your feet shoulder width
apart. You will later drop
them down and back for
momentum.
Step 2: Before any jump you
must dig, so dig! Never
glance down at the
ground. You look at the
ground and you lose.
Keep a firm focus on a
spot slightly higher than
your head level. Your arms
are currently dropping back and behind you. This
will give you enough momentum to launch your
body up into a full back flip.
I can't stress enough to
keep your eyes focused
forward. Never / Ever /
EVER look at the ground
during takeoff! Keep your
eyes focused on a spot
slightly above head level.
When you dig down, try
not to let your legs go below a 90 degree angle
with your knees.
Step 3: Sling your arms back. In the
next few slides you will observe as they drive me
up into the jump.
Your arms are traveling
back upwards, tear them
up there and jump up!
JUMP! Your arms are
pulling you upwards! One
mistake people tend to
make is leaving their arms
down by their hips before
they jump. It's
commitment, you must
use all your force in
unison and combination. So USE your arms. It's
the #1 mistake people have when asking me for
help. If I jump without using my arms I get no
height. If I get no height, I crash. So jump and
use your arms to launch you UP / not back. UP!
JUMP UP! / NOT BACK! Really push off with your
legs, think of this as a vertical jump as high as
you can
You want to keep your
eyes focused in front of
you as long as possible.
You will notice people
who have great back flips
do almost a complete
vertical jump and bring
their legs up then roll
over. So once again I stress - JUMP UP/NOT
BACK. Keep your eyes forward as long as
possible to maximize the jump. When you look
back that is when you stop gaining height.
Tips : you can practice with starting on a hidh surface and finishing on a lower surface to gain height. Gradually reduce the height as you get better.
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