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Absolutely! In the meantime, a couple things that might help- the first drill I show in this tutorial, where you go from stomach to back, is the same snap initiation as you would use for a cody. If you can get that takeoff to feel consistent, it'll make life much safer. The second thing I would recommend is learning to drive a cruise all the way over to your back. Going to your stomach is a great start, but if you can flip it even further you'll learn how it feels to put the rotation in that you would need to do a cody to your stomach or feet. Lastly, if you weren't trying it from a back 3/4 (backflip to stomach), I would highly recommend starting there. It'll give you much more power than starting from a front drop, just like a roundoff backflip is much physically easier than a standing one.

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Twisting is mostly a matter of turning your hip, shoulder, and head at the same rate in the same direction at the same time, made much easier and more efficient by keeping your abs and butt engaged (what gymnasts etc refer to as "staying tight") so your entire body moves as one unit rather than in a disjointed way. For a front half, you can break it down in a pretty simple way- do a front tuck, kick out, and in the moment right before landing, close your hip and shoulder so you turn 45 degrees in the direction you want to twist. When that gets comfortable, add another 45 degrees so you're landing facing sideways, then another 45 to take you into an almost-half-twist, and finally another 45 degrees to take you all the way to a front half. From there, you can begin twisting slightly earlier and in a more open position so you can watch the trampoline, but that's how I would typically teach it. As for back twisting, cruises are a wonderful way to drill for the timing and general feeling of it. More to come on the subject, but it's hard to condense it into a CZcams comment, haha. Hope this helps!

I have! I thoroughly enjoy 540 cruise to stomach, it's been ages since the last time I did 900 but it was fun (and terrifying) when I used to do them, haha. Cruise variation videos coming next weekend (and for a month or so afterward) 🙃👊🏻

Thank you!

I'm loving the new scenery, I hope they keep it like this even after Cloud 7 is over!

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! Good catch with the terminology, too- I think of cascades and fountains as being the same general concept (minus switching hands) and often forget to distinguish between the two! Much appreciated, I'll be more mindful of how I refer to them 🙏🏻👊🏻

And so different in difficulty level, at least for me- the 540 cat always feels like it has to feel "wrong" to get the right amount of rotation, if that makes sense, whereas the Rudi ballout is just a full porpoise then I stare at the tramp and do nothing 😂🤷🏻‍♂

Not yet, but I will make one. There are three different ways you can approach it- Rudi timing (540 twist over the top), Jonah- full, or my personal preference: full up barani. I would argue that none of them is inherently right or wrong, it’s just what feels the most natural to you

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Hard to know for sure how you're winding up on your neck without seeing it, but chances are you're bringing your knees too close to your chest while on your back then kicking too vertically and/or not keeping your neck muscles engaged. Hope that helps!

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Now that is an interesting idea indeed 🤓🤓🤓🤓

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@@bboyagua thank you! I was worried about my shoulders but it felt totally fine to catch like this, give it a go!

Ayyy merci! Hope you’re doing well man!

👊🏻☺️👊🏻 the biggest thing I would suggest is really, really drilling in on a raised surface until the mechanics are 100% before going any lower

Ayyy cheers, thank you so much! I hope the tips help!

Thank you very much!

Thank you! It's a fun one!

It's a fun one! It's one of those "less is more" kind of tricks and is one of the best drills for 360 dive rolls 🤓👊🏻

This facility is pretty one of a kind, but there might be something like a trampoline park, gymnastics gym, or small circus studio near you! I absolutely understand the frustration and difficulty of teaching yourself- I was in the same boat for most of my career, and it definitely made things take much longer/led to needless injuries. Based on your name, I'm assuming you live in Leiden, Netherlands- if so, good news: there are a few tramp parks and gymnastics gyms 🙃🙃🙃

@@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat thanks for the encouragement! Unfortunately I moved from Leiden to the backwaters of the Belgian countryside and feel very isolated from cool clubs and good facilities. I do have access to a trampoline park, so that's become my second home 🤣 No trampwall tho - the horror! Keep up the great content, it really is inspiring and thanks for taking the time to reply 💪

@@LostInLeiden Ahh, I see! Unfortunate about the lack of trampwall, but the tramp park sounds like a great substitute place to train the rest of your skills! Thank you very much! More trampoline tutorials coming shortly 🙃👊🏻

Thank you very much!

I am but a mere thief 😂 here’s who I stole it from- she lifts the opposite leg and does it infinitely better under infinitely harder circumstances! czcams.com/video/T1ju0iyGsLY/video.htmlsi=4YV1_FSFUGcNbojz

@@user-vx5eq2fs5j Thank you so much! Send me a video of your attempts on Instagram and I’ll take a look, but if I were to guess you’re probably rushing the twist and not swinging your legs directly underneath your hips as you leave the wall or tilting your torso off axis 👊🏻🤓

Okay ill send you the video on instagram

Ahhhh damn, I forgot about Geingers! I've already filmed and edited part three but I suppose I can always make a part four 🤓 The pullover cruise in particular is extremely helpful for back full out (which, in retrospect, probably would have been less threatening to learn as a pullover full out)

Thank you! Will do 🙏🏻

Nice! Maybe reverse engineering it by starting with the twisting challenge will help!

Давай 👊🏻🙃👊🏻 it's a fun one!

Thank you! The cruise bonus one in particular is a favorite of mine- it can also be done from feet, but either way it’s a wonderful drill for back in full out (or, in this case, pullover full out) 🙃🙃

Thanks Marcin! 🙏🏻👊🏻

@@AndresLinFan 😂😂😂 thank you, I had a lot of fun filming the mistakes in this one!

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@@Hlstmz77 absolutely! I love the infinite possibilities on tramp, it’s so great for air awareness and building confidence in tricks!

Nice! The 90 degree increments will come in super handy, especially for getting familiar with the feeling of cruises and tricks of that ilk. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, there are two more to come (thus far) with intermediate and advanced front drop setups. I'll be honest, though- difficulty is a weird, subjective thing. I find the seat drop and cat twist 180 in this video waaaaay harder to control than ostensibly harder tricks like front full 1 1/4 to stomach.

Actually that's really interesting you mentioned the seat drop and 180 cat twist, there actually the two easiest ones for me as a beginner. Currently working on variation 5. Pullover just feels super sketch cause I feel like I'm used to bailing if I'm inverted.

@@SG-gd4wo Interesting! It's all subjective. If the pullover is spooky, doing it to your hands and knees might serve as a nice intermediary that lands at a similar angle

Thank you!

Ayy cheers Brandon! I love land diving like you like holding your breath, haha 😅😂👊🏻

You can totally do tucked pops with your knees bent, most people just find them scarier at first. The only concern I would have is making sure you finish pushing through your top foot, which tends to extend my leg as I leave the wall. If that's not happening, you're probably missing out on a decent amount of potential height and power.

I'm glad the videos are helping! I'll be honest, backflip transfer isn't one of my stronger tricks, but I'll try to train them more and see what I can do 🙃 they're mostly about timing and fear, just like everything else on the wall

Def could use your progression/drills on it! Appreciate the tips, fear is definitely a factor where I feel I need more height to stop missing the wall.

@@ElalacranHf It could be height or it could be lateral direction as you push off the wall. Hard to say without seeing a video. I suppose if you have an unenclosed trampwall or a wall on the short side you could always try doing a walking back and pushing as far outward as possible, then see how that distance compares to what you'd have to travel in a transfer 🤓

Ayyy thank you so much!

Thank you very much! I don’t have one at the moment, but I could definitely make one 😊

@@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat Would love that! :D

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy them! I'm just trying to provide the resources that were absent when I was getting into all of this; if you ever have any requests for videos or things you think would be helpful please just let me know!

@@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat idk if you have any suggestions for this but I’m scared of height 😅 tips and tricks for getting used to going higher? I’m realizing that I’ll need to fix this if I want to progress

@@freedomrunner22 The best advice I could give would be to take things slowly and progressively add height (to walls, to bouncing) as incrementally as possible. For example, at the gym where I train there are 6', 8', and 10' trampwall ledges, but there are also blocks of different heights that can be attached to the top to create 7', 9', 11' and so on :) I hope that helps! Some of my friends who perform crazy high aerial and trampwall acts for Cirque du Soleil also have a fear of heights- I hope you can master your fears too! 👊🏻🙃

Thank you so much! I hope they come in handy!

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@@katchzed ye olde reverse kaboom tkatchev drill 🤓

Ayyy cheers Luke!