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Learn How to "360 Flip" from Felipe Gustavo

Felipe GustavoShared by 2 skaters in 2025
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35K views · 2 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

Short Portuguese-language tutorial by Felipe Gustavo on the 360 flip (tre flip). He shows how to pop it high enough for manuals, ledges and gaps, with a hit then a light lift of the board using the toe.

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Linked in beginner help threads for people stuck on tre flips. Commenters say to follow his footwork even without understanding Portuguese.

“Do everything Falipe says here, even if you don't understand Portuguese, do what he says. …”

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u/Mrtoad882025 · 3 points

Do everything Falipe says here, even if you don't understand Portuguese, do what he says. [this video]

u/Agrodoom2025 · 1 points

Your back is way, way too rounded over, putting your weight too much on the front foot. Because your weight is too far forward because of your posture, as soon as you jump you're going to be launched ahead of your board Check out these two videos of these 360 flip masters : [video on YouTube] [this video] Other than the fact both of these guys have done thousands of this movement before, you'll notice how much straighter they keep their back when they crouch down. This allows them to have their weight equalized between both feet. Contrary to all the talk about "IT'S ALL IN THE BACK FOOT", it's that equal and opposite pressure between both feet that is truly the key to this trick, the back foot scoop is only one component of it. By the time you pop, your back shoulder is sitting just about directly above, or even slightly behind, your tail, which you can only do if you keep your back straight enough while leaning back a little bit. It's tough to explain through words, but after a while you get to a point where you can basically feel the tension between both your feet and that's when you know your weight distribution is perfect and you're ready to do this. One thing that may help is simply doing bod…

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