HOW TO GAZELLE SPIN THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL

What this video teaches

Garrett Ginner for Braille Skateboarding defines the gazelle spin as you turning 360 while the board turns 540, which is a big spin plus an extra 180 for both you and the board. His route in is to land the big spin in a manual, on the tail, and then pivot the rest of the way around, and he says learning big spins with a pivot first makes the whole thing far easier. The foot placement differs from a big spin: instead of tucking the back foot into the pocket at an angle, you keep it flat on the tail with about half the foot hanging off, otherwise the board flips and you land primo. His fix for both common failures, under-rotating and shooting out of the manual, is body position: stay completely centred and upright rather than leaning toward the nose or tail.

Key tips

• 1A gazelle spin is a big spin plus an extra 180 for both you and the board: you spin 360, the board spins 540
• 2Learn big spins first, with a pivot if needed, then practise landing big spins in a manual on the tail before adding the pivot
• 3Back foot goes flat on the tail with roughly half the foot hanging off, not tucked into the pocket at an angle, or the board will flip and you will land primo
• 4Pop it flat footed, land in the manual, pivot the last 180 and roll away
• 5Under-rotating means scooping harder and angling the body more; shooting out of the manual means your weight is off centre
• 6Unlike most spin tricks, keep your body straight up and centred rather than throwing it in the direction of the spin

Summarized from the video transcript.