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No control on frontflips

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Pac2
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So I sent a front today, I've never really been super confident on them, it always feels like I'm just popping into a slow rotation. I tried to lean back and then pop while kicking one foot behind me but it still doesn't have that nice snappy controlled feel. Idk if I just executed it poorly or what, I ended up bailing and falling to my hip, although I could've got around if I stayed tucked, it just never feels like I'm going to make it around. Not really sure how I'm going to fix this or if I just need more practice with it, anyone ever feel this way when attempting their first fronts? I often times see people do fronts on rollers and things like that and I am dumbfounded by it because I never feel like I'm able to have that snappy pop.
Dec 25 2016 12:43AM
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Chubz.
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You're not committing 100%
Dec 25 2016 3:04AM
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clorox
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I stopped doing front flips when I over rotated one to my head. Learn backflips!
Dec 25 2016 12:05PM
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wasatch_rat
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lift one foot before the takeoff, then stomp down off of that foot to pop. when you pop, dive forward first, not straight down into the flip. this ensures that you get a good pop forward off of the jump so you're not fighting the takeoff. even on tiny front flips you will still see the person dive forward into a semi superman before they tuck it around.
Dec 25 2016 12:44PM
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Pac2
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karlmarxlift one foot before the takeoff, then stomp down off of that foot to pop. when you pop, dive forward first, not straight down into the flip. this ensures that you get a good pop forward off of the jump so you're not fighting the takeoff. even on tiny front flips you will still see the person dive forward into a semi superman before they tuck it around.


Yeah I actually picked up on this watching some people do a frontlfip and that's exactly what I did wrong I threw it straight down and not forward like I'm gonna tackle someone. I'll give this a try.
Dec 27 2016 12:24PM
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