advanced // flatground
Cab
Also known as Caballerial, Full Cab
A fakie 360° frontside rotation — riding fakie, you perform a full frontside 360° and land riding regular. Named after Steve Caballero.
The Cab is an advanced Flatground trick. Most skaters land their first one within 3-9 months of consistent practice.
Spec
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Complexity
- Learn time
- 3-9 monthsⓘ
- Category
- Flatground
- Stance
- fakie
Your progress
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Fakie stance
Rotates easier — the pivot is front-centered, so it comes around faster.
- Flips and shuvs spin around quicker than regular — ease off the scoop and flick.
- You're rolling backward, so commit to staying centered as the board comes back under you.
Variant of Frontside 180
Steps
- 1
Roll fakie with speed
You need more speed than a frontside 180 fakie — the full 360 takes more time.
- Force
- ●●○○○
- Direction
- back
- Weight
- centered
TipPractice full 360 rotations on ramps before attempting flat ground Cabs. - 2
Wind up and pop
Coil your shoulders toward your toe side, then unwind frontside aggressively as you pop.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- up
- Weight
- centered
TipThe wind-up is critical. A bigger wind-up = more rotational momentum. - 3
Commit through the blind spot
At 180° you'll be blind — you've passed the point where you can see your landing. Commit through.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- forward
- Weight
- centered
TipPractice 270° rotations first to get comfortable with the blind spot. - 4
Spot landing at 270–360°
Your vision comes back as you approach 360°. Spot your landing quickly.
- Force
- ●●●○○
- Direction
- down
- Weight
- centered
TipTurn your head aggressively to spot the ground as early as possible. - 5
Land regular
Land riding in your normal stance — not fakie. You've completed the full rotation.
- Force
- ●●●●○
- Direction
- down
- Weight
- centered
TipClean Cabs land on or near the bolts.
Common mistakes
Crooked landing
- What
- You complete 360° but land at an angle.
- Why
- Body and board aren't aligned through the rotation.
- Fix
- Keep your shoulders square to your feet throughout the spin.
Aborting at 180°
- What
- The rotation stops at 180° and you land fakie.
- Why
- Not committing through the blind spot.
- Fix
- Practice 270° rotations — just past the blind spot — to build commitment.
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Why this works
The mechanics behind the trick
- Board
- The Cab is essentially a fakie ollie with a full 360° frontside body rotation. The board follows the body's spin.
- Feet
- Pop from the tail (effective tail in fakie direction), then guide the board through the full 360° using shoulders and hips.
- Weight
- Staying over the board through a full 360° rotation requires consistent centered weight and a committed spin.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to learn a Cab?
- Most skaters land their first cab within 3-9 months of consistent practice, once you can frontside 180 and fakie ollie consistently.
- What should I learn before the Cab?
- The cab builds on Frontside 180 and Fakie Ollie. Get those consistent first, since the cab reuses the same pop, balance, or flick.
- Is the Cab hard to learn?
- The cab is an advanced trick. It gets much easier once you can already frontside 180 and fakie ollie.
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