Oww!

[skoebl]

Ok, a while back I saw a video here where one of you guys was cruisin around town and going up on driveways and doing a really cool spin...thing with your board. You would go up and take one foot off the board and have the other at the tail. The front would lift up and then the board and rider would spin around in a circle. Me, being the cocky teenager I am, thought that I would try it. I ended up with a cracked chin-bone, and lots of blood loss. Now I want to actually do it without killing myself. So, how do you do it?

[cruzn]

try learning a regular 360 spin first (two feet on). check out some old, old videos, of early alva & stacey peralta - when you bragged about how many 360s you could do in a row instead of how many stairs you could ollie. start with a 180-degree kickturn, work up to a 360. you'll soon get used to standing/balancing on one truck as you spin.
and, as great a longboards are, start learning this one on a shorter board. or at least learn the kickturns that way so you can do 'em right.
peace.

[drew]

I've never seen anyone do it with one foot off the board! that sounds really difficult.

[sk8dragon]

The first post kinda sounds like a no-comply type maneuver.

[cruzn]

i think there's a video clip similar to what you're talking about somewhere on www.bobstricktips.com
peace.

[oddi]

i think there's a video clip similar to what you're talking about somewhere on www.bobstricktips.com
peace.

Yeah, 1-footed 900 http://www.bobstricktips.com/tricktips/1f900vid.shtml Guess you gotta learn them with 2 feet on first...