What do you call it?

[tumblerK]

"the book" it calls them flick-flacks, we call them back handsprings, and apparently some call them flip-flops.

 

[Deleted member 1703]

Here, we just call them flicks.

 

[Ingymmom]

when I type it I type BHS, but I say flip flop when I say it.

Dd's gym says all of the options.

 

[GymTwinsMom]

Everyone at DD's gym calls them BHS. I never really heard of people calling them flick flacks or flip-flops.

 

[I-Heart-Beam]

All three . Tend to use BHS more though.

 

[gymnaSTICKs]

we (everyone at my gym) call them backhandsprings unless we're talking about a beam series - then we call them flicks (ex: flick flick instead of bhs bhs)

 

[KBT]

I think this question often depends on the country you live in. BHS is most common in the USA, while flick or flip-flop I've mostly heard used by those in different countries. I live in the USA, so I say BHS.

 

[gymluvr33]

Everyone at my gym calls them BHS

 

[Drowning123gone]

I actually just call them handsprings... and I will say front handsprings if I don't want them to back tumble.

 

[kgymn]

The majority of the time, back handspring.

~Katy

 

[Laura]

Neither!
(In australia) we call them a back-flips (e.g. round-off, back-flip) or just flips (e.g. flip, sault).
To me a back handspring is a back-flip with a step out.

 

[LasswadeCoach]

Here in Scotland we call them backflips - I call them flic's though!

 

[Jamie]

Same, in ireland we call them back flips!

 

[Ingymmom]

I think this question often depends on the country you live in. BHS is most common in the USA, while flick or flip-flop I've mostly heard used by those in different countries. I live in the USA, so I say BHS.

USAG refers to them as flip flops or flick flacks.

 

[Billy]

Same, in ireland we call them back flips!

To me, a flip is entirely in the air, ie. back tuck, front layout, etc.

 

[Jamie]

To me, a flip is entirely in the air, ie. back tuck, front layout, etc.

We just call your back tuck... tuck back and to us they're known as somersaults!!

 

[bogwoppit]

Flic.

Here in Quebec gym is all in French, so we have very different names for skills than the US.

 

[acmyrh]

All 3 mostly BHS

 

[IloveBARS]

I actually just call them handsprings... and I will say front handsprings if I don't want them to back tumble.

thats how we do it too!

 

[maddiekate]

I always say back handsprings. i've heard flip flop but never flick flack.