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Why You CAN'T FS 180! | Common Mistakes Explained!

Sean Brown6 skaters recommend it · 9 mentions, 2020 to 2024
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251K views · 7 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Sean Brown (frickyfreshboy) explains how to frontside 180 ollie and breaks down common beginner mistakes like under-rotating and pivoting on the wrong truck. Filmed in 2019.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters threads whenever someone is stuck on under-rotating, pivoting, or landing their back foot on a frontside 180.

“This is the best explanation i've found, practicing the nose pivots helped me fix under rotating”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/Chikenuget2023 · 2 points

Your shoulder/arm is preventing your upper body from rotating completely: [LINK] When you jump think about elbowing someone behind you. Your board will only go as square as your shoulders and currently the shoulders are only doing a 90 - landing facing forward. Warm up with some hippy jump 180s, even off the board will get you brain body connection going. Another way to practice this, is focus on landing on your nose

u/blade_skate2022 · 2 points

You are pivoting on your back truck. You need to be pivoting on your front truck. This tutorial helped me a lot. [VIDEO]

u/Big_Meaning_77342024 · 2 points

This is the best explanation i’ve found, practicing the nose pivots helped me fix under rotating [VIDEO]

u/Magnumalloo2024 · 1 points

I'm really not that good at these, but I've stumbled into a few proud ones, so: There are a few videos that I've watched and found helpful for 180s. From the same creator, 1 on FS [VIDEO], 1 on BS [VIDEO]. As well, there's this video on specifically BS 180s [VIDEO] that has a nice discussion on these sorta revert 180s versus nice popped 180s. And here is a video from SPM [VIDEO] that may provide a different perspecti

u/lukamu2020 · 1 points

I found this video for FS 180s [VIDEO] and I started working on them. I also heard that I should have shove-its down before I try adding pop to them, so I am working on that a bit today too.

u/SnooSketches85862023 · 1 points

Hang your toes off your board more. [VIDEO]

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