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)

1. (gymnastics) A frontal flip by jumping to a landing with both feet and then pushing hard to bounce and flip forward.
2. (aerialist skiing) A bad landing that ends with the skier bouncing off the snow and flipping forward, landing on their skis again.

Coordinate terms

• (aerials): slap-back