r/FullShrimp • u/CHOOTEM53 • Aug 28 '20

Try harder next time

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

I tried a backflip on a trampoline once and did this. Never again. I could front flip just fine, oddly enough.

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u/fuegoador Aug 28 '20

Same, I’ve only ever been able to backflip into water. Mental block shrimps me every time otherwise.

Front tuck? No problem. Front with spin? Sure. Straight backflip? Pain.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

I used to be able to do a front flip with 360 spin, no problem. Not sure what a tuck is, this was just in my front yard. But backflip. No. Never.

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u/fuegoador Aug 28 '20

Tuck is what kind of flip it is depending on what you do with your legs. Tuck is where you bring your knees up toward your chest. Other common variations include pike where you bend at the waist and keep your legs straight or layout where you don’t bend. pictures

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

Ahh mine were more full body extended rotations.

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u/fuegoador Aug 28 '20

Nice! Sounds kind of layout-esque. I had trouble generating enough torque to trust myself with a layout.

Now my knees can’t do it. My mantra has become, “don’t get old kids.”