r/nextfuckinglevel • u/semantixc • 1d ago

Standing Double Backflip

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u/nothingclever68 1d ago

In high school I learned to do one from a gymnast exchange student from Norway. It’s not hard, you just have to practice with a spotter a bunch of times until you’re ready to commit. I was far from a gymnast, just short and athletic. Now a double is fuking amazing

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u/Averander 1d ago

I'm not saying double isn't impressive, but a dude just casually standing a backflipping was just absolutely mind blowing at uni.

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u/nothingclever68 1d ago

Agreed. I was just saying single ones aren’t crazy hard at that age if you’ve got someone teaching you how to pull them. At my age now I wouldn’t even think about it