ShyGuy's ToyBox - ZSamus BackFlip Textured

[E-Man]

Before she does her backflip, she hops forward a little bit. As an animator, this action bothers me because the hop does not look realistic. If I was doing this, I would keep the feet firmly planted until she preforms her flip. Otherwise, just make the hop look a lot more natural.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcByJOjxASI

The link above should give you some ideas on how to realistically animate a flip. The little boy even provides an example of how to naturally incorporate a forward hop in.