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Aaand totally pussied out in the air. Underrotated, caught my tips, and broke my humerus. One pin going from my shoulder to my elbow. Laugh at my pain.
I literally did the exact same thing. Tried one mid air hit the tips went and hit the collar bone knew instantly it was broken pretty bad since I have broken the other one before. That being said, never tried it again lol.
But its more or less a pretty easy brake to deal with. Painful at first especially sleeping cause every slight move kills and you don't really realize how much it moves until you brake it.
That was actually pretty good for a first try. The rotation was well controlled, if anything its your stance and balance on the in run/ take off that would mess you up.
That sucks OP. This is why I always tell people THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS COMMITMENT. You try to pussy out because you're scared of getting hurt but if you do that you're actually 10 times more likely to get hurt.
You just gotta say. If you decide to do it you just gotta tell yourself "I'm gonna do this and it's going to be alright". Think about the commitment. I've seen a lot of people land or come very close on their first one. The majority of bad crashes I've seen were people who had no concept of the rotation of the backflip and couldn't wrap their head around how to huck it, and people that got scared and backed out or threw it to the side.
Now you know what can happen if you don't commit. Next time really go for it, stomp the shit out of it, claim the shit out of it, and post a pic or video up here for some post injury redemption.
Underrotated backflips are one of the most uniquely sucky things in skiing. Even if it's a small backflip into powder, clipping your tips or landing straight on your face just sucks. At least with an overroted frontflip you can sometimes roll out of it.
HolteUnderrotated backflips are one of the most uniquely sucky things in skiing. Even if it's a small backflip into powder, clipping your tips or landing straight on your face just sucks. At least with an overroted frontflip you can sometimes roll out of it.
This! The only thing worse is when you start laying out your backflips, you think your making it around cause your body is starting to come up and you've done it hundreds of times, but then the world tells you NO! Grabs your tips, slingshotting you into the ground subsequently knocking the wind out of you.
ha just coming up to jump I was look ok Im doing this, then I was like wait no fuck that, and then right before I took off I was like fuck ok do it, but by that time I had already taken off with no pop or any commitment whatsoever ha, anyways thanks for the help and support guys, I will definitely be trying it again when winter rolls around
I overrotated my first so bad because I tried it off a little hill at the end of a cannon rail. It had a real kick at the top and a solid landing but I came in with way too much speed. And my first on a park jump I underrotated to my face bacause I picked a jump too small cuz I was too scared to go big.
This thread has some pretty grisly injuries haha. I'd like to add that in addition to committing, MAKE SURE you have the muscle memory for the trick by practicing on a trampoline/diving board/into a foam pit. Even if you huck a trick and commit, chances are you won't set it properly and you'll be likely to get hurt. Here's me two years ago trying a "rodeo 5" after never having done one on a tramp, diving board, etc. I had no idea what I was doing, pussied out, and got REALLY LUCKY and didn't injure anything (besides my ego).
I went for an underflip 5 and pussied out hard, didnt pop but still threw my arms for the rotation. landed directly on my neck but lucky for me i tried it on slush and just had a sore neck and some ice burns
brendanbectoldI wish that i didnt find this thread because in 2 weeks ill be trying my first backflip.
practice on tramps first! it will help you soo much. work on spotting your landings. ive been practicing mine on a tramp, and first try i got it. my friend tried it without practicing on the tramp, and landed right on his head hahah
Best idea for trying first backflip is just casually overshooting the jump , keeps you from catching your tips! So I catched my tips wenn i was going to slow , since then i always send them far down haha
ski_da_powpractice on tramps first! it will help you soo much. work on spotting your landings. ive been practicing mine on a tramp, and first try i got it. my friend tried it without practicing on the tramp, and landed right on his head hahah
I am very confidant with backflips on the Tramp so hopefully it is as similar and easy as that, thanks for the advice.
