A double backflip packs two full backward rotations into a single bounce, making it one of the biggest tricks a garden trampoline will hold. Coaches build it from over-rotated single backflips: tucking harder and landing on the back, opening later and later, until two rotations fit in the same air time. The takeoff carries everything — a tall straight jump with a hard arm throw before pulling into the tightest possible tuck. That tuck is held all the way around; quitting it mid-air is the mistake every coach warns against, since bailing between rotations means landing short. A mattress or pad laid on the bed takes most of the fear out of the second flip, which is the real barrier for most athletes, and the trick usually takes months of repetitions beyond a solid single backflip.
Key cues
- Drill over-rotated backflips landing on the back
- Lay a mat or pad on the bed for first tries
- Jump tall and throw the arms hard at takeoff
- Pull into the tightest tuck possible
- Hold the tuck and never quit it midair