can't get my arms up during a backflip :s

[broertjetim]

i have a strange problem with backflips, i can't get my arms up when i jump up, well i allways try to throw them up but they stick to the side, like it's some kind of fear, don't know....

i think my backflips are low because of my arms...

: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5rdXpeRZ7Q

yea, i know it's a noob thingie...:dead:

[Trixter-Mike]

you flip way to early

[shengoikee]

this may sound scary to you but look down at the floor and try and swing your arms past your ears and jump fully upwards before tucking.

[Shaolin.dk]

Quite impressive that u actually make it around with that height!

And as Shengoikee says, jump up and stall then tuck! It's not that hard, try get a spotter if ure afraid!:good:

[TKD_Andy]

practise your standing tuck jumps!

also another good tip for this is to do BHS, they'll get you used to swinging your arms.

[broertjetim]

when talking about bhs and stuff

i have also a lil problem with my roundoff, after i do the roundoff my body is traveling up but my body is not straight, why is this?
this is my roundoff: http://video.google.nl/videouploadfinished?docid=4620174461213751626&cid=8f6c74048c892f2b

i don't think i can get a backflip after it like this...

[josias]

when talking about bhs and stuff

i have also a lil problem with my roundoff, after i do the roundoff my body is traveling up but my body is not straight, why is this?
this is my roundoff: http://video.google.nl/videouploadfinished?docid=4620174461213751626&cid=8f6c74048c892f2b

i don't think i can get a backflip after it like this...
keep your arms by your ears the entire time

[broertjetim]

i mean, why don't i go straight up, my chest is reaching forward...

[TKD_Andy]

btw thats a hypertwist not a hyperswipe

[josias]

i mean, why don't i go straight up, my chest is reaching forward...
because you don't keep your arms by your ears the entire time

[broertjetim]

thx for that :) that should fix it :)

@ TKD andy: well it's a slanted hypertwist, it's a mix between a hypertwist and a hyperswipe sinds i kick overhead

[TKD_Andy]

lol i explained this before: you're kicking over your head because you're crunching up as you come into land, if you didnt crunch up you'd be completely level throughout.

its a cool hypertwist, but you need to work on throwing that back leg UP like an aerial to get it inverted :good:

Btw, im doing these a bit at the mo, i can get mine inverted from the start, but not inverted enough.

[Dovicka]

shiiiiiiiiit man, talk about a bad habit, work it on a trampoline and work it RIGHT, seriously that is the absolute lowest landed backflip i've seen and i'm on a cheerleading team with several grade 9 girls doing them.

just find a gym or a friend with a trampoline, then get spotted or a matt and hardcorely focus on something and think nothing else but "Jump, Swing arms as far as i can backwards, then tuck"

My backflip looked almost the same as yours a year or so ago and now this is http://www.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/36/36731058691e6ccca83ce308e4ab88b2988cc.gif