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How To: Fakie Bigspin
VLSkate6:00
How To: Fakie Bigspin by VLSkate is a skateboarding tutorial for the Bigger Spin. VLSkate frames the fakie bigspin as an easier entry point than the regular version because momentum does more of the rotating work.
What this video teaches
VLSkate frames the fakie bigspin as an easier entry point than the regular version because momentum does more of the rotating work. The video isolates the shove-it motion, the backside body rotation, and a step-off catch drill before combining all three into the full trick.
Key tips
- Learn shove-its, fakie backside pivots, and optionally half cabs before attempting this trick
- Put the back foot mostly in the pocket with some weight on the tail depending on how much pop is wanted
- Keep the front foot a few inches below the bolts, slightly angled, with a bit of heel hanging off
- Practice the shove-it motion alone first: press down on the tail and pull the toes back behind you with the back foot
- Add body rotation next by turning backside while shoving, without worrying yet about a full 360
- Introduce the backside pivot separately to build comfort with the body's 180 rotation
- Combine shove plus pivot while rolling fakie, hopping slightly to give the board room to rotate, keeping the front foot hovering over the board so it doesn't flip
- Wind up and unwind the shoulders in the spin direction, the hips will naturally follow
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Bigger Spin