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Nikolaus
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which is harder, a 540 or a front flip
Sep 13 2014 4:14PM
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powerbong2000
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Stand on the ground and try to do a 540. Then try a front flip.
Sep 13 2014 4:16PM
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McLS
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Physically a 540, psychologically a frontflip
Sep 13 2014 6:29PM
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JonasJuhler
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Me after the leaked nudes
Sep 13 2014 6:42PM
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Miomo
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yes
Sep 13 2014 6:44PM
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.FRY.
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WizardOfSteezeMe after the leaked nudes


I'm glad you liked my nudes. wanna get coffee sometime?
Sep 13 2014 6:44PM
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JonasJuhler
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.FRY.I'm glad you liked my nudes. wanna get coffee sometime?


Yet again the odds are ether in my favor
Sep 13 2014 6:52PM
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.FRY.
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WizardOfSteezeYet again the odds are ether in my favor


wtf are you talking about? did you like my hot bod or not?
Sep 13 2014 6:52PM
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JonasJuhler
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.FRY.wtf are you talking about? did you like my hot bod or not?


I thought you were seeing that Leela girl or something?
Sep 13 2014 7:07PM
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_____alfredo____
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frontflip is easier on a small jump, but 540 is easier on a big jump in my opinion
Sep 14 2014 1:34AM
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wasatch_rat
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both are pretty easy to huck and hope and get lucky, but a 5 is much easier to spot the landing. as long as you can ski switch a little, i would say a 5 is easier for most people on most jumps. but hey why not learn both?
Sep 14 2014 2:17AM
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JGWI
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A front flip came around easier for me but they are both pretty simple with some practice.
Sep 14 2014 2:20AM
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gaper-raper
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i still cant land a fronty but can do 5's in my sleep so its all preference i guess
Sep 14 2014 2:43AM
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iH8pow
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Personally I'd say front flip. Maybe if you're used to doing them on the tramp or whatever a front could be easier, but with no prior experience learning a front flip is like learning a 360. Once you learn it it'll be the easiest thing you do, but it will take a lot of trial and error to learn it.
I stomped my first 540 I ever tried and it took a couple years before I fell doing one. Definitely didn't come too close to landing my first frontie though.

I'd agree with the person that said a front flip is easier to do on small jumps and 540 on big jumps
Sep 14 2014 8:36AM
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redking
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I can land 5's but i've never even attempted a front flip
Sep 14 2014 9:06AM
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powabunga
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I can backie, frontie, 3, switch 3 and switch 5 but have the most trouble with regular 5 for some reason
Sep 14 2014 11:34AM
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Spiri7o
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540, it's different then the ground because height isnt an option. Takes more commitment to do a front but more effort on a 540
Sep 14 2014 12:13PM
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humpty
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540, just throw your 360 a little harder but not too hard. When i was learning 540s i set way to hard and did these weird pencil 630 things. Frontflips are harder i think because they're weird and you cant see anything while your in the air, also shin bang is the worst.
Sep 14 2014 12:23PM
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Spiri7o
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humpty540, just throw your 360 a little harder but not too hard. When i was learning 540s i set way to hard and did these weird pencil 630 things. Frontflips are harder i think because they're weird and you cant see anything while your in the air, also shin bang is the worst.


boots that fit/ proper technique my friend
Sep 14 2014 1:19PM
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SpookyCat
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You can't spot your landing on a front flip... simple as that.
Sep 14 2014 1:26PM
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Holte
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JenniferGarnerYou can't spot your landing on a front flip... simple as that.


Pretty much comes down to that. I learned fronts before 5s but I've crashed a much higher percentage of front flips than 5s. If you over rotate a 540, you can usually open up to land a washed out 600-something or take it to 7, if you under rotate, keep it at 360.

If you over rotate a front flip, you have about a millisecond of notice before you go over the handlebars. If you under rotate, man...that shin bang... For me, front flips are about timing since you can't really spot the landing.

Actually, now that I'm typing this, anyone feel like superman fronts are easier than regular fronts since you basically spot your landing til the end of the rotation? I've never tried a superman front.
Sep 14 2014 3:51PM
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IKEA
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HoltePretty much comes down to that. I learned fronts before 5s but I've crashed a much higher percentage of front flips than 5s. If you over rotate a 540, you can usually open up to land a washed out 600-something or take it to 7, if you under rotate, keep it at 360.

If you over rotate a front flip, you have about a millisecond of notice before you go over the handlebars. If you under rotate, man...that shin bang... For me, front flips are about timing since you can't really spot the landing.

Actually, now that I'm typing this, anyone feel like superman fronts are easier than regular fronts since you basically spot your landing til the end of the rotation? I've never tried a superman front.


Superman are easier, but only if you've got the timing right. If you mess up with the timing on superman, then you are fucked. I messed up a regular front once, I did the pop in the air. Basically landed on my back with my skis underneath my back. Shin bang much? Hurts my legs thinking of it. Can only imagine if I went for the superman.. Probably landed on my head.
Sep 14 2014 4:08PM
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gapers4life
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In my opinion 540s are harder. But that's cus I'm shit at spinning. I can backflip and frontflip fine, but spinning past 3 is sketchy as fuck for me. It's all about personal preference
Sep 14 2014 10:44PM
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