BackSide 360

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BackSide 360

Move Difficutly: 5/10

Move prerequisite: Backside 180, Jump

Accomplishing the backside 360˚ isn’t easy. But if you’ve progressed to backside 180’s and are looking towards taking it to the next level, the backside 360˚ is waiting, and it’s not as hard as it looks. Frontside 360˚ means landing blind, while the backside lets you see what’s coming.

1. the best place to practice is on a hand-made kicker into deep powder. Find a good 35 degree slope that flattens out at the end. Build a kicker about fifteen feet before the flat. Don’t make it too steep, but enough to launch you out and up for four seconds at least. Experiment taking straight jumps till you find an angle that feels right.

2.Approach the jump with moderate speed. At the end of the kicker settle your weight slightly forward and ollie while looking over your outside rotating shoulder.

3.As soon as you can, find your landing spot. You’ll now be in switch stance and with a simple turn of the hips landing in your normal stance to mad applause!

4.Of course, it sounds easier than it is. Just watch your speed, look over your shoulder, spot your landing and shift your weight, with practice and patience the backside 360˚ will be in your bag.

Tips & Warnings

-Start with moderate speed

-Snap your head around as soon as you get air

-Spot you landing

-Push the board down to meet the snow

-Flex your knees upon landing

-Don t lean too far back off the jump

-Always wear a sport specific helmet to avoid head injury

In the picture, we are showing you the Backside Indy 360 .. a cool tweak to the move

 

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