Anti-Casper
also known as: Nose Casper
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.
How it works
The casper mirrored onto the other end of the board: the deck is grip-down with the nose tip on the ground, the front foot stands on the underside of the nose, and the back foot hooks under the raised tail to hold it up. Because the weighted leg is now the front leg and the hooking foot the back, the whole balance feels reversed, and most riders find the back-foot hook considerably weaker than the front-foot hook of a normal casper. Common in modern freestyle combo runs as a transit point between rail, casper and truck positions.
Step by step
- Roll the board grip-down so the nose tip contacts the ground (a half flip caught nose-low works).
- Plant the front foot on the underside of the nose, directly over the ground contact.
- Hook the back foot under the raised tail, toes curled to cradle it.
- Lift with the back toes until the tail hangs balanced and the deck angle is set.
- Keep hips stacked over the front leg; the back foot holds tension only.
- Flick the tail up and over with the back foot to flip the board back to its wheels and land.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Weight-bearing foot on the inverted nose, pressing straight down into the nose's ground point. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Hooks beneath the raised tail and holds it aloft with upward toe tension. |
| Shoulders | Slightly open toward the tail to face the hang line of the board. |
| Arms | Wide, correcting the teeter around the single ground contact. |
| Gaze | Back and down at the tail hook, the connection most likely to slip. |