A caballerial - or cab - is a fakie 360 buttering trick. It's essentially a switch frontside 360, except you pop it from the nose of your board instead of the tail. It's a style trick more than anything else: nobody does a cab because it's the efficient way around, they do it because the nose pop looks good. The name comes from pro skater Steve Caballero, who originally did it in the half pipe.
Before you try it
You want to be able to pop switch frontside 360s easily - that's what gives you enough spin momentum to carry a full cab. You also want a half cab, which is where you learn to get pop out of the nose of your board. The full cab is just those two combined, so if either one is shaky, work on it on its own first.
A comfortable nollie and confident riding switchRiding with your non-dominant foot leading instead of your natural stance. If you normally ride left-foot-forward (regular), switch means riding right-foot-forward - and vice versa. It feels foreign at first but is essential for landing tricks and all-round board control. make everything here easier.
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