A little while ago I wanted to learn back flips. Well here is the 2nd part which was never posted (filmed circa March 2009).
Tried doing back flips on my own over and over.
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Clearly wasn’t consistently working so I needed to consult someone who knew proper technique. Had a bunch of moderate attempts, one great success and one nearly-nose-breaking failure:
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Like my nose too much to sacrifice for a back flip, so decided to get some proper instruction with proper safety equipment:
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Made video of my first back flip attempts:
Weekly practices interrupted by travel. Manage to make the 2nd part of video:
Finally got them down!
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When learning by myself, imapct after impact took a toll on my knees.
In this case:
No fear + No skill = Bad results.
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Just to make sure nothing was really wrong:
Doctors visit + four weeks of physical therapy.
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Watching that face-plant….priceless!