25PM
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colleenator
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backflips so you can spot your landing. my stomach always drops when im going upside down.. props for having balls
Sep 18 2011 12:26PM
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Supergyro
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It's like a gainer with added swing weight.
Sep 18 2011 12:29PM
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ReetsAdeets
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Imo, if you can do a legit gainer, traveling forward a fairly far distance, like 5+ feet on say a tramp, then you should have no problem doing a backflip on skis...the feeling is identical. The hardest thing about them is committing to them, but once you do that theyre honestly super easy. But as for our first flip, I would say find a small drop, maybe a cat-track, with a big open landing and some pow, then launch it a few times, spin it, ect. until you are really comfortable with it. Then stagger your feet, and throw it like youre summersaulting really hard, and make sure you stay tucked up so that you dont stop your rotation in midair. Frontflips are much less scary but actually a lot harder, and in my opinion should be learned first so that you can appreciate both of these facts.
Sep 18 2011 12:33PM
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SSteezle
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destroy the trip that you feel most comfortable with her purse it's actually pretty
Sep 18 2011 12:38PM
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SSteezle
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wow still figuring out my phone. my advice is to just try whatever one you feel most confortable with
Sep 18 2011 12:40PM
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Supergyro
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Sep 18 2011 2:27PM
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Young_Zay
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Not trying to hijack the thread but i have Spk pro's and theyre pretty heavy, will this effect the rotation of a back?
Sep 18 2011 2:41PM
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WVskiing
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if you are used to them it will be fine. i did my first in spk
Sep 18 2011 3:49PM
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Young_Zay
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are spks generaly heavy?
Sep 18 2011 4:17PM
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mhskier13
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im gonna try a backflip when it snows. cause it feels more natural. just go with what feels best. and its best to make a jump somewhere and land into a shitload of pow..so you dont really get hurt.
Sep 18 2011 4:44PM
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jibpig
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i am having the same problem and decided to make a lip off of a cornice on a pow day to try and kick front. or i will make a jump in the pow and try the back.
Sep 18 2011 5:05PM
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Rachy
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Front flips off 8 foot drops on powder days....

I say this only because I'm far less intimidated doing front flips off the drop into foam pit than jump into foam pit. And powder = way softer landing.

But I hear backflips are way easier cause you can spot your landing. I'll probably try front flips though... cause I can already do them standing with my ski boots on...


Sep 18 2011 5:31PM
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DBL
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Frontflips aren't that scary compared to backflips.
Sep 18 2011 8:13PM
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vermontana
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backflips are a BILLION times easier than frontflips, ok not really but youll find that theyre easier to land once you get both down
Sep 18 2011 11:12PM
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egg.
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whatever is more comfortable
Sep 18 2011 11:16PM
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rozboon
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Backflip, find a steep lip onto a bank and just send it off that. If you choose one with a pretty vert lip you only have to flip 270 degrees to come back to your feet. Just don't huck it too hard and smack your head on the lip...
Sep 19 2011 12:04AM
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DIX~
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Just don't forget to pop.

Pop and tuck. When in trouble huck for double.
Sep 19 2011 12:13AM
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Ninja_on_Skis
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Backflips are easier. I learned how to back way before front because it's just the natural rotation when going off a jump. Front flips you have to fight the rotational inertia of that the jump puts on you.
Sep 19 2011 12:34AM
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Mcfottley
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personaly frontflips are easier but backflips are easier to everyone else im scared to death of them.
Sep 19 2011 8:30AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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for some reason i am completely terrified of backflips, even on a tramp or into water, i just cant do them.
Sep 19 2011 9:44AM
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kingskier
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if you have access to something steeper than your average jump eg the bottom of a halfpipe, then that is really good for backflips. try them with a mate, like say if you do one i will or other way round.
Sep 19 2011 1:30PM
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tall_pants
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backflip!
Sep 22 2011 12:07PM
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penguin_steeze
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backflips are way easier
Sep 22 2011 1:04PM
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ryano
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i did front flips first.

cuz i'm a wuss and going backwards is scaring for some reason.


but backies are easier than fronts. momentum is with you, and you can spot your lander right away.
Sep 22 2011 1:06PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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fronts aren't very scary, backflips are pretty easy, once you do one, you'll very likely have the balls to do the other. go on a soft day, try something, then you'll be set to keep going.
Sep 22 2011 3:08PM
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whipple
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frontflips = easy and not scary

backflips = wayyy easier but more scary at first
Sep 22 2011 3:18PM
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