How to Backside Bigspin - A Step by Step Formula
How to Backside Bigspin - A Step by Step Formula by Skate IQ is a skateboarding tutorial for the Bigger Spin. This longer breakdown treats the backside bigspin as a full-body loading and launch sequence rather than a shove-it plus 180, explaining why standard foot position, shoulder wind-up, and tail-strike zone all interact.
What this video teaches
This longer breakdown treats the backside bigspin as a full-body loading and launch sequence rather than a shove-it plus 180, explaining why standard foot position, shoulder wind-up, and tail-strike zone all interact. It closes with a detailed catch-and-landing section covering where the board should sit relative to the body's centerline.
Key tips
- Set the front foot lower than usual, near the halfway point of the board, angled slightly forward, weight on the ball of the foot
- Center the back foot on the tail with a slight lean toward the toe side, not too far toe-side or the board flips more easily
- Load the trick by getting the back shoulder over the front toe in a deep squat, chest facing the direction of travel
- Combine the squat-based loading with the launch in one continuous motion, don't start rotating while still down or the board loses power
- Throw the tail down, back, and slightly forward, like aiming a bowling ball at the target, rather than just pressing straight down
- Strike the ground with the center or slight heel side of the tail, not the toe side, to keep the board from flipping
- Let the front foot stay put after takeoff so all the board's rotation comes from the back foot and loaded body, not from dragging the front foot around
- At the catch, position the board two to three inches behind the body's centerline so it can still be pushed backward to finish the rotation
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Bigger Spin