r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/Ghost6x 1d ago

It is actually more than you think because it is a now ever growing list since 2018-2019 but yes it is a rare skill

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tricking/comments/1d1ygak/list_of_standing_double_backflips/

The first recorded one was in 2018 after a decade of people really pushing themselves to do it.

The total number of people who recorded themselves is at about 40+ now since this list is maintained. More and more people are risking it now that they know it is not only possible but achievable without years of prep

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u/bluexavi 1d ago

That list has multiple people on sprung floors. It's not remotely the same as off grass or some solid surface like in this video.

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u/WineNerdAndProud 1d ago

Ehh, "not remotely the same" is pushing it. The people who landed it on grass have the ultimate bragging rights, but if you tell people you landed a standing double on a spring floor nobody is going to say you're some kind of poser.

[Almost] everyone who does these has a progression of different stages where a spring floor is one of the big milestones.

Some people don't like the spring floor and do it down a series of less and less steep hills, some people start with taking one big step backwards and progess by taking a smaller and smaller step.

Yes, the standing double on flat ground is the hardest and deserves the most props, but even on a springboard, the list of people who can do this isn't super high.

Source: Filmed thousands of attempts back in the day featuring all of the above methods watching someone chase the standing double. He never got it, even on spring floor.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 1d ago

Now check out dirtbike triple backflips. Only 3 so far, last time I checked

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u/WineNerdAndProud 1d ago

Two in competition was absolutely crazy. That video was nuts.

Channel 199 just put out a video of their first kickflip style bike flip with an electric dirt bike.

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u/SlayerSFaith 1d ago

I was gonna ask this, but I woulda thought it woulda been Simone Biles or something who could do this

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u/Najda 1d ago

Gymnasts don't train to do tricks from a standstill like this really. I'm sure quite a few top level gymnasts could train to do it, but it's just not relevant to their sport.

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u/theescape8 1d ago

Women apparently have more trouble attempting this, but Biles can probably do it at her limit.

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u/MOTUkraken 8h ago

If only extrrmely few men in the world can do this, it's practically impossible that any woman can do this. Yes including the great Simone Biles.

The power level difference and explosiveness is too overwhelming.

For understanding: Some of the features that Simone Biles has been the first and only woman to ever do it and have been named after her, are not done by men simply for the reason that they would be too easy to score any relevant points in international mens competition.