You Will Need:

• Ultimate daredevilling skills
• Sand and or grass
• Determination
• Basic gymnastic and scientific knowledge.

There are 5 Components to doing a frontflip.

• The Run up
• The Jump
• The Forward Motion
• The Follow Through
• The landing

We will go through each component step by step, but first, lets take a look at the frontflip. Because a forward roll is easier than a backward roll, people ignorantly assume that a frontflip is easier that a backflip. This is not true. With a backflip, as long as one has appropriate height, the legs come over the head, and naturally land on your feet. However with a frontflip a huge push of forward momentum is required to get the heels in front of the head.

Practice forward rolls, and forward handsprings. Then, on sand or grass, prepare to do you first frontflip.

1. Run...Fast. Build up lots of momentum.
2. Since you are running forwards, it will be natural to jump forward. But the necessary height will not come. Jump up.
3. Do not put your head to the ground, instead, tuck it in, like it wants to look up at the sky. Keep your legs tucked tight.
4. At about 45 degrees from a full rotation, uncurl your legs
5. Bend your knees as you land

Take note

• Practise on sand
• If you cant get enough height, practise on the trampoline
• Practice into a pool, but remember to jump far forward when doing that

Caution

• I do not take blame for any accidents, injuries or death that occurs. Flip at your own risk.
• There is a chance that if you do these steps wrong, concussion, injuries, or death could occur. Remember to spin fast. Always practice on a trampoline, but when you take it to ground, jump way higher.
• Only attempt if you are comfortable with forward handspring, forward roll, and other rolls. This makes sure you have a basic idea of what if feels like
• Always have a spotter.

Tips

• Jump high!
• Get a spotter
• If you are scared, then go over the steps in your mind. Think of it as a maths equation. Once you have the equation set up right, the answer comes with ease. 

Firstly I want to say that I learned my front flip from the movie Mountain Lab, where they are going through the house and one of them frontflips of the box they set up. I have since done many a front flip and do them off boxes, jumps, rails, and ledges.

Below are the basic steps for your first successful frontflip:

1. Approach the box with a fair amount of speed; enough so you will easily make it to the end. This is best done on a short and wide flat box at first since they are wide and present no challenges.
2. Get on the box and ride it to the near end, maybe three feet or so from the end
3. Once here, quickly lift up your front foot like you are doing a really shitty tailpress
4. Slap your front foot down immediately afterwards and commit the hell out of the flip by:
   1. Angling your head like you are doing a cartwheel
   2. Slightly bending your knees
   3. Not losing hope in mid air

5. Once you feel yourself coming around, really bend your knees to absorb the harsh landing
6. Land, keeping everything stable
7. Ride away and later brag to your buddies

Here I am in mid nosepress, this is right after I have whipped my front foot down after my tailpress. When looking for obstacles to do this on, look for stuff that has a drop off of about this much. That way, you will be able to bring it all the way around.

Happy flipping!