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Jumping on flat ground Spinning is a mixture of rotation combined
with pop projecting you into the air. Wind up and crouch down together so you can
pop into the air and release into the spin. Strap into your board on a flat area and practice
the feeling of popping and releasing. When jumping 180s, start with your upper body
leading the spin and still be actively rotating as you jump to follow through with your legs.
The key to making a 180 easy to to have your shoulders in the lead of your board and still
rotating as you leave the ground. If your brand new to 180s, try to pop with
your weight evenly on both feet to stay balanced over your board however you can also ollie
and 180. Frontside is where the front of your body
rotates into the spin and backside is the opposite. Make sure to try this in both directions.
Frontside 180 A frontside 180 is the easiest of all spins,
because you never lose sight of your landing, so try it first. It's a fun trick off of straight
jumps, and is realatively easy to wack on the end of a 50-50 to up your rail steeze.
Front 1's are an essential building block as you work towards bigger spin tricks.
It's difficult to initiate a spin when popping from a flat base, so use a slight edge which
creates a platform to spin from. This becomes especially important with 360s and bigger
spins. When spinning front and switch front 1's,
it's relatively easy to pop off either your heel or your toe edge. It's good to be able
to use both techniques. When spinning 360s and beyond most riders
tend to spin frontside off their heel edge however there are still many pros who do it
from their toes. It all comes down to an individual riders preference and what they've practiced
most. Popping off your toes will also feel more similar to the feeling of doing a 180
off a box or rail.
Get the feeling of sliding front 1's uphill, while carving across the slope on your heel
edge. Have your shoulders leading the rotation and your lower body following.
You can use your back hand as a guide and point in the direction you'll be riding after
completing the 180. You'll end up riding out switch and balancing on your toe edge.
Step it up by adding some pop, to push yourself into the air. Hop evenly off both feet for
controlled balance or you can also do this with an ollie.
Once you have this concept dialed, it's time to find a small jump.