How-To Skateboarding: 180 Fakie Manual 180 Out with Cooper Wilt

What this video teaches

Cooper Wilt covers the frontside 180 fakie manual with a 180 out at Gardena Skate Plaza, and his key insight is about how you land the entry 180. Instead of the usual front 180 where the front wheels touch first, he wants your weight stacked over the back truck so you land straight into a fakie manual and never think about the front truck at all. He approaches the ledge at medium speed, teeter totters the switch manual across the pad while keeping the end of the ledge in his peripheral vision, then exits with a small fakie pop into a frontside half cab. He also notes he prefers a full, uncheated front 180 in, because the committed weight actually catches and pops you into the manual.

Key tips

• 1Learn frontside 180s and switch nose manuals before attempting this
• 2Approach the ledge at medium speed, not fast
• 3Land the entry 180 with all your weight over the back truck and touch down immediately; never worry about the front truck
• 4Teeter totter the switch manual across the pad and keep the end of the ledge in your peripheral vision
• 5Exit with a small fakie pop, or no pop at all, into a frontside half cab off the end
• 6A full uncheated front 180 in is easier than cheating it, because the committed weight catches and pops you into the fakie manual

Summarized from the video transcript.