| BACKSIDE 180 1.Dutring straight airs and cliff drops, using your edges well is important so you can keep a good speed during the run up. Rotations also need good edge control, because the take off is the catalyst for the entire spin. This becomes more important when you start going for 360's and 540's, but with the 180's you can get the idea. 2.Approach the obstacle with the usual amount of speed. Try learing them over one or two moguls initially, using the stlight upward transition of the first mogul as the take off and the downside of the second as the landing. For backside 180's a toe edge take off will give you the impetus to spin. You should already be beginning the spin in your upper body, using your edge to initiate rotation before you even leave the ground. The movement for frontside 180's is obviously different, but you still need to use your upper body to make sure you spin smoothly. As you approach the transition, crouch down and start to move your shoulders around before you leave the lip. This way, your lower body will follow in the air, so you should be coming round nicely as you get ready to land. 3.As backside 180's mean you are coming in blind, it is important that you bring your head round quickly and smoothly, in line with your rotation. This way you can spot your landing and will be nicelt balanced to ride away fakie on landing. When you get them right, backside 180's feel smooth and pretty damn satisfying. Landing frontside 180's is more straight forward, as the nature of the spin means you can see where you are going, if you haven't yet mucked up the spin. These are the basics, but you know the only way will get them sorted is to keep on practising. Once you have got them dialled, go for distance and slower rotation. |
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