A flat ground 180 is a half-spin done on the snow without leaving the ground. A frontside 180 is one of the first freestyle tricks most snowboarders learn. Wind up your upper body, pivot the board 180 degrees across the snow, and ride away switch. In a frontside spin, your chest rotates toward the downhill side during the takeoff.
This teaches you the basics of spinning and handling the switch landing.
Spinning on a snowboard is driven by your shoulders and head, not your feet. Step 1 - setup: Ride in on a gentle heel-side edge with closed shoulders
Before you start the spin, rotate your shoulders away from the direction you want to spin.That's the "wind up".Then release it: let your shoulders unwind in the spin direction and your lower body (board and hips) will follow, sliding the board around underneath you.Unweight the board slightly by straightening your legs just enough to let it pivot.You're not jumping, just lightening the base so it swings freely.Snap your head to look over your new front shoulder as you come around.That's how you spot the landing.
Practice both frontside (chest opens toward the downhill side) and backside (back rotates toward the downhill side) on flat ground before taking it to a slope. step 2 - pop and rotate: as you're popping turn your head and shoulders forward creating the frontside rotation then bring the board around with the momentum.
Frontside is usually easier because you can see the landing the whole way. step 3 - land: land on the toe-side edge. Backside feels blind for a moment, so commit to it anyway. Remember to keep looking forward and ride it out
The landing is the same either way: ride away switch, with knees bent, weight centered over the board.
Wind up by rotating your shoulders opposite to the spin direction
Unweight the board by lightly extending your legs. No jump, just enough to let it pivot on the snow
Let your shoulders lead and the board will follow
Spot your landing by looking over your shoulder
Commit. A half-hearted 180 leaves you sideways and stuck
Practice both frontside and backside rotations
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Flat Ground 180
Skill:
do a flat ground 180
Prerequisites:
Ollie, Riding Switch
A frontside 180 is one of the first freestyle tricks most snowboarders learn. In a frontside spin, your chest rotates toward the downhill side during the takeoff.
Step 1 - setup: Ride in on a gentle heel-side edge with closed shoulders
step 2 - pop and rotate: as you're popping turn your head and shoulders forward creating the frontside rotation then bring the board around with the momentum.
step 3 - land: land on the toe-side edge. Remember to keep looking forward and ride it out
A flat ground 180 is a half-spin done on the snow without leaving the ground.Wind up your upper body, pivot the board 180 degrees across the snow, and ride away switch.This teaches you the basics of spinning and handling the switch landing.
Spinning on a snowboard is driven by your shoulders and head, not your feet.Before you start the spin, rotate your shoulders away from the direction you want to spin.That's the "wind up".Then release it: let your shoulders unwind in the spin direction and your lower body (board and hips) will follow, sliding the board around underneath you.Unweight the board slightly by straightening your legs just enough to let it pivot.You're not jumping, just lightening the base so it swings freely.Snap your head to look over your new front shoulder as you come around.That's how you spot the landing.
Practice both frontside (chest opens toward the downhill side) and backside (back rotates toward the downhill side) on flat ground before taking it to a slope.Frontside is usually easier because you can see the landing the whole way.Backside feels blind for a moment, so commit to it anyway.The landing is the same either way: ride away switch, with knees bent, weight centered over the board.
