Bouncy Castle Fun!!

At a recent party there was a bouncy castle, i can perform rudimentary front and back somersaults on a garden trampoline, but i tend to find that bouncy castles aren't that springy. Anyway, here's the result of my efforts:

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Any feedback on how to improve would be appreciated, also, how close do you think i would be to performing these on solid ground? I think that it would be similar in terms of spring, but more hazardous in terms of landing of course!

front tuck you could land on ground with a run, it just needs some refinement

for your back tuck, you need to finish your jump before you start the tuck. As in stand up completely with the arms over your head.

tramps and bouncy surfaces can be great, but keep in mind it's really easy to develop bad habits on them if you're not sure what you're doing

yuri said:

front tuck you could land on ground with a run, it just needs some refinement

for your back tuck, you need to finish your jump before you start the tuck. As in stand up completely with the arms over your head.

tramps and bouncy surfaces can be great, but keep in mind it's really easy to develop bad habits on them if you're not sure what you're doing

Do you mean when you go back to a hard surface, you end up not being able to complete the moves? This is what has happened to me. My bodyweight leg training wasn't enough along along with not perfect form.

A tramp bounces pretty hard, so it's not necessary to be very precise with your technique

On hard floor however, you have a lot less time to react, so being able to jump hard, set, rotate fast, spot your landing and put your feet down to land all have to be done with a lot more speed and precision.

When I teach kids to tumble who have a tramp at home, I am very strict with how I want them to work skills on their trampoline.

On a tramp with a decent bounce, all you have to really do to achieve a backflip is to slightly tilt your head back. If you try to use the same technique on ground you will have trouble maintaining your pretty face.

On hard ground it will take a lot more effort and commitment.

Also, you don't have to be able to jump high to be a good tumbler, but it certainly helps. Though sometimes raw strength builds bad habits of its own

yuri said:

front tuck you could land on ground with a run, it just needs some refinement

for your back tuck, you need to finish your jump before you start the tuck. As in stand up completely with the arms over your head.

tramps and bouncy surfaces can be great, but keep in mind it's really easy to develop bad habits on them if you're not sure what you're doing

Thanks very much for the advice! With the back tuck, i should jump as high as possible, bringing my arms above my head, then tuck as hard as possible? Also, when you initiate the tuck, where should you try and look (backwards or straight)?

I'll give the jumping straight, then tucking at the top of the jump a try when i get home on the safety of a trampoline, then perhaps i'll give it a go next time i go somewhere with gymnastics mats - i'm a little reluctant to try on grass...

yuri said:

A tramp bounces pretty hard, so it's not necessary to be very precise with your technique

On hard floor however, you have a lot less time to react, so being able to jump hard, set, rotate fast, spot your landing and put your feet down to land all have to be done with a lot more speed and precision.

When I teach kids to tumble who have a tramp at home, I am very strict with how I want them to work skills on their trampoline.

On a tramp with a decent bounce, all you have to really do to achieve a backflip is to slightly tilt your head back. If you try to use the same technique on ground you will have trouble maintaining your pretty face.

On hard ground it will take a lot more effort and commitment.

Also, you don't have to be able to jump high to be a good tumbler, but it certainly helps. Though sometimes raw strength builds bad habits of its own

Thanks for the explaination! That makes a lot of sense. And agreed on the not needing to jump high. Though I feel much safer knowing I can get enough height that I have a little room for error.