Talk:Somersault

Misc[edit]

I can add a better pic performed on sand if anyone would like? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.44.174.56 (talk • contribs)

Well you'll have to show it if you want our opinion.Dandin1 00:42, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yes i would like that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.8.200.164 (talk • contribs)

As a trampolinist I have to say the current picture is pretty atrocious form. No set, no kickout, and it's pretty clear that that person is not going to be landing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.146.25.124 (talk • contribs)

Agreed, I am very aware that these are very possible standing, and can do a front tuck with a bit of a jog. Maybe when i get a btuck, and well, I'll replace whats here with me. Thats only if nobody else beats me to it. -Psych —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.128.116 (talk • contribs)

Terminology[edit]

If there is anyone who knows about gymnastics and whatnot... This article seems similar to frontflip, and I was wondering if there was any signifigant difference. Couchpotato99 02:29, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, a somersault is not always "synonymous with a flip" as a "flip" indicates that the body is leaving the ground. A forward roll is a type of somersault, isn't it? Miss Dark 23:05, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This whole topic doesn't make sense to me. As a tricker, I am familiar with flips, tucks, and rolls. "Somersault" is a layman's term in my eyes, and thus this page needs to be replaced or remade. -Psych —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.128.116 (talk • contribs)

I think it is an issue of different terminology used in different sports and countries. Somersault is a gymnastics and trampolining term, but some laymen and I think maybe even gymnasts in the USA use it to refer also to forwards and backwards rolls, which gymnasts or trampolinists in the UK would not term as somersaults. Conversely a flip to a trampolininst or gymnast in the UK would not necessarily indicate an entirely aerial skill. The term back flip is what is commonly used to refer to a back handspring in the UK and Australia, so flips generally can be seen to refer to handsprings and moves of similar type but is little used in gymnastics circles and regarded as a layman's term.122.149.47.252 (talk) 07:21, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removed the awful picture of the somersault on the garden trampoline...looking for a better pic thats not copyright Xubee (talk) 00:34, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uploaded one of my own photos for the time being, any better ones please change - eidt need help adding this to the article!, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Pikefront.JPG Xubee (talk) 19:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I ahve put it in the article as a thumb, you could move it somewhere else if you want. Dabbler (talk) 20:15, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have noticed a large number of moves linked n the article point to pages that are unrelated to the term being used, similarly do we need all these variations that seem to be covered in the frontflip article maybe keep this to a more classical gymnastic terminology/focus? Xubee (talk) 21:07, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

update, had a bit of a gung ho update to get the ball rolling Xubee (talk) 21:43, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

With my knowledge, I know what a somersault is. It can also be called a roll. I think the people who made this proposal should rethink it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.166.126.36 (talk) 14:17, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

External Links - Risk of Injury[edit]

I am concerned that anybody attempting to follow the advice offered by some external links from this article may end up endangering themselves. Specifically, a back somersault is not undertaken in a trampoline club until many prerequisites are satisfied - the tutorial linked to this article suggests there are none and offers a highly dangerous 'gung-ho' advice. Such advice ought be accompanied with a disclaimer such as that shown in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Risk_disclaimer DaveK@BTC (talk) 16:08, 19 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposal[edit]

I propose that List of gymnastics flips be merged with Somersault. The Somersault article needs to be expanded to cover the variation in names for different gymnastics sports and other sports also (such as diving) but it makes sense to put the two together. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kleb t (talk • contribs) 12:22, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. List of gymnastics flips specifically addresses flips that are performed in gymnastics. If it's deemed prudent to cover diving flips, why not create List of diving flips? Cramming together gymnastics, diving, tricking, and every other sport into a single list will fail to serve readers who are interested in a particular sport. Lambtron (talk) 14:47, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. The Somersault is a generic trick that can be applied to sports aside from gymnastics. If anything, the scope of this article should focus on the somersault abstractly. Within the List of gymnastics flips, specific aspects of the somersault uniquely pertaining to gymnastics should go there. KyuuA4 (Talk:キュウ) 08:53, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. The list of dynamic flips is about flips in many different angles, while somersault definitely differentiate themselves and are important enough in many different fields to deserve an own page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hapiel (talk • contribs) 21:56, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]