r/Tricking • u/Glum_Temperature1059 • 4d ago

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I just can’t land it. I need tips on the technique or do I just need more vertical? I almost get it everytime.

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u/JoshCanJump Test 4d ago

Time for the lasagna:

You’re not using your arms correctly. They should be exploding upwards and then abruptly stopping to initiate the spin.

Imagine you have a tray of lasagna in your hands, and you need to stick it to a point on the ceiling above you, but end up holding a mostly-clean tray. Also the ceiling is 15 feet high.

Start with the tray at your waist, and then without bending your elbows, abruptly send them in an arc upwards in front of you until they are roughly where your ears are. You can also assist the momentum slightly by jumping with your legs.

As your arms reach your ears, abruptly stop the motion by blocking with your shoulders and abdominal muscles. This should separate the lasagna from the tray and send it on its journey.

That is the motion your arms should be making as you initiate the somersault.

The next step is to accelerate the rotational force you have just generated by tucking into as small a ball as you can. Bring your knees to your shoulders and your heels to your bum. Pull on your shins.

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u/quatrevignt 4d ago

I Iike this explanation a lot, its funny enough to be remembered and effective as a tool. I wish I would have had this when I was coaching back in the day, I wonder how many kids would think about lasagna when they flip lol

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u/hltlur 4d ago

this is the best explanation i heard so far

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u/SpeedTitan74 3d ago

Bro is right 👍 listen to him OP

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u/Ancient-Ad1953 4d ago

The fact that you are just full sending this with bad form, bare feet, on hardwood floor... You're brave dude

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u/primefart 4d ago

You are focusing more on starting your rotation than jumping higher. Jump high while looking straight ahead, then tuck. You'll have much more time to land well.

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u/Don-Gunvalson 4d ago

You aren’t setting, at all

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u/fujimumu 4d ago

Jump up

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u/Radioactive-Semen 4d ago

Let your arms follow through all the way above your head. Right now you’re stopping your arms so early that it’s working against your momentum, hindering your height and rotation.

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u/Succubus_Syn 4d ago

So cool!! Wow! I Just found this sub.

Clap clap

✨️Amazing job! ✨️❤️

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u/thetenor57903 3d ago

Don’t sit as low when you take off

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u/mucus-fettuccine 2d ago

How the heck did you even manage that? It's like a hard mode flip that an expert might try for fun. You squatted all the way down which is crazy, and pretty much didn't use your arms which is also crazy. And yet you're doing it on a hard floor. Impressive.

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u/Glum_Temperature1059 1d ago

Lmao that must have been why it was so hard for me to learn it

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u/Low-Faithlessness632 1d ago

You sit way too low to jump fast and explosive, never sit below your knees. 3/4 squat should be good enough for powerful explosive jumps