How to Backside Bigspin - A Step by Step Formula

What this video teaches

Skate IQ's 15-minute step-by-step breakdown is the most technical big spin guide in the set, covering setup, loading, launch, and catch as separate phases. The key mechanic taught is the windup: squat until the back shoulder is over the front toe before popping, storing rotation that transfers into the board at launch. The video explains why striking the center or heel side of the tail (not the toe side) keeps the board flat, and teaches two catch options: early front-foot catch at 90 degrees or floating the full 180 before catching.

Key tips

• 1Front foot lower than usual (around the halfway point) and turned slightly forward gives the nose room to rotate the full 360
• 2Back foot in the center of the tail (not too far toe-side) so the tail strikes the ground in a balanced way and does not flip accidentally
• 3Wind up by squatting until the back shoulder is over the front toe before launching; this stores the rotation that gets transferred into the board at pop
• 4Jump first, THEN strike the tail into the ground; do not push the tail down while still on the board or you trap it and lose pop height
• 5Strike the center or heel side of the tail, not the toe side; toe-side contact makes the board rebound and flip during the spin
• 6Two valid catch styles: catch the front foot early at 90 degrees for control, or float the full 180 before catching for consistency at higher speeds and bigger obstacles

Summarized from the video transcript.