How to do a Frontside (FS) 180 Ollie on a Skateboard MADE EASY!
How to do a Frontside (FS) 180 Ollie on a Skateboard MADE EASY! by Never Stop Improving is a skateboarding tutorial for the Frontside 180. Justin Lauria introduces frontside reverts as a prerequisite drill, using them to teach how the upper body must rotate before the lower body can follow, a principle directly applicable to the 180.
What this video teaches
Justin Lauria introduces frontside reverts as a prerequisite drill, using them to teach how the upper body must rotate before the lower body can follow, a principle directly applicable to the 180. He specifies that the front foot shifts slightly toe-side and the back foot slightly heel-side from an ollie stance, and that the shoulder pre-rotation during the crouch is the key mechanical step that makes the full rotation achievable.
Key tips
- Practice frontside reverts before the full trick, they isolate the exact upper-body-first rotation pattern
- Front foot: shift slightly toe-side from ollie position; back foot: shift slightly heel-side from ollie position
- As you crouch down for the pop, rotate your shoulders frontside, upper body leads, lower body follows
- The shoulders must initiate the rotation BEFORE your feet leave the ground, not after
- Push off, get a bit of speed, then crouch and begin the shoulder turn as part of one fluid motion
- Frontside 180 is slightly easier than backside for most skaters because your chest opens in the direction you are moving
- Land with knees bent and absorb the fakie landing, stiff legs are the primary cause of slipping out
- Speed makes the trick easier, trying it nearly stationary makes the rotation and landing harder to coordinate
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Frontside 180