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Peekaboo 
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 Topic: How to do frontflip-Posted: May/10/2011 at 5:58pm |
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I was watching this vid, the front flip (or whatever they called it) is pretty sick at 2:29 Anyone know how to do this and can comment?
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Timmay_650
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Posted: May/11/2011 at 5:36pm |
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my friend was trying to teach me that and his biggest piece of advice was to make sure and keep your shoulders straight. If they rotate at all you will do off axis and it wont go well. I found doing them off cat tracks was a good place a lot especially on a powder day.
I really like that skier at 1:02
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2zz
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Posted: May/14/2011 at 3:15pm |
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maybe try to do a front cartwheel first to get the feel of it. i've never tried, but just a suggestion.
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Jigkidd
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Posted: May/14/2011 at 4:17pm |
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Having a strong Nollie will help you pop more to get it around.
Knowing how to cartwheel helps keep your shoulders parallel to the direction of travel. once your airborn suck your knees up into your chest a friend told me to have my front arm raised and to swing it down towards my front binding to help initiate the rotation. ps Scott Stevens is a jib ninja |
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IceCoast
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Posted: May/14/2011 at 4:21pm |
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Literally all you have to do is pop off your nose and tuck forward.
Me and my friend do a couple in this vid, notice how we keep our selves sideways, by keeping our shoulders that direction. http://vimeo.com/22188397 |
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winn
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Posted: May/14/2011 at 5:29pm |
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l wouldn't try it until you get a fresh layer of powder and feel confident enough in yourself
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Skoojoo
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Posted: May/14/2011 at 5:52pm |
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Scott Stevens is a total bamf.
Anyway. try it over a roller into powder. Wont hurt so bad if it goes wrong. Knowing how to do a cartwheel (gymnastics) will help you in initiation as well as air awareness
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Marumm
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Posted: May/14/2011 at 11:24pm |
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I have a lot of experience doing them in powder, but never intentionally.
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fj5
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Posted: May/15/2011 at 1:20am |
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That's something I need to work on next season. I'm assuming a good way to work up to it is by practicing cartwheels, then one handed cartwheels, then aerials... then go crazy on the snow with your board. Looks like you'll need a bit of a generous drop to clear your tail coming over and you wouldn't want to approach it too slow. The front/sideways tuck is essential!
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Peekaboo
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Posted: May/15/2011 at 7:42pm |
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Thanks for the advice guys. Lol ill try doing some cartwheel first before doing it. Any Idea how much clearance will need to do this? The one in the vid, it seems as if he was riding in nearly flat surface.
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Timmay_650
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Posted: May/15/2011 at 8:29pm |
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This trick can be done anywhere from a few feet (off a cat track) to a huge drop. But you don't want to go too small until you know how to throw it fast.
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Maximus
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Posted: May/15/2011 at 8:35pm |
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This is an incredibly dope video. And awesome soundtrack.
It looks like he uses a lot of pushing power by throwing his arms forward. Everyone in this thread gave good advice
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Lachsta
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Posted: May/16/2011 at 6:01am |
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I really wont learn to to frontflip this season. I think ill practic off little ledges in the powder first. Im also practicing on the trampoline at ome
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strider2375
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Posted: May/16/2011 at 6:11am |
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Dang that would be pretty awesome to pull off that!
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tworunningcards
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Posted: May/16/2011 at 6:40am |
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Front flips are definitely on my list of things to try next year. Cartwheels are easy for me so it's worth a shot.
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Dice
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Posted: May/17/2011 at 10:00am |
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Backyard stuff. Well explained, and gives nice tips where to start the rotation!
I don't think you need big mountain, just enough speed.
On my to-do-list for next season!
 At least that's the plan.  Cheers...
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wpiass
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Posted: May/17/2011 at 10:22am |
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i like the trampoline demo...cool teaching vid, thanks!
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Dice
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Posted: May/17/2011 at 12:12pm |
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Here's another I just put together quick (from last season GoPro archives) to show and observe for my own purposes.
Notice the front flips are done in TWO different ways! The guy running 1st does the cartwheel type spin. The girl on the second run does a complete FRONT flip facing forward - tucking and grabing the knees facing front (not sideways like cartwheeling style))! I "personally" rather (or plan on) learn it that 2nd way!
 I could probably keep a better balance for landing and I'm used to flipping like that on the ground anyway.
 So (hopefully) smaller learning curve. Anyway, here goes FWIW.
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tworunningcards
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Posted: May/17/2011 at 12:20pm |
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I tried to watch that vid Dice, but it says that it's blocked in my country based on copyright...
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letourneau41
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Posted: May/17/2011 at 1:04pm |
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Looks like I need to throw a front flip in my arsenal
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Posted: May/31/2011 at 1:21am |
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I always end up on my head...i think it just takes alot of commitment
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skyfooze
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Posted: May/31/2011 at 3:13am |
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I tried a front flip the one time in my friend's backyard on a hill and I landed it. We just made our own jump and I went for it. I haven't went for it on a real jump yet.
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Lachsta
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Posted: May/31/2011 at 4:19am |
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Do you think it is easier to try a frontflip or backflip first? I want to try one this season.
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tworunningcards
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Posted: May/31/2011 at 7:10am |
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I imagine the frontflip would be easier because of the landing, but I'll have to wait until next season to find out. |
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andrethegiant
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Posted: May/31/2011 at 7:20am |
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great vid... ill definetly try that into the airbag at hcsc this summer!
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tangles
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Posted: Jun/01/2011 at 3:12pm |
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great vid i might try find some powder this season and work up the courage
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Posted: Jun/24/2011 at 1:32pm |
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i think its like a backwards backflip
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LittleShooey
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Posted: Jun/24/2011 at 2:20pm |
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I think I found my next target.
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Senior TS dinosaur drawer-er.
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Sintexo
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Oh don't worry he'll be an easy one. Yesterday he went through the whole month of march reviving threads. He's been here for 6 days and already has 80 review points.
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kirium81
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Well, since he's been here for only a few weeks, obviously older threads are new to him and he's entitled to chime in as the rest of us do. And even the review points, gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say he's purchased them from other sites and just reviewing them here. I'm sure the depth of the reviews will get better as he learns from just being around the forums, as we all did. And hopefully sooner than later cuz we all know we don't need more sock reviews.
But this?! LOL, sorry buddy, but I have no words except thanks for the laugh. And welcome to the community! |
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scuddera
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Posted: Jun/24/2011 at 6:27pm |
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yea the front flip at 2:29 is huge. fronts are on my list of things to complete this coming season.
^ "backwards backflip" ..... damn how ripped were you when u said that... |
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lawson6
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Posted: Jun/24/2011 at 6:35pm |
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Haha how funny is it when the nose digs in and you do one perfect and ride away
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tworunningcards
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Posted: Jun/26/2011 at 8:49pm |
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I've done it and laughed but never managed to land an unintentional one clean. |
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tworunningcards
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Posted: Jun/28/2011 at 6:37am |
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Also, speaking of front flips...
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fishkur
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Posted: Jun/28/2011 at 7:51am |
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Not trying to be negative, but if you're asking which trick is "easier" you're not ready for flips yet. |
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Custom09
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Posted: Jun/28/2011 at 8:20am |
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You wanna do it off a flat surface, and practicing the rotation on a trampoline first helps
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