Casper Flip

also known as: Casper 180 Flip

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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

A rolling flip built from the freestyle casper position, whose name honors 1970s pro Bobby 'Casper' Boyden. A soft half kickflip stands the board over into a mid-air casper - front foot under the grip-side nose, back foot on top of the upturned tail - and after a beat there the back foot wraps the tail down and around through half an impossible, bringing the deck back wheels-down with the ends traded. The pause in casper between the two halves is what makes it readable. Thrown fast it can pass for a 360 flip, but there is no yaw in it at all: the end swap comes from the end-over-end, not from the board turning under the rider.

Step by step

  1. Set the front foot far forward with toes tucked near the heel-side rail, back foot on the tail.
  2. Pop lightly and half-kickflip the board with a soft front-foot flick.
  3. Catch the inverted board in casper: front foot under the nose, back foot pressing the upturned tail.
  4. Hold the casper for a beat - the delay is the trick.
  5. Wrap the tail down and under with the back foot through half an impossible, letting the nose come over the top.
  6. Let it settle wheels-down with the ends traded and land over the bolts.

Body mechanics

Front footFlicks the half-flip, then slides under the nose to cradle the inverted board and guide it over the top.
Back footRides the upturned tail, then wraps it down and around - the half impossible is entirely its work.
ShouldersSquare, crouched low; the trick happens close under the body.
ArmsLow and wide, balancing the two-phase board handling.
GazeOn the board through both phases - the casper catch is entirely visual.