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Tips for a switch backflip.

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UncleGerry
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I can backflip pretty easily and I feel like a switch backflip would be even easier. Gonna go for one this week. Any tips?
Jan 21 2013 7:32PM
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edai
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haha youre gonna land on your head dude, good luck.
Jan 21 2013 7:33PM
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a_burger
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Well unless you've got an indoor pool nearby this might be an issue, but I would do backflips backwards into water.
Jan 21 2013 7:34PM
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Skisteezin
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on a normal backflip off of a kicker, at the lip of the jump you've already rotated about 45 degrees of the roatation just from the angle of the jump. on a switch backflip, that 45 degrees works against you, so you have to flip roughly 405 degrees of the trick to land it. it's definitely not easier than a normal backflip, but if you feel really comfortable with it then go for it! just keep in mind that you're going to have to rotate faster than you would think.
Jan 21 2013 8:14PM
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UncleGerry
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OMFG LOL!!! ISJFOIDJDS
Jan 21 2013 8:42PM
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Crispy.
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Douche.



If it helps raise your confidence a friend of mine decide out of nowhere to huck one and landed his first.
Jan 21 2013 8:46PM
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Blake.P
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there was a trick tip in a freeskier a few years about it. its harder to pop (same idea as a front) but you can spot the whole way around
Jan 21 2013 8:49PM
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Blake.P
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here is the article i was thinking of
http://freeskier.com/stories/trick-tip-tuesday-peter-olenick-switch-backflip
Jan 21 2013 8:50PM
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