How to do a backdrop on a trampoline?
In doing the backdrop with the head forward, it helps a lot to land on your back with your weight just below your shoulders. If you land on your back with your weight further down, this can sometimes make your head bounce back against the trampoline mat (kind of like a mild “whiplash” effect. Here is a good lead-up skill. Lie on your back in the backdrop position with your head forward off the trampoline mat and your legs raised up off the mat. Your arms should be out in front of you. By pulling your legs in to your chest and then extending them while keeping them up off the mat, it is possible with practice to bounce on your back several times in a backdrop position without ever coming up to your feet. When you can bounce on your back several times in a backdrop position without your head touching the mat, try to quickly bring your legs under you to bounce up to a standing position. This is doing a backdrop in reverse order by starting bouncing on your back a few times and then bounci
