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Help me with flipping into water.

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THURSTY
Posts: 393 - Karma: 174

so ive done a few flats into water about 6 months ago but i  tried agian the other weekend and i was a huge pussie and could commit. i wanted to do it standing but my friend said that was too risky and i could hit my head, i dont know how to run at it or what foot to take off. i can do them on tramp everytime im just really scared of cliping into water for some reason.

Jun 18 2012 3:37PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223
if you can't commit to flipping into water, is it really safe for you to be flipping in the first place?
Jun 18 2012 3:39PM
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skifoo
Posts: 1396 - Karma: 45
why would you try flatspin as a first flip into water -.- you'd have to do it "gainer" way. misty is the easiest flip to water

you'd think 3 meters fall couldnt hurt, it really does when you slam from rage spin..
Jun 18 2012 3:45PM
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James7
Posts: 233 - Karma: 30
get a diving board and work down eventually to just off the side of the pool, its so easy to do anything off a diving board
Jun 18 2012 3:46PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
At some point your just going to have to saddle up and commit.  There's really nothing we can say to make that easier for you.
Jun 18 2012 4:11PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8593 - Karma: 8,600
Just man up?
Jun 18 2012 4:14PM
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Caspaaa
Posts: 4830 - Karma: 1,466
false


jump, rotate 90 degrees, land on diving board sideways, flatspin outward from the diving board.

profit?


i do this ALL the time with rodeos and flats off a 5 meter board... shit is SOO floaty.
Jun 18 2012 4:23PM
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mowglii
Posts: 545 - Karma: 339
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Jun 18 2012 4:48PM
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e_strapp
Posts: 1116 - Karma: 212
Just huck it and fuck it, bro
Jun 18 2012 4:53PM
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Forcillo
Posts: 3801 - Karma: 3,580
It may be that you're scared of belly/back flopping. I learned by wearing a life jacket and a shirt under it. It's kind of a pussy method but it worked.
Jun 18 2012 4:59PM
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KJacks
Posts: 440 - Karma: 2,329
even though it seems scary its always 100% easier to take something a little bigger then taking it to small. The more time you have the easier it is. just go for it man don't over think it.
Jun 18 2012 5:01PM
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Miomo
Posts: 4302 - Karma: 14,135
Generally, unless you try, you can't land straight on your back/stomach. The only time I ever have is when I push for a flip and a half.
Jun 18 2012 5:08PM
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Dragonite.
Posts: 1657 - Karma: 431
Mistys happened to be my first, because I couldn't do shit backward. Give those a spin
Jun 18 2012 5:17PM
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Poop_nugget
Posts: 534 - Karma: -15
just tuck and roll, but in le air
Jun 18 2012 6:44PM
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Flying~Squirrel
Posts: 6494 - Karma: 192
start with some punch - fronts aka superman flips to get a feel for how far out you need to go and how fast you need to flip, then take off your skirt and do a fucking flatspin
Jun 18 2012 6:47PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
pain is temporary but flipping into the water like a pimp is forever. Smacking is something you have to live with, and the sooner you can get over your fear of it the easier it will be for you to progress.

btw, are we talking about water ramps or diving?
Jun 18 2012 6:52PM
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THURSTY
Posts: 393 - Karma: 174
diving ! ive already flipped into water off a wateramp in lake placid
Jun 18 2012 7:31PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
oh right, board, platform, cliff? either way, the guy who said it above is right, it's much easier to learn straight gainers than flats at first.
Jun 18 2012 10:55PM
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Lt-Aldo-Raine
Posts: 2309 - Karma: 120
Bro, just fuck it and huck it
Jun 18 2012 11:48PM
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roddy116
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 7,511
you kind of like, flip bro, cause its easy.
Jun 19 2012 12:01AM
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