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Double Front Flip - Gymnastics
In this lesson you will learn how to do a double front
flip and how to use trampoline and
mats for a risk-free practice. Please be aware that this flip is very
difficult and only advanced
gymnasts should try this jump.
Ask your coach or an experienced gymnast to assist / support you.
Before you try the double front flip, you should be able to do the front
flip without
springboard or trampoline, the front
flip layout and the front
flip 180.
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Technical description: Double Front Flip - Gymnastics
- Run forward and jump off from the balls of your
feet like if you were doing a normal front flip.
Don't forget that the hop before the jump has to be really fast and
flat.
Keep your abs tight and reach up with both hands.
Don't look down as you jump off and don't lean forward too much.
Keep you body as vertical as possible as you bounce off.
For more info,
please check the Front Flip Tutorial.
I recommend you first try the double front flip from a 1m springboard
into water and later practice this flip with
a trampoline and a huge
pile of mats. ( see step 3 )
- The main difference between a double front
flip and a normal front flip is,
that you have to tuck earlier when
you do a double front flip.
When you do a normal front flip, you have
much more time to gain height and extend your body in the
first flying
phase of the jump.
Here you have to tuck earlier, because the first
flip has to be finished when you reach the highest point of the jump.
But still, you have to extend elbows and knees for a moment and
look forward as you jump off.
( jump as vertical as possible )
The fact that you have to initiate the first flip earlier, often
leads to the mistake that people don't extend their
bodies properly and therefore jump off like for a wide diveroll.
- Tuck
and initiate the first flip like if you were doing a normal front
flip.
The first sault should be finished at the highest point of the
jump.
If you can already do the double front flip into water, you can
jump from a trampoline and
land the first front flip on a high pile of mats.
So don't jump from a trampoline into low landing mats right away...
Unless you wanna break your neck.
Jump up onto a high pile of mats like shown here.
Later you can jump over the mats without letting your feet really
touch the mats.
- If you are a beginner, land on the mat pile, stop
for a moment and then roll down the other side.
Later you can
stop and jump down with a front flip.
After a while you will be able
to do this without really stopping on top of the mat pile.
Because
the back side of the mat pile is 45 degrees, you will not injure yourself
when you try to connect the 2 flips
without landing on the pile.
In case it doesn´t work right away, the second front flip
will just turn into a roll down the 45 degree side of the mat pile.
Don't try the double front flip without this preparation and even
though you have a good training method here,
you should not try
this flip without an experienced gymnast or coach who can support
you !!!
- To stop the rotation, lift your arms and extend you legs.
For more details visit the normal front flip tutorial.
However...
At the beginning you will land on your back or in a squat position.
So
make sure your landing mats are soft enough.
Trainer advice: Double Front Flip - Artistic Gymnastics
- Good equipment is the key to the double front
flip.
If you use a tampoline and a pile of mats like shown in the detailed
instruction,
you can learn the double front flip without ever being
afraid of the next step.
- Ask your coach or an experianced gymnast to assist you.
- Learn the double front flip jumping from a 1m springboard into water
first.
- Work on your normal front flips.
Related instructions: Double Front Flip - Gymnastics
Videos: Double Front Flip - Artistic Gymnastics
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