How-To Skateboarding: Frontside Bigspin With Marquis Preston
How-To Skateboarding: Frontside Bigspin With Marquis Preston by RIDE Channel is a skateboarding tutorial for the 540 Big Spin. Marquis Preston's RIDE Channel tip breaks the frontside bigspin into two isolated skills learned separately: get the frontside shove-it (pop plus 180) fully dialed first, then treat the front foot as passive, it simply waits and catches rather than actively flipping anything.
What this video teaches
Marquis Preston's RIDE Channel tip breaks the frontside bigspin into two isolated skills learned separately: get the frontside shove-it (pop plus 180) fully dialed first, then treat the front foot as passive, it simply waits and catches rather than actively flipping anything. He recommends taking the trick off a curb or down a small set early on for extra hang time while you're still learning it.
Key tips
- Get your frontside shove-it fully dialed before combining it into the bigspin
- Set your tail in the corner pocket with your front foot hanging off slightly
- Treat the front foot as passive, it just comes up and waits for the catch rather than doing active work
- Don't worry about where the front foot lands mid-spin, the trick is driven almost entirely by the back foot
- Take it off a curb, a small ledge, or down a short set of stairs early on for extra hang time to complete the rotation
- Focus on combining a clean front pop with a clean 180 rather than treating them as separate motions once you're consistent
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Teaches
540 Big Spin