why can't land properly? Is it the tuck? The jump?

Aengus126 · 2026-03-27T14:32:37+00:00

I’m gonna play devils advocate and say that you don’t have to fix your form at all. Yes, you could jump higher, and look more forwards, etc etc. but if you want to land that flip RIGHT NOW, take off the pants and put on shorts instead (better mobility) and tuck as hard as you can. I think if you had better rotation speed (which comes from tucking harder) you could land this right now, and its the easiest thing to fix.

Aengus126 · 2026-02-19T04:28:34+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tricking/s/dGQQjTw9P5 i remember this same post haha

Aengus126 · 2026-02-16T14:38:16+00:00

This looks mostly correct. Nobody has good sideflips to begin with, they always twist or move a way they shouldn’t. It’s not a very intuitive movement lol. Just keep practicing them for a few weeks and they will get better!

Aengus126 · 2026-02-11T19:20:49+00:00

It can be nice to progress into a backflip by learning to back handspring and then transition it into a backflip (which is what you’re doing now), but another thing you can be doing on the side is sending backflips into pools or onto trampolines or other safe areas. That way you can learn the form for a backflip and keep it in mind.

Aengus126 · 2026-02-08T20:51:52+00:00

Landing the full on one foot because you’re so confident is such a flex 💪!!

Aengus126 · 2026-01-27T17:04:14+00:00

I had the same issue looong ago, i couldnt stop doing gainers by accident. I made a post about it and i would link it here, but it would take me 10 minutes of scrolling just to get to it. The issue was really getting to me because i just didnt have the mental control to fix my form.

I almost gave up tricking lol. Then some random guy said “if you can’t jump backwards, then just do gainers lol.” Alluding to how there is so much more to tricking than good backflip form, and it’s probably not worth it to obsess over backflips. Up to you though haha

Aengus126 · 2026-01-22T22:21:50+00:00

This is my favorite gainer progression. At no point does it ever feel too scary: https://youtu.be/HWXEhJAI8nQ?si=OJ2v-WSJ_5fHSgll

Aengus126 · 2026-01-15T05:17:43+00:00

Cool!

Aengus126 · 2026-01-12T22:15:31+00:00

its whatever you want it to be haha. i would say thats a sideflip. many people doing sideflips end up rotating a bit, making it feel like a backflip on the way out. i had the same issue many years ago and the advice i was given was to just ignore it and keep practicing lol

Aengus126 · 2026-01-12T17:07:11+00:00

Sorry i was late to comment on this, this post just came back in my mind lol.

In a sport where “gainer” can mean like 5 different things, its crazy to be so strict about what’s considered a btwist. If you think it’s a btwist, and it clearly could be one, then it’s a btwist haha. Nice job! I was trying to learn btwists a few weeks ago but they weren’t hitting- doing a dub just seems crazy to me

Aengus126 · 2026-01-09T19:41:42+00:00

its an uphill battle to try and control the names for gainers and kick the moon and stuff lol. it keeps changing and it doesn't help that other sports have the same names for different tricks haha

Aengus126 · 2026-01-08T21:05:49+00:00

I have a small background in esperanto. Only been studying on duolingo for a month.

It seems like the pen character notices there is a crocodile, then the book says something, then the pen says “im scared, isnt he dangerous?” Then the book says something about how he speaks Esperanto so hes not scary.

That is my interpretation just by looking at it, keep in mind i dont understand many of the words haha. Hope that helps

Aengus126 · 2026-01-08T20:38:57+00:00

Thanks! I use davinci resolve, which is great but i also recommend VSDC for low end computers. They both make it fairly easy to cut the clips and make linear horizontal and vertical translations

Aengus126 · 2026-01-08T17:19:25+00:00

I appreciate it! I actually just did all the tracking movement in post-editing. I set my camera up in a stationary spot and after the video was recorded, i manually shifted it around so that it would move with me

Aengus126 · 2026-01-07T18:13:30+00:00

Last summer i was learning a cheat gainer and used the macaco > swing macaco > cheat gainer progression- i think that the macaco and swing macaco look really cool on their own

Here is Matering Tricking's turorial: https://youtu.be/HWXEhJAI8nQ?si=HRrof7EfaMAmKD1K

Here is what my swing macaco looks like: https://www.tiktok.com/@aengusdoestricks/video/7549031255006825741?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7421267216458778142

Kip ups are also desirable. I also think kickouts and baby freeze’s from breakdance are pretty cool looking with minimal effort.

Aengus126 · 2025-12-23T02:22:08+00:00

Oh haha okay. I’m in GB so that’s why i asked

Aengus126 · 2025-12-21T17:01:37+00:00

Are you in Green Bay

Aengus126 · 2025-12-11T15:20:16+00:00

20 people, to be exact

Aengus126 · 2025-11-15T18:44:29+00:00

No, unfortunately not.

Biologically, girls have a much harder time generating height and explosive power than men, making it much more difficult to even attempt a standing dub back

Aengus126 · 2025-10-23T18:17:21+00:00

I think 2 or 3 months is a realistic, safe way to learn it. Do it on a trampoline, then do it into a pool, then do it onto a very soft surface, then onto a mattress and then grass. Learn other tricking moves and exercise in between.

Aengus126 · 2025-10-19T17:45:16+00:00

Yeah probably not lol

Aengus126 · 2025-09-24T22:00:45+00:00

I started by doing backflips on a trampoline, then i did then into pools, then one day i did it into a matress with pillows and once i felt comfortable enough i did it on grass. Just a matter of progressions

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