Imagine learning how to do a 360 on a snowboard without the fear of falling. Imagine landing 360′s in front of your friends and the looks on their faces. With these 5 tips you will be able to increase your confidence and show your friends who the best rider really is.
First of all, you need to have some essential riding skills mastered. On the road to mastering 360′s, you need to learn the right way to stick your edges, do your wind up, pop off the jump and find your landings.
1. Do you have front side, back side, and cab (fakie) 180′s down? You need to master these beginner tricks before you can learn how to do a 360 on a snowboard. Check your ego now because you will experience pain and frustration if you are not ready. To get used to the feeling of the spin, practice doing 360′s on flat land with and without your board on.
2. Sticking your edges is essential to spinning a 360 properly. You need to create a solid platform for you to jump from. Practice carving on your toe and heel edges. Start by trying to spin off a small side jump, which you can approach on your toe or heel edge. Get the feeling down and don’t worry about falling as the jump should only be small.
3. The wind up not only helps you to spin but also makes your spins look stylish. As you hit the base of the jump, wind up in the opposite direction you want to spin and not sooner. Release your momentum to start your spin. You want to use your arms, shoulders, hips and knees to spin your body around. You will need more wind up for smaller jumps and less for bigger ones.
4. Popping off should happen at the very end of the lip. Your board should be pointed straight down the hill and not to the side. Pump your knees into the base of the jump as you do your wind up to get a larger pop.
5. After rotating some 270 degrees, you should be able to spot your landing. It is much easier to learn this by doing back side 360′s. You will open up to your landing this way. Stomp the landing by absorbing with your legs. Throw in another backside 180 on the end to start 540′s.
These tips will give you a head start on learning how to do a 360 on a snowboard. Remember that you need to have 180′s down first. Next you can start learning how to stick edges, wind up, release and finally, spot landings.
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