Elguerial
also known as: Fakie 360 Invert
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Shown for a regular-footed rider riding fakie. 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
Eddie Elguera's fakie 360 handplant: riding up the wall backwards, the rider plants a hand on the coping, inverts, and rotates a full 360 around the planted arm to re-enter riding forward. It combines the Miller flip's continuous rotation with a fakie takeoff - approaching blind, planting blind, and using the handplant as a pivot to unwind a complete rotation. In 1980 it was the hardest trick on Earth; it remains a heavy line-ender today.
Step by step
- Roll up the transition fakie with strong speed, trailing arm reaching for the coping.
- Plant the hand on the coping as the board reaches the lip, grabbing the board with the other hand.
- Swing into the inversion and keep rotating - a full 360 around the planted arm.
- Track the wall through the spin as the body unwinds right-side-up.
- Release the plant, set the wheels below the coping, and ride away forward.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Presses into the grab's hold, part of the rotating board-body unit for the full circle. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Anchors the tail against the grab, first to feel the transition on re-entry. |
| Shoulders | Rotate continuously around the planted shoulder - hesitation at the top kills the second half. |
| Arms | One arm plants and bears the full spin; the other holds the board locked to the feet throughout. |
| Gaze | Blind into the plant, then hunting the transition through the unwind - the eyes lead the final 180. |