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Fear of Flipping

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frontswap27
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I have a fear of trying any trick that involves going upside down. What tips/tricks can I use to help get over my fear? I can 3,5,7 but I just can't get myself to try it!
Nov 27 2012 12:46PM
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Amadeus.
Posts: 3050 - Karma: 382
have you flipped on trampolines a bunch?
Nov 27 2012 12:49PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
Try it in the side country of the resort after a pow day? just build a kicker and go for it
Nov 27 2012 12:50PM
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Lansfield
Posts: 2708 - Karma: 321
I was scared, tried it anyway, then hurt myself and now im scared again. I'm going to try again this year into some powder though, probibly wont get them to the park though. Im ok with that though I ski at my own pace ahaha
Nov 27 2012 12:50PM
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TommyChong
Posts: 122 - Karma: 76
Get flips down into water. Front and back.
Nov 27 2012 12:51PM
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frontswap27
Posts: 4 - Karma: 14
I can do any flip on the tramp like backies fronties, corks etc.. And a backflip/front flip on the ground, just not on skis
Nov 27 2012 12:52PM
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Lansfield
Posts: 2708 - Karma: 321
Just giver then!
Nov 27 2012 12:53PM
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steezywannabeezy
Posts: 990 - Karma: 690
I'm working on this, too. Just do it. If you go to the hospital you go to the hospital.
Nov 27 2012 12:56PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
if i could learn backflips on a bombed out 5 foot iceberg of a jump you can too. just do coke and huck it
Nov 27 2012 1:01PM
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NotGhood
Posts: 2809 - Karma: 1,255
Exact same situation, just waiting for a decent snowfall to start hucking
Nov 27 2012 1:16PM
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*steeze_is_good
Posts: 2886 - Karma: 721
CLAAAAAAAAAIM
Nov 27 2012 1:18PM
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Slowbro
Posts: 3841 - Karma: 21,181
Took me way to long to do a backflip, and then first try I overshot, tucked too much and broke my wrist. So make sure you know the speed and don't just huck it. next time I did it on a jump into powder, landed it well and now I have them, they are not hard, just a little hard to commit to the first time.
Nov 27 2012 1:19PM
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Stickity
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indeed. i plan on taking it to a 50 this year
Nov 27 2012 1:20PM
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*steeze_is_good
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u r awsom
Nov 27 2012 1:21PM
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Stickity
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i try
Nov 27 2012 1:23PM
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frontswap27
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Thanks. Should I try a front or back for my first try? If so, any tips?
Nov 27 2012 1:59PM
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SoCore
Posts: 141 - Karma: 222
I think back. Way easier to spot. With fronts you don't see the landing until you're most of the way around.
Nov 27 2012 2:24PM
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Potatoes
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there you go
Nov 27 2012 2:29PM
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Stickity
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definitely back. straight air the jump a few times so you have the speed on lock and visualize it each time to prep yourself. pop up, tilt your head back, drop your shoulders backwards just a little, and tuck. it will come around way easier than you think it should. do not try to get the rotation around by throwing yourself backwards since this will make you stall out and land on your head. if you keep the motion smooth it will come around. i overrotated my first few and backslapped but i'd rather have that happen than digging my tips in and eating shit
Nov 27 2012 2:31PM
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-dAvE-
Posts: 677 - Karma: 74
I was scared at first, but first backflip i did was on skis. Built a jump and just went for it.
Sometimes you just gotta go for it and not think about it.

Not every sport requires only one ball..
Nov 27 2012 4:28PM
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Hippykillerz
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tennis requires 3... suck a dick

Dec 29 2012 12:21AM
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CalebT
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 765
i broke my ribs backslapping, however i have neer been seriously hurt catching my tips. point being i' rather catch my tips.
Dec 29 2012 12:28AM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
caught my tips last night and broke my headphones.
Dec 29 2012 12:41AM
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Furrer92
Posts: 784 - Karma: 341
Try to focus on getting your feet over your head using your arms and core. After a couple you should feel more comfortable laying them out.
Dec 29 2012 12:48AM
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Fluttershy
Posts: 586 - Karma: 763
id try a back first. be careful when going off the jump tho, dont throw back immediately. the motion is more of a pop and then setting your trick than just throwing back right off the jump. pop up and throw your arms/upper body back, open your hips, and spot your landing. the only scary part is when you just take off the jump, as soon as you spot your landing its easy.
Dec 29 2012 1:18AM
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johnnyBuz
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Can you expand on this? If you don't start the rotation as soon as you take off, it seems like it would be an awkward two-motion trick ... like taking off, then forcing yourself back?
Dec 29 2012 2:34AM
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Chuck~w
Posts: 95 - Karma: 43
I havnt backflipped either but i feel like it would be something like doing a back on a tramp. You flip kind of as youre leaving the mat. So on skis i guess it would be like popping and then flipping. Or starting your flip as youre finishing your pop?
Dec 29 2012 9:04AM
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B.Lyfe
Posts: 624 - Karma: 116
if you are scared of going completely upside down, try corks/bios first. They are easier than straight spins. My goto trick is a bio 5. easier than clean 3's for me


Dec 29 2012 12:47PM
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Dr.Gonzo
Posts: 2552 - Karma: 87
Trampoline, yes you will destroy your neck, yes it will hurt, but when you try it a second time you will huck hard enough to get it around. thats how everyone learns.
Dec 29 2012 1:33PM
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ILLinoisance
Posts: 3527 - Karma: 5,398
i have the same fear. i can cork and shit, but have yet to do a normal backie or frontie.
Dec 29 2012 1:48PM
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alvy.
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 377
Definitely try a backflip first. When trying them, DON'T OVER ROTATE! From what I've seen, myself included, people learning backflips slam onto their back because they huck it way too hard.

Be calm about it, focus on throwing your head/torso back first, and your legs will follow.
Dec 29 2012 1:48PM
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thedawg
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hahaha wut u can most definitely play tennis with only one ball......
Dec 29 2012 2:12PM
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Chinchi
Posts: 1591 - Karma: 4,211
I read this this as fear of fapping, needless to day I used to be the same way, and I never had access to bags or tramps, just east coast ice, then one preseason day with my friends I though fuck it, got off the lift, booked it directly to the first slushy jump, and threw a fronty before I knew what was happening. If you don't let fear kick in you can just chuck it, good luck!
Dec 29 2012 2:42PM
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Rafiki
Posts: 3858 - Karma: 2,251
this. my friend was doing backflips all day in the park yesterday and his last one he ended up getting halfway around and landing on his shoulder/neck. the doctors say it was a mild shoulder separation and that he should be back in a few week, and that his back protector kept him from a broken back
Dec 29 2012 3:01PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
1) watch 2:42-2:57

2) watch videos of little kids doing flips to remind you that it's no big deal and youre a boss

3) throw a backy next time there's a soft landing

....assuming youve done flips on tramps and stuff and know how to do it right. backies are super natural and easy, i understand being scared your first time but once you throw one you'll be pissed you didnt do it earlier!

have fun dude
Dec 29 2012 3:44PM
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gingaskier
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Airbag
Dec 29 2012 9:58PM
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DeRizzo
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My first time today at whiteface, was sooo sick!
Dec 29 2012 9:59PM
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KoalaSwag
Posts: 23 - Karma: 17
Pussy down, man the fuck up and huck it. Its quite simple.
Dec 29 2012 10:35PM
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Cambrewski
Posts: 320 - Karma: 3,136
Hey everyone, Koalaswag is edgy.
Dec 29 2012 10:56PM
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KoalaSwag
Posts: 23 - Karma: 17
I like you. You have spunk. You spunky little guy. Go you!
Dec 29 2012 11:00PM
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Cambrewski
Posts: 320 - Karma: 3,136
I feel like we got off on the wrong foot here....
How bout we be friends?
Dec 29 2012 11:02PM
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KoalaSwag
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Very Skeptical...
Dec 29 2012 11:04PM
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KoalaSwag
Posts: 23 - Karma: 17
Oh fuck it! I basically love you.
Dec 29 2012 11:05PM
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Cambrewski
Posts: 320 - Karma: 3,136
Hell yeah!
Dec 29 2012 11:07PM
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KoalaSwag
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Dec 29 2012 11:10PM
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loomis
Posts: 945 - Karma: 176
I know what you mean. i broke my leg a few years ago, and I am sometimes hesitant to do the simplest things. Ya just gotta go for it
Dec 29 2012 11:14PM
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Haymaker21
Posts: 12 - Karma: 13
Just giver a whiskey throttle and huck it! if you over rotate a backie no big deal....kind of
Dec 29 2012 11:14PM
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NoTalent
Posts: 27 - Karma: 37
Just launch it man, gets a million times easier after that first try.

I have them pretty much locked on jumps, but I threw one wednesday off a little side bump at big boulder with no where near enough pop and ate complete shit right under the lift. Just throw down man, show everyone how rad you are.
Dec 29 2012 11:28PM
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TK.
Posts: 268 - Karma: 220
I did my first front flip at whiteface today into the airbag
Dec 30 2012 1:12AM
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TheUngroomed
Posts: 1251 - Karma: 335
Same. and with no snow last year, I tried so hard all season to get a front on the only 5 foot jump there was and landed on my tails and double ejected every time
Dec 30 2012 12:28PM
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Snowboards
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kids these days are so spoiled
Dec 30 2012 1:01PM
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