How to Frontside 180 - Beginner Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion)

What this video teaches

Skiddy Skates breaks the frontside 180 into three phases, pop and shoulder opening, spin and foot transfer, hangtime and landing, and highlights that the 'rotation foot' (your original front foot) takes over board control at the 90-degree midpoint to pull the board through the second half. He introduces a subtle tip about angling the front foot slightly inward before the trick so your ankle naturally rolls into the rotation.

Key tips

• 1Pre-wind your shoulders in the opposite direction before popping, keep the wind-up controlled, not excessive
• 2Back foot: slightly toward the heel-side of the tail (not dead center); front foot: toes hanging off slightly, angled inward
• 3Angling your front foot toes inward pre-positions your ankle to roll naturally into the frontside rotation
• 4At 90 degrees in the air (the halfway point), your original front foot becomes the 'rotation foot' and takes over board control
• 5Rotation foot pulls the board forward and down for the second 90 degrees, your back foot just hovers over the bolts
• 6Board should stay in front of your body throughout so your feet maintain control
• 7If you land but slip out, it is because landing switch is still unfamiliar, bend your knees and stay loose
• 8Frontside 180s are ideal for getting over obstacles because the board is sideways at peak height, effectively widening your clearance

Summarized from the video transcript.