As it has been said, the count starts when you leave the ground... And when you leave the ground, you were upside down.
And when you count one flip every time your head is upside down except the moment when you leave the ground, you'll get 5 backflips.
Last edited by Tonakai; Jan 2, 2010 at 08:40 PM.
Reason: Somehow, the "derp" sounded pretty insulting for me...