Lazarus_762 0 #1 September 16, 2012 how the Hell do you practice for a backflip? Up until now, I have been able to practice and rehearse at home, at work, at the gym...where-ever. How in hell can I practice doing a backflip in freefall? WTF???? Airtwardo:"There is a bit of difference between a rigger with a nipper and a guy with 138 jumps and a swiss army knife...usually!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReluctantStool 0 #2 September 16, 2012 Jump out of a plane.... Bring your knees to your chest, throw your head back. Its easier than you think. Just go for it and have fun!!!! ZEUS Skydive Team....FSL Rookie Class Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazarus_762 0 #3 September 16, 2012 Quote Jump out of a plane.... Bring your knees to your chest, throw your head back. Its easier than you think. Just go for it and have fun!!!! BWAAHAAHAA! Love it! would have done it today, but my credit card is as thin as a piece of tissue paper... Airtwardo:"There is a bit of difference between a rigger with a nipper and a guy with 138 jumps and a swiss army knife...usually!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #4 September 16, 2012 Swimming pool. Water is a fluid like air, just much more viscous. Initiating a backflip underwater takes the same body motions it does in freefall.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #5 September 16, 2012 Relax about the backflip. One thing to remember is you are not being judged on the quality of your backflip. The whole point of the drill is to get unstable, then to regain stability again. If your backflip is beautiful that is great. If not, as long as you gain stability again, that is great too. [note: not an instructor but that is what I have always heard from them]"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mahonie10 0 #6 September 16, 2012 invision yourself breaking a stick over both your knees when you bring them up. snap your hands down and look up, then open back up once you see ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermes70 0 #7 September 16, 2012 I second the motion for the swimming pool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #8 September 17, 2012 All the pool advice etc.. is good advice if you want to learn a back flip proplerly, but if it is part of your AFF course, DONT BOTHER. the whole point of the bck flip is to get you unstable and then stable again. In OZ at least, I dont know anyone who has failed an AFF level because their back flip was not good.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazarus_762 0 #9 September 17, 2012 OK, cool...I'll quit stressing over it, and who knows, it may be a thing of beauty - probably not, but it's all good, and I'll be skydiving! Always a good thing. It just keeps getting better, guys! Thanks for the advice... Airtwardo:"There is a bit of difference between a rigger with a nipper and a guy with 138 jumps and a swiss army knife...usually!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #10 September 17, 2012 Quote OK, cool...I'll quit stressing over it, and who knows, it may be a thing of beauty - probably not, but it's all good, and I'll be skydiving! Always a good thing. It just keeps getting better, guys! Thanks for the advice... Shit, I had a level 1 AFF do so many backflips that I got dizzy... it can't be THAT hard! "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindenwood 0 #11 September 17, 2012 The advice about pretending you are flipping under water is what my AFFI told me and what I do. My first attempt during AFF was bad, but I regained stability like they said I needed to show. I picked it up pretty quick and can do them pretty consistently now (I think :P).Weeeee! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #12 September 17, 2012 All the above is just what I got taught when I was learning. Then I started going to the wind tunnel and learned I'd been doing it all wrong all along. Do whatever your instructors tell you. As above, it's more about being able to demonstrate regaining stability than actually doing a nice backflip. Learning to actually fly a backflip properly can come later... Probably after several hundred more jumps and some embarrassing trips to a tunnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joellercoaster 6 #13 September 19, 2012 Quote embarrassing trips to a tunnel Wait, there's another kind?-- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
holie 0 #14 September 19, 2012 - stand up, hands up arch - hunker down, hands up, roll back - backward roll to your belly - arch on your belly that's as easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #15 September 23, 2012 Quote Shit, I had a level 1 AFF do so many backflips that I got dizzy... it can't be THAT hard! Twirl 'em like a two-handed baton or that "spinner" GF.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1dmb 0 #16 September 24, 2012 A few months ago when I tried it for my AFF jump I totally messed it up. I found the problem was that half way through it I would feel so unstable and not follow through all the way. Then I tried it on a solo and finally got it. It takes longer to fully flip than you expect. Also, I found that the best way to learn it was to not listen to anyones description of how to do it. Just do what you think will work and it will work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
