punch front

English

Etymology

punch +‎ front. From being a front flip from a hard punch into the ground with the feet to effect the jump.

Noun

punch front (plural punch fronts)

(gymnastics) A frontal flip by jumping to a landing with both feet and then pushing hard to bounce and flip forward.
(aerialist skiing) A bad landing, where after landing a jump, the skier bounced off the snow and flips forward, landing on their skis again.

Coordinate terms

(aerials): slap-back

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