Backflip off of water help

Haggy102 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

ok i dont have a tramp.....however i do live on a lake and have a dock or swim platform or watever......so wat is the best way to start learning backflips in my situation....ive never done a backflip before on or off the wakeboard so im a little nervous....is there a way to like ease into it to get the feeling before im leaping off the dock and throwin a backflip?

Haggy102 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

any help would be great

colefooter · Posted: Jul 19, 2004 6:55 pm Post subject:

A backflip as in a backroll or tanrum or what? my thoughts are go out and do it on the wake, nothing is quite the same since you dont have a trampoline

simland · Posted: Jul 19, 2004 8:18 pm Post subject:

Well if you are going for a tantrum I would suggest rying just backflips off the dock. This gets you able to go straight back. Often times people are afraid and look over one shoulder. This causes you to do a backflip 180 of sorts...this can be bad.. So try going straight over and then go out and give a tantrum a try. It's pretty much the same just with more wake physics and trip crap invovled.

Mike.H · Posted: Jul 19, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject:

try a backflip off the dock w/o ure board into the water, wont kill ure neck if u land wrong(depending on how shallow the water is at ure dock) once u got the basic flipping motion down then it should seem a little bit easier but hey what do i really know ive never done any of this before Razz

ben · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 168 City: Pasco

um....go find a diving board....oh, and id recommend wearing a helmet cause ive seen some people get pretty close to smashing their head on docks/boats/swim platforms/whatever trying backflips off of them.

UD)Trunks · Newbie Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 10 City: Winnipeg

I just started tantrums a couple days a go. My sis got me doing a back dive off the dock, which turned into a flip and i took it to the board. I would start by doing a back dive( a half flip dive) I was scared at first but i found looking over my shoulder helped. I did this a couple times then I worked on a straight back dive without looking over my shoulder. Once i was good at that i just went for the flip. When u try it on a board just go for it. Its water. Ive tried about 10 tantrums and havn't been hurt yet.
Good Luck

Haggy102 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

kool.....try the backwards dive first....good idea that will get you used to the feeling and thats already half the rotation.....all i have to do after i get the dive down is pul my legs over my head and there we go.....thanx for the posts peeps Smile

colefooter · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 5:18 pm Post subject:

If you have a floating dock get a helmet, because when i tried one off of a floating dock before, the dock swung back right under me, ouch Crazy Eyes

simland · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 6:25 pm Post subject:

Yea that sucks, but you don't want to get used to doing them striahg up either because at elast when I try a tantrum I want to go bigger and farther so I go up and out.

Haggy102 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

haha o god colefooter....that sux man......my dock is secured tho so hopefully it wont follow me when i try the backflip