| Front flips are one of the most enjoyable things you | | | | Step 3: Give it a try! The more you keep thinking about |
| can do on a trampoline and this story will teach you | | | | the front flip the less likely you are to really try it. Just |
| how to do a front flip, with step by step explanations, | | | | begin with a small bounce and there's hardly any bad |
| frequent bad habits and how to fix them. | | | | that can happen. Once you have a medium bounce, |
| Step 1: Before you attempt a flip, try what we call a | | | | when you begin to feel the bed of the trampoline |
| tuck jump. While in the air, tuck your knees to your | | | | thrusting you upwards then push your arms forward |
| chest while keeping your balance. Stop piking your legs | | | | and let your chest to drop. After you become airborne, |
| shortly before you land. Practice this over and over | | | | perform a pike from the First Step and tuck your head |
| again until you master it. | | | | down add into your chest. Don't hold this position much |
| Second Step: Try a flip and fall onto your bottom or | | | | longer than around half of a second. Finally, let your |
| back. Start by performing a somersault with no jump. | | | | feet come out of the tuck and pick up your head, |
| Then little by Little, get a little bit of jump, but remember | | | | which will straighten your body and slow down your |
| that you do not have to jump very big for this. If you | | | | rotation. Because landing front flips flawlessly is highly |
| are still too scared, try to tilt your head a little bit to side | | | | tough, it may take you a good amount of time to get |
| while you flip so you can spot your landing. However, | | | | good at it. Some advice to landing good front flips is to |
| do not get too accustomed to tilting your as it can lead | | | | go bigger (but not too big!) so you have more time to |
| to off axis flips. As Well, try as best as you can to | | | | spot your landing and adjust your flip accordingly. Also, |
| land comparatively near to your takeoff location If you | | | | it help to use your hands to help correct yourself; if you |
| move forward a lot in your flip, then your are most | | | | don't quite make it around then put your hands |
| likely "early." What that means is that you are starting | | | | forward. On the flip side, if you over flipped, then |
| your front flip too early in your jump which gets your | | | | position your hands up towards the sky. I appreciate |
| momentum to travel out instead of up. Keep doing this | | | | you taking a look at this article and wish you good luck |
| until you feel comfortable with performing it in a | | | | on your flips! |
| medium to small jump. | | | | |