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How to do the Clipper

A clipper delays the bag on the inside surface of the foot with the catching leg tucked BEHIND the support leg. It is the gateway to the whole butterfly family, and the position more advanced tricks finish in than any other.

STEP BY STEP

1. From a toe or inside delay, set the bag up so it drifts slightly across your body.
2. Bend the support leg deeply and lean a little over it for balance.
3. Tuck the catching leg across and behind the support leg.
4. Turn the inside of that foot up into a shelf in the cross-body position.
5. Take the bag on the instep and ride it down, holding the delay.

TIPS

• Behind the support leg, not in front. Crossing in front is a different move entirely.
• Depth in the support knee is what creates the room - standing tall leaves nowhere to put the foot.
• Lean over the support leg. Staying upright pulls the shelf out from under the bag.

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Inside Stall · Outside Kick

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