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How To BACKSIDE 180 HEELFLIP | Backside 180 Heelflip Tutorial
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How To BACKSIDE 180 HEELFLIP | Backside 180 Heelflip Tutorial by Tom's Tutorials is a skateboarding tutorial for the Heelflip Backside 180. Tom Rohrer's dedicated backside 180 heelflip tutorial, the exact trick, covering foot placement, the pre-pop wind angle, and the shoulder wind-up that drives the rotation.
What this video teaches
Tom Rohrer's dedicated backside 180 heelflip tutorial, the exact trick, covering foot placement, the pre-pop wind angle, and the shoulder wind-up that drives the rotation. Stresses catching at the 90-degree halfway point and finishing the last of the turn with weight transferred onto the back foot as you land.
Key tips
- Put your front toes on the front edge of the board just like a standard heelflip, pressing weight down on that edge before you flick
- Place your back foot with the toes deep in the tail pocket (not on the far rail) so the pop is strong enough to complete the 180
- Roll up angled slightly away from the direction you are about to turn, this wrong-way angle builds a bigger wind-up for the rotation
- Bend down and wind your shoulders and head in the direction of the turn as you set up, the shoulders drive the rotation more than the feet
- Think of turning only 90 degrees and flicking straight out to the side, let your body's momentum complete the remaining rotation on its own
- Keep your board level before popping by using the back foot to counteract the front foot's weight
- Catch and land with extra weight on the back foot, sometimes powersliding slightly, to push through the final part of the turn
- Common fixes: if the board goes too vertical, move your front foot further up the board; if it points down too much, move it further back
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Teaches
Heelflip Backside 180