What should be my first flip on skis?

Sk3islyf

Sk3islyf

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Lately I’ve been feeling pretty confident about sending a flip while skiing. However, I still get the fear that I’m going to break my neck or something and screw myself if I go for a backie or something. I live in the northeast USA and we don’t have powder or airbags here, so my only option is off a park jump. I’ve thought about front flips but they seem pretty hard compared to a backflip but feel less dangerous. ATM, I’m able to do 360’s, 540’s, and handrag cork 3’s off knuckles.
 
Step 1: Learn how to do backies on a trampoline

Thats pretty much it. If you can do it on a trampoline, you can do it on skis.
 
14103267:CLQ said:
Step 1: Learn how to do backies on a trampoline

Thats pretty much it. If you can do it on a trampoline, you can do it on skis.
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I can do backies on tramps pretty effortlessly. I feel like I can do them on snow but I also feel like if I do try one, I will hit a mental block, not commit, and land on my neck or something.
 
If your really concerned get yourself a set of tramp skis so you can practice having some boards strapped to your feet, other than that you just gotta huck, land one and that will clear the block

14103273:Sk3islyf said:
I can do backies on tramps pretty effortlessly. I feel like I can do them on snow but I also feel like if I do try one, I will hit a mental block, not commit, and land on my neck or something.
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14103273:Sk3islyf said:
I can do backies on tramps pretty effortlessly. I feel like I can do them on snow but I also feel like if I do try one, I will hit a mental block, not commit, and land on my neck or something.
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My mate and brother were in the situation where they couldn’t actually backy on lock on a tramp but they wouldn’t freak in the air. Took it to snow and they both put them down within the first few tries. My advice would be to build a jump somewhere off to the side of the piste, take a shovel to the landing to chop it up a bit and then just send her. If you’re really stressing the first time then swing your arms at the start to really huck the rotation (might end up backslapping) but you can cut it out when you get more comfortable.

just make sure you pop, look straight backwards and push with the hips. Arching your back and keeping your head back a little also helps with spotting the landing early and general drip. For example, on this train my mate arches and sees the landing with loads of time whereas I floated it far too hard, didn’t arch and just caught tips. Didn’t hurt much though

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/953212/trim-CC467795-8820-48F2-8CBC-5DBE8D282653-MOV[/video]
 
14103273:Sk3islyf said:
I can do backies on tramps pretty effortlessly. I feel like I can do them on snow but I also feel like if I do try one, I will hit a mental block, not commit, and land on my neck or something.
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You just have to control your brain. Know that the most likely way for you to get hurt would be to worry about getting hurt and then back out of the trick halfway in the air. I felt the same way for my first attempt tho, as if it was just gonna be some ridiculous feeling in the airand i was gonna back up on my commitment last second.

just huck it and tuck it. Only you are in control of what your body does. As long as you commit and your form isnt complete garbage youll be fine. Make sure you bring your legs in for a loose tuck, pop fully, and pop straight up, dont fling yourself backwards into the jump. Good luck!
 
do you live somewhere where you could wait until a storm and build your own kicker somewhere? make it as big as you can but it doesn't have to be that big. a soft landing will help you get past that mental block
 
Backflip, but please, please commit. Set hard, rotate fully, and look for the landing. I was lucky to have a foot of powder when I landed on my head, but that was only because I didn't do any of those three things.
 
Find a cool park crew homie to carve a little wu tang on a small kicker with a shovel. Could legit be an 8' jump, but if it has the kick the backflip sends naturally and the low speed will make it less dangerous. That's how I learned.
 
We get like less than 10 pow days a year and there aren’t many place to build jumps as most of the public land around is heavily wooded.

14103380:SofaKingSick said:
do you live somewhere where you could wait until a storm and build your own kicker somewhere? make it as big as you can but it doesn't have to be that big. a soft landing will help you get past that mental block
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Disappointed nobody said "do a double" yet.

But whatever you're feeling. People generally have the best luck with backflips. It sounds scary but can be easier than the other. That said I know people that only front flip, lincoln, cork, etc.

Do something you're comfy with on tramps etc. Also as mentioned, commitment. Generally the only way learning flios goes wrong is A. Terrible jump selection B. Not committing C. Having no idea how to hit a jump or do a flip.

Find a good jump, get your friends to hype you up(bonus points/fun if you can learn em together) and let em fly. If people have an understanding of how to flip, even basic, find a good jump, and don't pussy out, it generally comes around and they land the first or in the first 3.

If you do get one I'd recommend doing them a bunch at first to get the muscle memory. That repetition while youre feeling it is clutch to getting them forwver dialed.

Good luck!
 
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