Cliff Diving Backflip Help

coolflash8

coolflash8

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I need help with backflips off a 25 foot dam we have in my town. it looks roughly like this:

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with the black being the cliff and the red being the height. So my question is can i just get on the top of it, put my back facing the water, fall back and then tuck a little?
 
I think running and doing a backflip in the opposite direction would be easier because over rotating would be harder than just throwing yourself backwards. But this is my personal opinion
 
start falling back with your knees slightly bent, then when you are around 30-45 degrees you can jump and it will push you out and away from the wall.

if there is an inrun then gainers are way less scary IMO.
 
Do a gainer, its when you run forward and jump(still going forward) then backflip. Almost like a backflip of a ski jump.
 
To address the gainer question, it is the top of a ram from the 1920s so it is about 3 feet across on the top so gainers are out of the question :\
 
All you need is one step i have about 2 - 3 feet of running space to gainer off a 30fter
 
i think backflips are way less scary than gainers. i just start falling back, then push back and lay it out. Don't rush it, and see your landing. pull your feet around when ur about to land
 
what? I only do gainers if there is a lot of running room, i hate the thought of hitting my feet back on the cliff. if you are pushing backwards, it's super easy to spot the landing quick and not worry about anything else
 
pretty much what everyone else said, you dont need to tuck at all really, just lean back, pop off and look, they come around nicely
 
You dont need any running room to gainer. This thread is fucking stupid its a 25 foot cliff, just fucking flip off it.
 
Some real dumb stuff being said in this thread.

Gainers are much more difficult to learn over a regular backflip. And running start to gainer? What the fuck? Telling someone to take a running start to gainer off a cliff is gonna break someones skull. There is no reason to take a running start to gaine.

OP, stand back facing the water, slowly move out over the water and stand on the dam with only the balls of your feet, so the rest of your foot is hanging over the edge.

like so-
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you can jump down a few times backwards to get comfortable with the feeling but if you want to go straight into a backflip heres what you need to do.

(theres 2 kinds of backflips- Push backflips and falling backflips, falling is easier to get first so ill explain that.)

Fall backwards while looking up at the sky, act like you have a weight at the top of your head, bend back and make sure the last thing to leave the cliff is your feet, like they will whip up following your fall. Once your head is back and youve leaned back you will be able to spot the water/your landing. Using your abdomen bring the rest of your body around and land feet first in to the water. No tuck needed and youll do a full layed out backflip

 
did everyone eat stupid pills today or what? he's asking if you think he can do a regular backflip off a 25 foot cliff and youre telling him to gainer cause it's easier?

OP, yes you can def backflip it. just stand backward, let yourself fall backward a few degrees then push up and out with your feet and bring your knees to your chest and spot your landing almost immediately. right then youll know if your rotating speed is too fast or too slow and you can open up or stay tucked to adjust for that. do em off a little drop first to make sure you got it, but theyre really easy

gainers arent super hard but theyre about 1000x harder than regular backflips...
 
THIS. I can do backflips off anything into water, but I've had manyyy bad experiences with gainers. They're also a lot scarier than normal backies.
 
90% of the poeple in this thread have probably never even done a gainer.

Backflips are way way easier until you get to big stuff over 40 feet and are completely comfortable with both.

Anyways OP I'd try learning backflips off something 8-12 feet high first to get the motion down. 25 feet would be fine to just fall back, don't bother tucking. I prefer to slowly fall backwards and then push myself out because it gets you a more comfortable distance away from the cliff/dam/whatever. Just remember to look for the water and it'll come around super naturally, especially if you can already do them on skis or trampoline
 
Here's a quick edit I made off a 22ft cliff. I do both backflip and gainer. On the gainer, you really need 2 or 3 steps maximum, and its so easy to spot the landing without over rotating compared to a regular backflip!

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sorry for dub post bud prime example of how easy it is to over-rotate at 0:8 in the vid I posted
 
ive never backflipped off anything bigger than a 50ft probably but have gainerred 60+ft

its all just personal preference too, im personally less scared of gainers because i feel like i have more control, they feel more like skiing or something
 
yes fuckin this thank you. what is wrong with everyone in this thread. gainers aren't very hard, but much scarier
 
Definitely easier off bigger things but on like 20-30 foot shit it's so easy to lay out a casual backflip. I have trouble slowing them down enough off bigger things
 
I think the exact opposite. but as I said that is my opinion. I just find gainers easier to lay out on big stuff and most cliffs you want to be pretty clear of the wall which is easier to do with a gainer.

I pretty much only do backflips from bridge railings.
 
just do something pussy, in your seat the only things you need to worry about is how far out from the wall you need to go and how deep it is.

Yes i have experience.
 
I would say when you are learning new tricks to pop slower than you think. Everyone overrotates on their first try of almost everything and I see it all the time. FLIP SLOWER and you can always tuck. In fact I don't think ive ever seen anyone ever underrotate a backflip or front flip off a 20 footer.
 
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