Front flips off knuckles

lickmyballs

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Hey guys so I'm probably going to throw a front flip off a knuckle at Mountain Creek because they finally made a jump with a steep knuckle and I'm just wondering if there is a right way or a wrong way to go about doing this. I have already made a picture in my head of what it should look like. Any vids showing you guys doing front flips off knuckles would help. And don't worry guys...... I have full tlts
 
There are two ways to do this. Either with staggered skis, or even skis. Some people feel more comfortable with one foot out in front of the other, but it's all personal preference. Either way, come into the knuckle with a good amount of speed and a good amount of confidence. Really use your arms on your first attempts, rock slightly back and then go forward with your body, head, and arms to set the rotation. As you become more comfortable with them the rock back or arms may not be needed as much. When you are in the air you will be fairly blind and mostly be seeing your knees, this being said DO NOT check over one shoulder. This will cause you to spin a 90 and land sideways. Judge when you should open up generally off how much airtime you know you will have. This should not be as much of an issue off a knuckle as off a jump because the little amount of air time.

Good luck! (Frontflip off a knuckle is probably the easiest invert I've done so be confident)
 
13614347:bedinski said:
There are two ways to do this. Either with staggered skis, or even skis. Some people feel more comfortable with one foot out in front of the other, but it's all personal preference. Either way, come into the knuckle with a good amount of speed and a good amount of confidence. Really use your arms on your first attempts, rock slightly back and then go forward with your body, head, and arms to set the rotation. As you become more comfortable with them the rock back or arms may not be needed as much. When you are in the air you will be fairly blind and mostly be seeing your knees, this being said DO NOT check over one shoulder. This will cause you to spin a 90 and land sideways. Judge when you should open up generally off how much airtime you know you will have. This should not be as much of an issue off a knuckle as off a jump because the little amount of air time.

Good luck! (Frontflip off a knuckle is probably the easiest invert I've done so be confident)

This. Make sure to kick out at the right. Not too fun to land tucked or over rotate.
 
13614347:bedinski said:
There are two ways to do this. Either with staggered skis, or even skis. Some people feel more comfortable with one foot out in front of the other, but it's all personal preference. Either way, come into the knuckle with a good amount of speed and a good amount of confidence. Really use your arms on your first attempts, rock slightly back and then go forward with your body, head, and arms to set the rotation. As you become more comfortable with them the rock back or arms may not be needed as much. When you are in the air you will be fairly blind and mostly be seeing your knees, this being said DO NOT check over one shoulder. This will cause you to spin a 90 and land sideways. Judge when you should open up generally off how much airtime you know you will have. This should not be as much of an issue off a knuckle as off a jump because the little amount of air time.

Good luck! (Frontflip off a knuckle is probably the easiest invert I've done so be confident)

I just stomped on my first try today.... I was pumped
 
13614347:bedinski said:
DO NOT check over one shoulder. This will cause you to spin a 90 and land sideways. Judge when you should open up generally off how much airtime you know you will have.

When I was first trying inverts I put my jacket hood over my helmet and that would help me not look over my shoulder.
 
tried this out of nowhere and bailed, but i got most of it around and just kinda ninja rolled out of it. just have to commit more
 
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