Flipping???

[Schuman]

i've been really working on getting better on my stilts.. and i was wondering how high you should be able to jump before you try to do a front flip..
and what kind of flip is the easiesst?? front or back??

[XS]

you need a min of ~4 ft of air to land flips

fronts are way less scary to try, but backs are easier to land once you're up side down.

[einkleburt]

When you say ~4ft do you mean with a tuck or when keeping your legs straight.
Ive managed about 3ft without tucking so I would probably be 4ft with a tuck.

[XS]

idk that's why i put the ~, it means approximately.  its different for everybody.  You've just got to get a mat and try it.

[einkleburt]

Its just that it would be usefull to know before i find myself a mat.
But then again you don't know until you've tried

When some more of the people I bock with are at a similar level I'll look for a gym.

[Caroline]

you could just hire a gym with them and then they can get better with their tricks etc

[Wally247]

or come along to a gym meet held by another bocking group?
if you come along there will probably be someone who knows how to flip and will be willing o help you

Good Luck lol 

[sprog]

you need a min of ~4 ft of air to land flips

YOU DO?!

[darfgarf]

i'm with sprog, don;t need that much...though try not to do them quite so low as he does 

[XS]

you need a min of ~4 ft of air to land flips

YOU DO?!

yes to do a flip you do, if you want to do a forward roll on top of an antigravity field like sprog, you can work with less.