Frontflips

Arnor Smari

Arnor Smari

Bronze member
I'm thinking about trying them this week onto a mattress and it would be nice to get some tips. Like what was it like when you first tried them and that kind of things.
 
Jack Cronin

Jack Cronin

Steel Member
haha i tried my first one to wood tonight and died dont use a ramp with alot of coping you want more of a mellow coping
 
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AndyNguyen

Bronze member
Lean early, when i mean earlyi I mean EARLY! After the lean curl up into a ball type figurine. And land! My first time was sketch cuz it was to concrete and leaned too late
 
Arnor Smari

Arnor Smari

Bronze member
Thanks! Did any of you under rotate a lot? I'm wondering if the spin will just come naturally since I'm really used to doing them on my feet
 
Robert

Robert

Tr0ll
Arnor Smari said:
Thanks! Did any of you under rotate a lot? I'm wondering if the spin will just come naturally since I'm really used to doing them on my feet
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yeah at first i under rotated a bunch, you just want more speed than you think, and you are going to get quite a bit of distance doing it so make sure the mat is in the right spot.
 
Arnor Smari

Arnor Smari

Bronze member
Robert Stine said:
yeah at first i under rotated a bunch, you just want more speed than you think, and you are going to get quite a bit of distance doing it so make sure the mat is in the right spot.
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Thanks, I guess it will be kinda hard to figure out where to put the mat but I could maybe try to bring 2 just in case. Any more tips?
 
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matr!

Silver Member
Robert Stine said:
this is what happens if you let go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNKUfuZr7mY&feature=plcp
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That's what happens if you get floppy dick syndrome halfway through committing to the rotation.

Commit, and chances are you will come out of it fine, even if you don't land it. Oh yeah, and don't let go. Personally I've never tried a front flip, but the same generic 'Commit and don't back out halfway through rule' would still apply.
 
ztkAZ

ztkAZ

Member
USE the lip. Nose manny kinda up it. but do not throw your upper body over the bars and pencil. when you used the lip keep your arms straight out in front of you (get in a ball) which will make spinning so much better and quicker.
 
Arnor Smari

Arnor Smari

Bronze member
ztkAZ said:
USE the lip. Nose manny kinda up it. but do not throw your upper body over the bars and pencil. when you used the lip keep your arms straight out in front of you (get in a ball) which will make spinning so much better and quicker.
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Thanks that makes so much more sense than some other stuff people have said. Like in one tutorial this guy said you should try to make your head touch the frontwheel and he went like 1 cm from the ground. Way too sketchy technique.
 
ztkAZ

ztkAZ

Member
Arnor Smari said:
Thanks that makes so much more sense than some other stuff people have said. Like in one tutorial this guy said you should try to make your head touch the frontwheel and he went like 1 cm from the ground. Way too sketchy technique.
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Yeah do not throw your head towards your front wheel at all. You want your head to be behind your bars. not in-front.
 
Bobby R

Bobby R

Steel Member
Exactly what ztkAZ said, you want to huck the frontflip pretty early on the ramp. Curl into a ball and also try and bring your feet to your butt, it'll help the rotation alot.

Commit
 
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Jacob B

Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDYf1UpsLDM

^^^this is my 5th try to concrete lol just throw the flip like a foot before you hit coping, if you hit coping then just ditch the flip right before you hit the ground you'll land on your feet(most of the time) and in the middle of the flip you'll just know if your spinning too slow and not guna make it, so if that happens ditch it again right before you hit concrete and you should land on your feet
 
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