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HUGE 360 Kickflip + Glenhaven

Skate Physics2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2012 to 2019
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Short 2012 session clip from Glenhaven by Darren Dyk. Josiah Johnson nosegrinds, Kevin Ketchum tailslides and Michael Davis lands a big backside 360 kickflip.

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Quick look at a big backside 360 kickflip, shared in Reddit threads about spin tricks and how they look when landed clean.

“Just wanna chime in with some more technical notes since you asked for tips. Spin tricks have a lot more to do with upper body movement than a lot of people realize. Where your shoulders lead, your feet will follow. …”

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u/LivingForTheJourney2019 · 9 points

Just wanna chime in with some more technical notes since you asked for tips. Spin tricks have a lot more to do with upper body movement than a lot of people realize. Where your shoulders lead, your feet will follow. From what I can see your biggest struggles are: A - Gaining momentum with your upper body. I would try and wind up/use your arms a bit more to get the spin going sooner. Also try and get enough spin that your shoulders are past the 180 mark by the time you reach the apex of your jump. It's much easier to follow through if you can spot your landing and don't have to crank extra hard in the last part of the jump. B - You are over scooping your board. It gets way ahead of the spin of your upper body and you kinda have to play catch up to account for the over rotation. In this clip you almost missed landing on the board because of it. I would focus less on scoop and a bit more on just getting a snappy pop so that the board is sticking with your feet wherever they go either way. Like I mentioned above, if you can get your upper body to spin fast paired with a more leveled out ollie, your feet will catch up to the spin of your upper body no problem. I filmed this BS360 Kickfl…

u/shredding_the_gnar2012 · 2 points

Good to see the Portland local is getting more well known! You guys might also enjoy this clip of his too: [VIDEO]

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