The backflip is a rare and complex surfing maneuver. Here’s all you need to know about the mechanics of the aerial trick. It is not clear who performed it first, but Timmy Curran and Flynn Novak were the first to dedicate time and effort to land it flawlessly. With the advent of aerial surfing in the 1990s, air tricks became an obsessive and synonym to mastering the sport at the highest level.

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How to do a backflip on a surfboard

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