Backend Whip

Trick ID: 029

Whip position at backend

#Whip

Explanation

Swing out and back to the platform. At the backend, bring your legs up in front of you, pass them through your hands and lean back, so your legs are straight and together in front of your head. Head should be tucked in (for the best opening). At the front end, unfold your body to catch.

Trick Info

Narrow Grip Regular Lines Find Possible Catches

Video

Additional Video 1
This one has the opening of a Whip Planche.

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You can find out more about this trick in following books:

Discovering Flying Trapeze

Full explanation, step by step diagrams and common problems. The Fundamentals of Flying Trapeze

Step by step diagram. Flying Trapeze Logbook

Trick listed in the logbook.

Related Items

This trick is a variation of the following trick:

Whip

Other similar tricks are:

Whip Dislocation

Whip to Legs

Whip Full Twist

Whip Planche

Whip Half Twist

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Thanks to Fly'n Fit Trapeze School in Japan for providing a video for this page.