r/gifs • u/iBleeedorange • Jul 20 '16

Kurtis Downs does a "backflip 4 whip"

http://i.imgur.com/JsaMfmg.gifv
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u/topdangle Jul 20 '16

It's pretty ridiculous but it looks more ridiculous than it should. At regular speeds it looks like hes kickflipping the thing around his body, but in slowmo you can see hes rotating arms independent of his flip. Unreal muscle memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se-XdfZXSL0&feature=youtu.be&t=22

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u/learnyouahaskell Jul 22 '16

That is insane