Double Back Flip - Gymnastics

In this lesson you will learn how to do a double back flip in artistic gymnastics. You should be able do all the basic gymnastics flips before you try the double back flip. I recommend you jump from a 1m springboard into water and then try this on a trampoline. Don't try the double back flip without the supervision of an experienced gymnastics coach. Find more gymnastics instructions at artistic gymnastics main.

Execution

To learn the double back flip, build up mats and mini-tramp like shown in the illustration.
Do a handstand and bounce into the trampoline a couple of times. Make sure you keep you abdominals tight.
Then do a back flip onto top of your mats and follow with a back roll.
Keep practicing until you can do back flip to back roll without touching the top of the mat pile and then try to do a double back flip.

Advice

The mini-tramp training method shown here is one of the best ways to learn the double back flip. Also try jumping from a 1m springboard into water.
Another training method for the double back flip would be jumping from a tumbling track into a foam pit (with foam rubber cubes).
Warm up and stretch sufficient before you work on difficult flips like this one.
Only practice the tucked double back flip at the beginning.

Suggestions

Videos

Double Back Flip (another double back flip training method - from YT)

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