Frontside 180

All coaches agree the frontside 180 is built on two pillars: a solid ollie and upper-body rotation that leads the movement. The near-universal starting instruction is to pre-wind (or at minimum throw) your head and shoulders frontside before or at the exact moment of the pop, your feet and board follow the momentum of your upper body, not the reverse. The back foot must sit in the heel-side corner pocket of the tail rather than centered as in a pure ollie, which gives the scoop that spins the board. The most common beginner mistake called out across every video is failing to rotate the upper body enough, skaters try to turn with their hips and legs alone and get stuck at 90 degrees; the fix is to commit the full shoulder and head throw. A secondary universal callout is neglecting to get comfortable rolling switch before practicing: since you land fakie, not being able to ride away confidently causes hesitation at the last moment and kills the rotation.

• →Wind up your head and shoulders BEFORE or AT the moment of the pop, they lead the rotation, your legs follow
• →Back foot in the heel-side corner pocket of the tail (not centered), this is what scoops the board frontside
• →Front foot nearly identical to ollie position with toes slightly hanging off and angled slightly inward
• →Practice riding switch every session before attempting frontside 180s, you will land fakie every time
• →Use the shoulder-turn drill: stand still, drag your front foot up the board while rotating head and shoulders, repeat until it's automatic
• →At 90 degrees in the air, shift your weight onto the front foot, the nose pivots the rest of the rotation
• →Land front foot first (you should hear two clacks: front truck, then back truck) so you can pivot out if needed
• →If you're stuck at 90 degrees, throw your shoulders harder, aim for a 270 in your mind to overcome under-rotation
• →Try it on a bank ramp first: frontside kick turns up a bank replicate the motion without the landing-switch pressure
• →Commit fully, stopping the rotation halfway is worse than over-rotating; a messy 180 is better than a 90-degree bail

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