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Are flips hard to do on skis?

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Gyrd
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I have skied for about 1,5 year, and I really want to start doing flips. I want to know what setup (Jump, snow conditions ect) that is best for training flips. I use my trampoline a lot, so I do backflips, corks, rodeo ect, on trampoline. Is flips on skis a lot tougher on skis?

Thanks
Jan 6 2014 7:19AM
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Gyrd
Posts: 22 - Karma: 72
Just realized how horrible my grammar is. hahaha, sorry
Jan 6 2014 7:20AM
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Brule.
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Try it for yourself on an airbag first before trying it on snow, and I'm not sure if your home mountain has a airbag, OP.
Jan 6 2014 7:24AM
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caderobinson
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Jan 6 2014 8:44AM
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Jakelapham
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Yeh its not
Jan 6 2014 9:15AM
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-benedetto
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/content/search

If ya search "backflip help", there are about 15 threads just from 2013 that can assist you. Enjoy.
Jan 6 2014 10:02AM
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theabortionator
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To answer your question no.

Backflips are scary to try because you have to overcome some mental blocks. At the same time it's one of the easiest tricks you can do. Just fully commit and they really aren't bad.
Jan 6 2014 10:21AM
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John18_6
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commit or eat shit. the choice is yours.
Jan 6 2014 10:32AM
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kung_powpow
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Commit. It only hurts if you don't land it.
Jan 6 2014 11:16AM
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BlakeG
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because you're a pussy
Jan 6 2014 11:36AM
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speedin
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I learned them on an airbag, real quick. They are very easy once you commit. It's all in the hips. Pop, lean back, and throw your hips up and over head, look back and spot landing... I threw about 40 of them on the airbag before I tried it on snow. Very easy trick once you get past the mental block.

Jan 6 2014 12:37PM
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IanJenko
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Backflips are one of the easiest tricks you can do on skis. I personally find a backflip about as easy as a 360. For your first try I recommend building a jump with a decent lip into powder. As long as you commit to it, you'll stomp or at least be close to landing your first try. Good luck
Jan 7 2014 7:52PM
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Lemuel
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Jan 7 2014 8:50PM
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galardogod
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I need some advice i literally can do EVERY single flip on a tramp except a back flip. Any other first flip recomendations
Jan 7 2014 8:54PM
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L3NNY
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like everyone said, it's a mental block. the physical part of flipping is super easy and even natural, but the mental 'stopping halfway' is what makes people eat shit. my first backflip was accidental, and after that i lost the fear and never had a problem doing them over and over. one thing that can help is having someone put their hand on your back and help guide you over, or perhaps just trying a back handspring will work for you.
Jan 7 2014 10:11PM
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Niko_Medeiros
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Every flip I've taken to snow was first tried on a decent sized jump into a good powder landing (don't have a airbag at my local mt). If you are going for the backflip first I would go build a lippy jump with a lot of kick. Make sure you balls up and commit and you will be fine.
Jan 7 2014 11:45PM
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corkr900
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If you can do it on a tramp, you can do it on skis. Perhaps you need to trow it a wee bit harder to counteract the extra weight on your feet but if you commit fully you'll be fine.
Jan 7 2014 11:50PM
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TheClap.
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Everything you do is tougher on skis
Jan 8 2014 12:13AM
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Niko_Medeiros
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Every flip I've taken to snow was first tried on a decent sized jump into a good powder landing (don't have a airbag at my local mt). If you are going for the backflip first I would go build a lippy jump with a lot of kick. Make sure you balls up and commit and you will be fine.
Jan 8 2014 2:02PM
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Saga.
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Backflips are incredibly easy. Learn them on a trampoline, build a 3 foot high poppy jump, send it.
Jan 8 2014 3:24PM
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freestyler540
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1.5 years skiing and ready to do a backflip... sure man, you are totally ready to do a flip!
Jan 8 2014 10:16PM
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TheBigApple
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Back in my day there were no airbags. You went for it and if you failed you might have had a broken neck!
Jan 8 2014 10:18PM
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L.WALL
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try building a jump in your yard or somethin if you have a hill. Make it poppy and a couple of feet high with a soft landing
Jan 8 2014 10:28PM
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GIF
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Just don't throw it with your hips OP, hips are for later when you start laying them out but learn proper technique first
Jan 9 2014 12:53AM
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Gyrd
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Thanks for all the replies!
Appreciated!
Jan 9 2014 2:51AM
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