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

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SchizoSkier
Posts: 2877 - Karma: 31,245
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
3 years ago
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Keven
Posts: 98 - Karma: 844
Over rotate and land on my ass rather than my neck
3 years ago
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KCoCM
Posts: 963 - Karma: 8,787
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
3 years ago
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keagan.karstens
Posts: 1634 - Karma: 35,365




I’ll take my chances over rotating
3 years ago
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apc.fr
Posts: 293 - Karma: 879
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.
3 years ago
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zacgcb
Posts: 89 - Karma: 960
if theres any chance of slowing your fall with your tails then overrotate but if it's straight to back/ neck then tip clip
3 years ago
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sullivano*b
Posts: 1234 - Karma: 8,139
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
3 years ago
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tanner.harms
Posts: 36 - Karma: 209
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.
3 years ago
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Bio_8
Posts: 236 - Karma: 1,126
Tips because I’ve never had that happen on a groomed run
3 years ago
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jompcock
Posts: 1577 - Karma: 11,738
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.
3 years ago
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
Posts: 3945 - Karma: 33,346
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
3 years ago
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Zurg
Posts: 1530 - Karma: 5,171
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.
3 years ago
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