Trampoline Back Bouncing Tutorial

[@AndresLinFan]

This is a very detailed and easy to follow tutorial. Nice work, Scott! You're the man!

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Thanks Andres!

[@personalaccount342]

I found the best way to feel it is to start in a ball on the tramp bed with eyes closed and feel the rhythm need to get the slightest bounce, not go for height just for consistent timing, the lift of the bottom half of the legs is more important than kicking out. its like the timing used on a swing. try to move or anticipate the action Leads to failure, letting the movement start the timeing and the brain learns.

[@DillonVance247]

Functionality before aesthetics. YESSSSS

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Exquisitely pointed toes don't do a whole lot if you can't bounce! 😂

[@ezequiastoledo8933]

Thanks for this tutorial. Before I couldn't keep the rebound when I was walking on the wall. After practicing back bouncing I was able to reach higher and keep the bounce. I'm so happy, thanks a lot, you are the best! Greetings from Argentina.

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

That’s awesome to hear! I’m glad it helped!

[@j0at525]

Great video, I like the bow and arrow analogy. Sometimes when I’m trying to help someone with the timing of the kick I compare it to a swing like right after u hit the apex of ur backswing and ur gonna start going forward u kick ur legs. I know u got full plate with videos ur planning already but maybe eventually a cat twist video. I’m working on cleaning mine up right now and try to figure out how to keep spinning to go for a double. Thanks for you videos, they’re great!

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Sure thing! Since it'll be awhile before I can get that one done, though, here are a couple things that helped me a lot: 1. Making sure you kick to get slightly inverted, not horizontal 2. Turning with the hip and shoulder. I couldn't get this to work at first but when I started treating it as a sort of 540 kick across with my right foot (to twist left) it made more sense. 3. For double, I spot the tramp at the first quarter or half twist, wrap in a fast twist, then spot it again on the way back down I hope any of those help!

[@deemon101]

Hi Scott, so I think I finally am back bouncing as you teach, flat on the trampoline from tailbone to the scull. It took a while to actually start trusting the trampoline while landing with the head on the trampoline. But now I feel like I'm losing the hair on the back of my head :D and the skin really hurts too. I guess my head will get used to this after a few weeks, or at least I hope so. Really love your tutorials!

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Hey! It definitely abrades the back of your head. I've never heard of anyone losing hair from it, but if it's too painful you could try wearing a hoodie and giving yourself a little barrier between your scalp and the tramp. Usually the skin gets conditioned within a few weeks.

[@deemon101]

@@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat I have now learned to control the back bounce, the proper way by letting my head touch the trampoline, also I more-or-less can control where I'm going on the trampoline. Thanks for all the tips! But in the beginning of the video you are doing 2 things, cat twist (I think it is the correct name? :) and back bounce-roll-back bounce, I would love to see your take on these two basic skills.

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

@@deemon101 Niiiice! Congratulations! I'll make tutorials for both at some point. In the meantime, for cat twists I find it helpful to think about leading with your opposite hip and shoulder. If you twist left, you'll want to flex your abs, bring your right shoulder and hip across as you go up, spot the trampoline beneath yourself then do a half twist down. You don't want to get physically disengaged or segment the twist, even if the visuals feel disjointed it's one continuous movement. The latter is called a pullover. For those I recommend starting with just backward rolls on the tramp bed, trying to watch your feet down your body for the entire roll. Start doing a small drop to your back once you're comfortable and rely on extending your legs to flip you. Avoid being fully piked when you're on your back, trying to flip too early, or kicking straight at the ceiling- it should be a minimalistic movement where you feel the tramp sink in, wait, then extend your knees at about a 45 degree angle to where the ceiling and wall meet behind yourself. Hope that helps!

[@dermphongninlaarphon5081]

Thank you for very detailed video❤.

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Happy to help! 🙃🙏🏻

[@Lindi969]

This is sooo helpful, thank you, now i feel more secure trying to practice this!

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

I’m glad to hear that! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@Lindi969]

By the way, I just started looking for a gymnast course for adults, and also just tried the trampoline two days ago specifically like this. Would you say it's possible to learn gymnastics and really master them from an adult age? I'm 23, but I've never done gymnastics before. I had a hard time finding a gym where they actually teach adults, so I am really excited to start! I just hope i won't injure myself

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

@@Lindi969 I think you can do anything you set your mind to if you put enough time and effort in! As an adult, learning is definitely more difficult and injuries tend to have longer recovery periods, but you can absolutely learn to do very advanced flips and such in your 20s!

[@Lindi969]

@@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat thank you so much, it gives me more confidence :)

[@juwairiyahasismohideen3534]

i tried and i keep landing on my neck how am i supposed to fix that

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Hard to know for sure how you're winding up on your neck without seeing it, but chances are you're bringing your knees too close to your chest while on your back then kicking too vertically and/or not keeping your neck muscles engaged. Hope that helps!

[@jacobd.moorman214]

Hi Scott, what are good ways to kill your height while back bouncing? This is easy when bouncing on my feet: wait until the bottom of the bounce and abruptly bend my knees, optionally doing a backflip. I find the analogous motion does not decrease my height nearly as much when back bouncing. Ideally, I would like to go from max-height to zero-height in one go. Thanks in advance for any advice!

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

Hi Jacob! It doesn’t work nearly as efficiently on your back, unfortunately. Conventional ways to kill height from back bouncing would be to simply return to feet and doing the usual method or to kaboom and let the flip absorb your momentum. If you need to remain on your back and entirely stop your momentum in one bounce, it’s going to be difficult. You can try hitting the bed with all your limbs outstretched, land with your knees and arms locked instead of pumping with them etc, but I have never done or seen a back bounce entirely stop in one hit. Sorry, hope this helped or at least confirmed your suspicions!

[@calisthenicsindia8498]

No trampolines lockdown 😭😭

[@ScottMcDonaldAcrobat]

:( Well, hopefully soon things stabilize and you can get some back bouncing done in a safe way :)