In this post, we will be teaching you to throw a misty 540 off the ground. This is actually one of the more simple tricks to do on the ground and impress your friends. This is also a must-know if you want to get into freerunning. It’s a somewhat difficult trick. However, it is learnable for beginners to intermediates.
STEP 1: The first step you need to take in learning this trick is to learn it on the Trampoline. If you don’t know how to do this on the tramp, you can learn it from tramp trick tips about how to do a misty 540. If you already know how to do this trick on tramp, you may skip this step. In most cities, there is a gym that has trampolines, which you can pay a few bucks to use and if there is a coach there to teach you how to do a misty on the tramp, then that’s an added bonus.
STEP 2: Now that you are able to do the trick on the tramp, you need to find a flat ground surface. Good surfaces for beginners to learn on are grass, rod floor, or a floor that is softer. You’ll probably fall the first time you do it because you won’t make it all the way around. The softer the floor that you’re learning on, the less it’s going to hurt if you fall harder and you don’t want your first experience to be ruined by injury.
STEP 3: Figure out your perfect run into the trick. Take a few decent size steps and take the final step off of your dominant foot. When you land the initial jump, you take the momentum from that jump and use it in your misty to get as much air as possible.
STEP 4: When you go for the second jump is when you start doing the trick exactly how you would on tramp by dropping the shoulder off your choice (drop right if you spin right) and bringing your feet over your head. However, the trick is exactly the same on the ground as on the tramp. You need to spin and flip quite a bit faster to be able to get it all the way around. Make sure that your legs are tucked in when you are first learning and grab your knees when you do the actual flip. This will give you an added boost of speed in your rotation.
STEP 5: Halfway through your rotation off the trick, spot your landing and bring your feet to the ground. You now know how to throw a misty 540 on the ground. Once you get really comfortable throwing this trick, you can use it anywhere you go like walking down the street or in a mall.
