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cb27.
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I want to try a backflip this weekend, and I am confident that i will be able to get it around(I can double on tramp), but I've never tried one onto pow or a bag jump or anything. Should I just do it on a park jump this weekend, or just wait until I have a pow jump or a bag available?
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Feb 23 2015 4:49PM
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kyleisaskier
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I'm kind of in the same position as you, one thing I can tell you is that it's wayyyyyy different once you have skis on. the rotation is harder to get around and its more technical than you think. But if youre feeling it then yeah go for it on a park jump, just throw it harder than you think you need to and load up the tails as you lean back.
Feb 23 2015 4:58PM
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Jayslatt
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Bro, don't think, just send it
Feb 23 2015 5:13PM
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Holzsteezy*
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definitely pow first. if you mess up bad in the park its gonna hurt. think wit your head and start small and soft.
Feb 23 2015 5:36PM
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henryeckert_
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I think with park jumps you can be more comfortable knowing the jump is the right size and landing to do one but in the pow you don't land as hard. If you can I would do it in the park, you just need confidence. I have been debating the same thing this season and there hasn't been much snow so pow is hard to find. Good luck!
Feb 23 2015 5:39PM
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jackdonovan
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kyleisaskierI'm kind of in the same position as you, one thing I can tell you is that it's wayyyyyy different once you have skis on. the rotation is harder to get around and its more technical than you think. But if youre feeling it then yeah go for it on a park jump, just throw it harder than you think you need to and load up the tails as you lean back.


false, very easy rotation, just huck it for your first try get it around and after your first attempt they are not scary, btw check out the How To Backflip thread which explains it well
Feb 23 2015 7:05PM
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theabortionator
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https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/779494/How-To-Backflip

A bunch of people posted different stuff in there for different questions.

Personally I think park jumps are underrated. I've seen people go "Errrmahgerrrd park jumps nooooo" then go throw it off the most jenky piece of shit booter they built in the powder.


Pow landings are great but unless you have real amounts of powder I feel quality of jump matters most. Most people come pretty close to landing first try. IF you understand the concept of a backflip and can handle commitment, park jumps aren't bad at all.

Hips and windlips are great because you have all the tranny of a big jump without the speed on the landing. Getting about 4 or 5 feet of air out of one of those is perfect.
Feb 23 2015 8:01PM
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BlakeLively
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theabortionatorhttps://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/779494/How-To-Backflip

A bunch of people posted different stuff in there for different questions.

Personally I think park jumps are underrated. I've seen people go "Errrmahgerrrd park jumps nooooo" then go throw it off the most jenky piece of shit booter they built in the powder.


Pow landings are great but unless you have real amounts of powder I feel quality of jump matters most. Most people come pretty close to landing first try. IF you understand the concept of a backflip and can handle commitment, park jumps aren't bad at all.

Hips and windlips are great because you have all the tranny of a big jump without the speed on the landing. Getting about 4 or 5 feet of air out of one of those is perfect.


As someone who landed their first backie on a park jump, this is spot on. As long as you commit, very little can really go wrong.
Feb 23 2015 11:38PM
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freidchicken
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you're eventually going to have to throw one down in the park so you may swell go for it, as long as you're feeling it.
Feb 24 2015 3:28AM
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Powder_Dayzzz
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my first backflip I had the same choice and i chose pow and looking back it was the right one, because i over-rotated on my first try and the pow really saved me.
Feb 24 2015 12:35PM
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.CJ.
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Put your hood over your helmet/head so you don't look over your shoulder.
Feb 24 2015 2:25PM
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Mediamike
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I was in the same deal I just one day grew a pair of balls and sent it and it worked perfectly as planned! Good luck man
Feb 24 2015 8:11PM
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dustygoldflakes
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cb27.I want to try a backflip this weekend, and I am confident that i will be able to get it around(I can double on tramp), but I've never tried one onto pow or a bag jump or anything. Should I just do it on a park jump this weekend, or just wait until I have a pow jump or a bag available?


I just got over the same dilemma this past weekend so I can help. First note the flip will feel different with more weight on your feet. You will use more of your chest to start the flip. I threw it into pow on a homemade jump at my local sledding hill and that got me used to the flip. Then on Friday I threw it in the park and stomped it second try. If you can dub on tramp try it in the park, you will for sure get around! It's only scary the first time so once you throw that first one, you'll have them in no time I promise!
Feb 24 2015 8:38PM
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assatrailz
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I attempted one on accident once landed on my head got laughed at
Feb 24 2015 11:39PM
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Demaster
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Just send it son! Even if you bail first time it's not that bad at all. Pow bakies are harder IMO.
1 tip from my experience will be SPEED. I had a lot of trampoline experience at backflips, which is why on my first try I bailed, too much rotation, little speed. Just relax, take a good speed and through it! Good luck! Backflips are super fun once you learn them.

https://www.newschoolers.com/membervideo/756211.0/Hucking-Backies?s=212427
Feb 25 2015 12:08AM
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