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Offline hollywoodkid

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little help with fear?
« on: December 08, 2009, 03:29:32 PM »
does anyone have any tips or something on getting of my fear of doing front/back flips? ive read a ton of stuff about it and it didnt really help (google failed???) so anyone with any advice i love you!

ive gotten over the fear, and i get enough height, but i cant focus on both the the take off, and the tuck. i can get one or the other right, but never both. any help?!?!
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Re: little help with fear?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 03:49:51 PM »
Don't do it alone, first of all. Get someone bigger than you to help you train. With a spotter helping you learn to flip it's not only safer, it's a big confidence booster as well.  :)
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Re: little help with fear?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 09:24:12 PM »
Come to the gym ;) For front flips, try it off of something at a playground into like wood chips. At least, that's how I did my very first one, even before in a gym. Before that, try on a trampoline. For backflips, get a spotter!
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Re: little help with fear?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2009, 10:14:59 PM »
i agree with the spotter thing. also, what's been helping me is doing a back tuck onto a really deep pad. that way, if you under rotate, you don't break your neck. i swear it works. but definitely find a spotter. APEX has a lot of guys who really know what they are doing.
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Re: little help with fear?
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2009, 11:15:11 AM »
i started doing frontflips off a spring board in a gym, it gives you the extra hight  :)
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