Front flip Tips

[teflon66]

I really wanna try a front flip soon. I got them on tramps and can even do them off small objects on the ground, and it's less scary than trying a back flip. I've watched many videos that say to put one ski in the front of the other, put all pressure on your front foot, and fling your back foot backwards. Where should my hands be? Any tips?

 

[JCTheut]

Make sure you pop out and then tuck. It seems scary at first but if your patient and get a good pop before rotating the flip comes around a lot smoother. A lot of people tend to develop a bad habit of throwing straight down when learning. This leads to under rotations and losing your ski on the lip. As long as you commit and get a good pop you should stomp it within a few tries and then you can pretty much throw them off anything. Good luck!

 

[clorox]

Front flips aren't the best fr jumps. Just send them off knolls. Also, backies are WAY less scary and infinitely easier to land.

 

[teflon66]

Make sure you pop out and then tuck. It seems scary at first but if your patient and get a good pop before rotating the flip comes around a lot smoother. A lot of people tend to develop a bad habit of throwing straight down when learning. This leads to under rotations and losing your ski on the lip. As long as you commit and get a good pop you should stomp it within a few tries and then you can pretty much throw them off anything. Good luck!

Thanks for the tips, anything I should do with my arms, or should I just throw it like I would on the tramp or off an object on the ground?

 

[JCTheut]

Thanks for the tips, anything I should do with my arms, or should I just throw it like I would on the tramp or off an object on the ground?

Some people like to put their arms in front of them and then throw back but thats all personal preferance. When your in the air it feels similar to on a tramp. A good way to imagine it would be doing it off a diving board or cliff since doing it off those you are forced to jump out and then flip as opposed to just flipping. Heres a pretty good video that goes over each step to it.

 

[teflon66]

Front flips aren't the best fr jumps. Just send them off knolls. Also, backies are WAY less scary and infinitely easier to land.

To each his own. For me, back flips are way scarier, I need to get them dialed on the tramp before bringing them to snow.

 

[clorox]

To each his own. For me, back flips are way scarier, I need to get them dialed on the tramp before bringing them to snow.

not able to spot for shit on landing. sack up and send it. also don't try backies on tiny jumps and you won't go tips in.

 

[JayRich]

Glad someone else started this thread. I can do double fronts and double backs off a diving board, cliff jump, etc. How much harder is it taking it to skis? Is it similar? I just want to be able to backflip or frontflip, and I'd be happy with my skiing abilities.

 

[mcnamarskiez]

To each his own. For me, back flips are way scarier, I need to get them dialed on the tramp before bringing them to snow.

fucking send it son..... like the switch said, sack up, try a back flip on a jump with a nice lip and i almost guarantee you land it. At the very least you'll get your flip around catch tips then realize how easy it is and land it second try. way less scary then a front flip IMO. Not gonna dissuade you from trying the front flip though, superman that hoe!

 

[Nikolaus]

I'm currently learning them and its all about commitment and not rushing it. get a really strong pop and then throw down and tuck. i find a 15 foot jump about right. Personally i don't have one foot out front. Also, don't be afraid of falling. I didn't land it my first try and i hit the tails of my skis and then my butt. i was fine and it didn't hurt.

 

[teflon66]

fucking send it son..... like the switch said, sack up, try a back flip on a jump with a nice lip and i almost guarantee you land it. At the very least you'll get your flip around catch tips then realize how easy it is and land it second try. way less scary then a front flip IMO. Not gonna dissuade you from trying the front flip though, superman that hoe!

For me, I'm just scared of doing backies. Even on tramps I get scared of doing them. Frontflips on the other hand, I can do no problem. I'm gonna go for it!

 

[teflon66]

I'm currently learning them and its all about commitment and not rushing it. get a really strong pop and then throw down and tuck. i find a 15 foot jump about right. Personally i don't have one foot out front. Also, don't be afraid of falling. I didn't land it my first try and i hit the tails of my skis and then my butt. i was fine and it didn't hurt.

Any tips on the technique? Like JayRich said, is it different from doing them off diving boards or tramps?

 

[cdip]

I dont pop at all on my fronts, Just lean and make sure to pedal with a foot to get a quicker rotation.

 

[teflon66]

I dont pop at all on my fronts, Just lean and make sure to pedal with a foot to get a quicker rotation.

By pedaling do you mean putting all pressure on one foot and throwing the other back?

 

[cdip]

By pedaling do you mean putting all pressure on one foot and throwing the other back?

I go up, right before im about to take off I raise my right foot and stomp it back down with the set of the flip

 

[Nikolaus]

Any tips on the technique? Like JayRich said, is it different from doing them off diving boards or tramps?

not really. Just a really strong pop AND THEN throw down and grab your knees. it is harder to get it around on skis though

 

[SwitchJibb]

I learned them a couple weeks ago, they're pretty easy just don't think about it too much just pop and throw yourself forwards