- Location
- Finland
My friend askd me and i start to think. Was it some nut head in 1970 or...
Freestyle Who did first backflip ever?
- Thread starter ISeeWetPeople
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- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio
I heard it was Rick Roy in the surf wayyyy back. Someone would have to confirm though.
Frosty
New York Crew
- Location
- Western New York
Rick Roy... that's why the trick was initially called the Rickter Invert. Then changed to the backflip we all know.
- Location
- central florida
Saw Rick do it in the surf at Boynton beach, FL . " classified" at the time , because he did it officially a few days later at Ft Lauderdale , IJSBA / Budweiser Tour stop in 1996. Keep in mind, " modern" freestyle was sort of created by Jeff Kantz, Havasu 1993. He did a barrel roll on a X-2 off a boatwake. I still remember all the mewling and whining: he cheated- he used a boat wake!. These two maneuvers contributed to the demise of the hood tricks and others. Further the affiant sayeth not.
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- Location
- Finland
Wow would think someone would flip it earlier. And tomorrow nearly 20 years later 2 flips by stone
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
Is there video of Rick? Or vhs? Be cool to see it.
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Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
If I am not mistaken Kantz did the roll in florida at a comp.
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
And still by far the gnarliest double back was Pierre in surf. V-wake, flatwater who cares after you watch what he did years ago.
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- Location
- California
video?
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- Location
- Lake Havasu City, AZ USA
I have the original video of him doing it in the surf on a disc somewhere... He gets inverted and his SJ hull barely tips a little sideways as he goes through the back flip. It was probably all he could do to maintain being inverted while(at the time) trying to resist the natural temptation of going sideways to a big whipped out nose stab.
- Location
- central florida
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
It's just huge from that shot. And sticks it perfect. 2009? I think?
I wonder if Rick had foot holds in 1996?
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Yes on footholds. They were crude.
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
Probably just more like toe holds haha. Harder to believe there was surf in south Florida!
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- Location
- central florida
there was also crystal clear water! I think they make the sand there from ground up shells.
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
I remember back in '96 when I saw skis racing on tv. It was the Speedvision channel up here. The freestyle show always had Rick Roy as a main attraction and if I remember correctly, that was his weekend hobby sport. He was originally a full time firefighter if memory serves me, I also seem to think I heard it announced that he is Canadian too.
- Location
- central florida
I recall Rick Roy doing barrel rolls in '95, before he did inverts the following year. Yes, he's Canadian, his French is good too.
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
The OG guys are such heros to the sport. I didn't get into this stuff till 2012. And I missed all them but I research all of them now.
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- Location
- central florida
Cheer up! You'll be able to do freestyle tricks when the OGs are getting around in a Jazzy.