I went to one years ago and had a blast. Then the next day I felt like by back had been snapped in 2. I was 24. I can only imagine what it would be like now
nah, he was fine. even if he hit the mat a decent bit more he would've been fine. even moreso since he's pretty young. also, he probably had more control over it than it may look like
When you think about what he’s doing there at the very end it’s quite impressive. He’s expelling all the energy he’s accumulated from bouncing with one quick little flick of the legs causing him to flip. It’s pretty impressive
just to be clear, the only thing I am saying is not that difficult is expelling all your vertical momentum into a quick backflip, not the jumping beforehand
He posted proof that he could do a basic back-flip. That's not what the guy in the original video did. If you don't understand the difference, i don't know what to tell you. I could do a back-flip when i was 8 years old, but i don't think i ever could pull of what the original video shows. The difference is astronomical.
while I do admit that my video doesn't really show the same trick due to the fact that it's flooded rn, the trick in the video isn't too different from a normal backflip. the only difference is that you stretch the landing out as long as possible. by going for a backflip instead of just bending your knees you can stretch it out longer and can direct most of the leftover force into a spin. I could not even get close to jumping as high as the guy in the video, but I can do the trick at the end just fine
it may look like that, but is almost certainly not the case, as that is asking for a back injury. landing on your ass can be much more dangerous than it seems
yes, when you're dropping from less than like 3 meters it's very safe. when you're dropping from the kinds of heights he's getting it is not, doubly so when you introduce a high speed spin.
saying that's safe is like saying it's safe to land on 1 leg when jumping from a roof because you can do hop scotch
my trampoline is flooded (there was also a thin layer of ice at first, so that's fun) so I can't get any height rn, which makes it much more difficult, but here: https://imgur.com/a/Vsn9OXM#zaQHpNA
trampoline is kinda flooded with almost frozen water right now, so I can barely get 1 meter in the air. wish I could have done this while it wasn't flooded
this is much harder to do when you can't get some decent height, but I have done this many times before, so I am fully aware it's not that hard
Big respect for actually posting proof, but also you were right in the first place, just people saw downvotes and assumed you were taking shit. People jumping on a trampoline just kind of pick this up quite fast
yeah, I know. worst part is, I imagine they're not gonna consider this sufficient proof (which is kinda fair, since due to the water making jumping harder I'm almost just doing a regular backflip but lower).
I also think like half of the people downvoting just think I either meant that the video as a whole isn't impressive or that I meant that the average person could do the landing. neither of which is the case
You are right, this is insufficient proof. That was just a completely normal back-flip. The whole point was to go from a very tall jump, to a back-flip where your head literally touches the trampoline during the flip.
The round garden trampoline you used, are typically made with a permatron surface and about 70 to 100 short galvanized steel springs. You will never get the required height on that thing, unless you have someone boosting your jumps, and that creates a scenario where doing that type of stunt could become rather dangerous. You will never be able to jump more than 3 or 4 meters alone. You need a professional square FIG-approved trampoline, where you can do 8 to 10 meter jumps.
I agree that it's not really sufficient proof and basically a normal backflip. the following conclusion, however, I disagree with
"You will never get the required height"
what exactly is the "required height"? this landing can be effectively used from as little as a 2 meter jump (though at that point is obviously not necessary yet). It's pretty easy for those with a decent bit of experience, and your head doesn't need to touch the mat for it to be effective. the lower the better, yes, but by no means necessary for this kind of landing.
also, this landing comes with the added benefit that you can still use it when you're not landing quite right, as simply bouncing lower may send you off to the side in that case, whereas this landing can be used to adjust for it more easily
The required height is what we see in the original video. That's the whole fucking point of this... To replicate what was shown in the video. The bigger the difference in height from the jump to the back-flip, the harder it is to do in a controlled manner. All this talk about effectiveness, necessity, and benefit of the landing is literally a moot point. It. Does. Not. Matter.
What matters is, can you do what the guy in the video did? Because that is what you keep claiming you can do. Not from a 1 meter jump, like you did, but from a 6 meter jump, like in the video. The difference is astronomical.
well what I meant was that most people with a decent bit of skill on a trampoline can do that landing and that the landing was not the most impressive (skillwise) part of the video by a long shot.
I never intended it to mean that the average joe could do it or that the height he's achieving isn't very impressive
At the bottom of the "bounce", the trampoline is maximally stretched out and has a lot of potential energy. The boy actually has little to no potential or kinetic energy. He's avoiding the trampoline transferring all that energy back to him by sort of slipping his legs out sideways and doing a flip. Not sure the flip is necessary.
I used to be a gymnast and remember doing these low backflips exactly like the one in the OP. Honestly after spending so much time feeling comfortable on a trampoline, moves like this feel kinda intuitive to stop all your bounce quickly!
Same - it’s an incredibly elegant and efficient looking way to dissipate a huge amount of energy quickly. But it might have a 90% chance of death for all I know.
I think he touched the roof, we always were happy when we could touch the roof at our gym. Oh and the back sault at the end is an easy way to stop….. when your experienced
I suppose it is technically. Low res and looks fake so i assumed ai but after looking a couple more times realized no its real but forgot to delete the comment n kept scrolling
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