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Would u rather clip ur front tips or over rotate a backflip badly

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SchizoSkier
Posts: 1486 - Karma: 16,030
Both are hella embarrassing and suck but which is worse. And I’m talking like you over rotate that flip so much that you land straight on your back
Mar 28 2022 7:31PM
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Keven
Posts: 97 - Karma: 814
Over rotate and land on my ass rather than my neck
Mar 28 2022 7:39PM
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KCoCM
Posts: 963 - Karma: 8,740
i get where you’re heads at but as far as injury implications go catching your tips is far more desirable than heavily over rotating a backflip
Mar 28 2022 7:52PM
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keagan.karstens
Posts: 1291 - Karma: 28,799




I’ll take my chances over rotating
Mar 28 2022 8:08PM
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apc.fr
Posts: 287 - Karma: 851
Catching tips sucks but I'd rather scorpion and scrape my face than the knee twisting, back breaking hell that is a big over rotation.
Mar 28 2022 8:18PM
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zacgcb
Posts: 89 - Karma: 937
if theres any chance of slowing your fall with your tails then overrotate but if it's straight to back/ neck then tip clip
Mar 28 2022 9:18PM
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sullivanob
Posts: 1227 - Karma: 7,975
ive gone tips in like 10 times in last 2 weeks tryna backflip a park jump. i did it first try then couldnt again. depends on the landing and snow but its never hurt for me either way
Mar 28 2022 9:57PM
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tanner.harms
Posts: 36 - Karma: 207
Considering I broke my back by clipping my front tips and doing a scorpion after a under-rotated backflip, it’s safe to say I’d much rather over rotate and have really bad shin bang instead.
Mar 29 2022 8:25AM
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Bio_8
Posts: 180 - Karma: 794
Tips because I’ve never had that happen on a groomed run
Mar 29 2022 9:52AM
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jompcock
Posts: 1131 - Karma: 8,511
My first 5ish backie attempts I over rotated to my back and was fine cause I had a back protector but prob would've been okay. Caught tips once and got a concussion. The root of all those crashes were letting my knees bend on takeoff. Lead with your hips. and don't sling your head.
Mar 29 2022 9:53AM
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CowboySkibop
Posts: 2953 - Karma: 22,216
shit id rather rotate a backflip poorly.

tip catches are my worst nightmare, had a minor one happen last week tryna nose butter in absolute slush but last season I was tryna daffy and caught tip and went full nosedive before I could catch myself with my arms to avoid getting KO'd
Mar 29 2022 9:59AM
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Zurg
Posts: 1308 - Karma: 2,957
Ive done both and over rotating is far better. Back in high school I was zooming around and hucked a backie off a cat track, caught my tips, snapped one of my skis, split my helmet, and got a concussion.
Mar 29 2022 2:40PM
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