User:Jazz.DeBoer/Flip (acrobatic)

Tucks[edit][edit]

 * Pitch tuck. An assisted back tuck that is executed by partners. One partner forms a "saddle" with his hands. The second partner steps onto the saddle and then the first partner thrusts the saddle upward. The second partner, who is propelled upward with back rotation, executes a back tuck.
 * Cowboy tuck. A tuck with knees and feet separated.
 * Arabian. A tucking flip that begins backwards but with a half twist after take-off it changes into a front tuck.


 * Tuck – Legs together, with knees fully bent and drawn to the chest and hands clutching the knees or otherwise held close to the body. By "tucking" together tightly in this manner, the body is able to reach maximum angular velocity and thus minimize the time required for the body to complete its revolution. When initiated from a stationary, standing position, a tuck is classified as a "standing" tuck. This skill may also include a rotation using torque twist to make a 360 rotation; such a tuck is called a back tuck full.


 * Layout – Body fully extended with legs together, unbent hips and knees, and arms held against the sides. Compared to the back tuck, this flip requires both higher angular momentum and greater height above the floor in order to ensure sufficient time to complete the rotation before landing. To initiate the flip you must bring your arms down from against your ears and down to your hips to help initiate the flip and to control the momentum coming down so you can land it. A layout may also include axial body rotation in addition to the fundamental rotation about the waist; such a layout is called a twist. Twists are further categorized by the number of axial rotations completed while airborne. For example, a layout with 180 degree twist is a half twist, 360 degrees for a full twist, and multiples of 360 degrees for double full and triple full twists, and so on.