#TRICKTUESDAY // Double Back Pike One of my favorite drills for double back pike is the “flying 1&¼ back pike”. This exercise helps athletes focus on a strong, vertical take-off and increases their speed of rotation. It’s called a “flying” 1&¼ back because the goal is to hold the straight take-off position for an extended period of time, creating the sensation of flying/floating in mid-air before snapping into a pike position. Over-exaggerating the straight position will help the athlete focus o