Backside 180

also known as: BS 180 · Backside 180 Ollie · Backside Ollie

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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

An ollie with a 180-degree rotation of board and body around the vertical axis in the backside direction - the rider's back turns to face the direction of travel first. The shoulders pre-wind frontside, then whip backside at the pop; because the rider rotates blind to the landing for the first half, most skaters carry the last degrees of rotation with a small pivot on landing. Lands rolling fakie.

Step by step

  1. Ollie stance, back foot centered-to-heel-side on the tail.
  2. Wind the shoulders slightly frontside (open) in the crouch.
  3. Pop and unwind the shoulders backside, throwing the leading arm across the chest.
  4. Level the board mid-air while hips carry board and body through the half turn.
  5. Spot the landing over the back (now leading) shoulder late in the rotation.
  6. Land over the bolts, allowing a small rear-truck pivot to finish the 180, and roll away fakie.

Body mechanics

Front footOllie placement; after the drag it presses on the nose to pull the board around backside.
Back footPops, then guides the tail toward the toe side as the body turns.
ShouldersPre-wind frontside, snap backside; the head rotates last.
ArmsLead arm sweeps across the body backside; both settle wide for the blind landing.
GazeForward through the pop, then over the trailing shoulder to find the landing.