Help With Backflip

you’re probably going to want to get more than 4 feet of air if you want to land it. Find a nice poppy jump into some fresh pow or make one. Just mAke sure you’re holding the tuck the whole time until you can spot your landing. The first time I did it it probably took me about 18 tries lol, just keep er going you’ll get it

Scoops1415you’re probably going to want to get more than 4 feet of air if you want to land it. Find a nice poppy jump into some fresh pow or make one. Just mAke sure you’re holding the tuck the whole time until you can spot your landing. The first time I did it it probably took me about 18 tries lol, just keep er going you’ll get it

Ok thanks.

Just go bigger, huck harder

Try not to get in the habit of tucking. Practice airing them out on the tramp as best you can, then take that to a good, poppy jump. The more air time the better as backflips are the easiest things in the world when you leave yourself time to spot your landing, which is why a good arched look to the flip is so important. You'll be surprised how easy it is to bring your noses up from behind and stomp it when you just let your body follow your head and shoulders in one fluid motion. Hope that helped a bit. Send it.

eat more eggs so you get big and strong and then find a bigger jump

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J_ChristophTry not to get in the habit of tucking. Practice airing them out on the tramp as best you can, then take that to a good, poppy jump. The more air time the better as backflips are the easiest things in the world when you leave yourself time to spot your landing, which is why a good arched look to the flip is so important. You'll be surprised how easy it is to bring your noses up from behind and stomp it when you just let your body follow your head and shoulders in one fluid motion. Hope that helped a bit. Send it.

Yeah but my jump is so small so if I tried to layout I would land on my head. Lol

WILLYWONKAYeah but my jump is so small so if I tried to layout I would land on my head. Lol

Yeah.. if your hill has a jump line, or if you can drive to anywhere nearby, you should wait till they build a couple decent sized jumps. If you keep throwing backies on a small jump you could freak yourself out. Big jumps work like a charm.

J_SYeah.. if your hill has a jump line, or if you can drive to anywhere nearby, you should wait till they build a couple decent sized jumps. If you keep throwing backies on a small jump you could freak yourself out. Big jumps work like a charm.

Yeah. The only problem is the bigger jumps I have access to are park jumps. Which are sketchy because the snow is groomed.

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None of the above are strictly correct.

Tucking is very important but so is laying it out (kinda). Here is a breakdown:

Pop is so key and is often neglected when trying backflips. Most people just lean backwards and this means that they can't control the rotation speed. You must pop hard and straight up!

Lead the rotation with your hips. This is the second most neglected part of a backflip. Backflips are not lead with your head or shoulders as many people think. Think of doing a hip thrust as you pop, driving your hips up towards the sky. This is also how to lay out a flip which is why many people think you shouldn't tuck. You should end up in a horizontal position in the air with your hips being the highest part of your body.

Now you can tuck. Tuck by driving your knees up towards your chest as hard as you can whilst looking back over your head. Try to tuck with wide knees the first few times (to avoid kneeing yourself in the face) and think about grabbing your knees with your hands.

When you see the landing, release your tuck and extend your legs. The more you tuck the faster you will spin. It takes a bit of time to gauge exactly when you should tuck and release when you are learning. As you get better and gain more confidence, you can start to take it to bigger jumps and 'lay it out' more by not tucking as much or at all.

By tucking into a ball, you will increase the speed of your spin, by laying out you will reduce the speed of your spin. Both of these are only possible with a solid pop.

WILLYWONKAYeah. The only problem is the bigger jumps I have access to are park jumps. Which are sketchy because the snow is groomed.

**This post was edited on Jan 2nd 2018 at 9:19:11pm

I used to be sketched about park jumps. I learned in powder and threw it on a park jump a couple months later. I usually ski 10 days a season. I live in Texas right now.

Dont be shown up by some kid from Texas. Send the backy on a park jump.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/887823/trim-D589B6A6-D816-44E2-8A59-C9D694E8655E-MOV

**This post was edited on Jan 2nd 2018 at 9:26:46pm

WILLYWONKAhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/887823/trim-D589B6A6-D816-44E2-8A59-C9D694E8655E-MOV

**This post was edited on Jan 2nd 2018 at 9:26:46pm

From this video, the problem is definitely that you need more pop. You are throwing it so hard that you are forgetting to really pop hard. Pop, trick, land.

Having said that, good effort on that tiny jump!

**This post was edited on Jan 2nd 2018 at 9:42:42pm