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Backflips on snow

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Pac2
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So today I went out and tried backflips for the first time into an airbag and now I want to get it on snow before the season ends. I was flipping them around really smoothly and stoping them into the airbag. Luckily enough the guy who built the jump into the bag didn't know what he was doing and built like an actual park jump as opposed to the unrealistic super poppy airbag jump that sends you back a lot, so hopefully that'll benefit me. But does anyone have any tips for doing it on an actually jump? Or should I send it the same way as I did into the bag. Here is a video so you can get a visual.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/761648/First-backflip-on-skis-into-airbag
Mar 15 2015 6:07PM
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Pac2
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Ik it's not laid out and really stylish but I just tucked to get around and get the feel for it. When I get more comfortable I do want to lay them out a bit more though.
Mar 15 2015 6:17PM
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boppin
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Just send it.
Mar 15 2015 6:19PM
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willy_b
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You should be fine to just send it the way you did into the airbag
Mar 15 2015 6:54PM
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Negromancer
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Slow it down a little bit you really whipped it around super quickly and if you spin it that hard on an actual jump you'll probably over rotate due to the fact that you're landing downhill not flat or even uphill like you do on an airbag.
Mar 15 2015 7:43PM
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Pac2
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NegromancerSlow it down a little bit you really whipped it around super quickly and if you spin it that hard on an actual jump you'll probably over rotate due to the fact that you're landing downhill not flat or even uphill like you do on an airbag.


I was just thinking that I'll try and flip it a bit slower
Mar 15 2015 8:14PM
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-WZ-
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youll be fine! go for it man:) just be careful about slowing it down too much, cuz thats what happened to me
example:https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/753822.0/Backflip-death
Mar 15 2015 11:26PM
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