Ever wondered how to do a 360 on a snowboard? By following a few simple tips you can take your snowboard skills to the next level. This article will show you 5 simple and effective tips that you can take up to the hill.
First of all, you need to have some essential riding skills mastered. On the road to mastering 360’s, you need to learn the right way to stick your edges, do your wind up, pop off the jump and find your landings.
1. In order to learn how to do a 360 on a snowboard you need to have mastered backside, frontside and cab (fakie) 180’s. Don’t even bother trying the 360 until you have these tricks down. Practice spinning 360’s on flat land without your board on to really get the feel down.
2. Learn how to stick your edge so that you can spin a 360 properly. The goal is to create a strong base for you to jump. You should practice carving on both your heel and toe side edges. Look for small jumps that you can start to spin off. Once you have the feel down, start looking for larger and larger hits to build your confidence.
3. The wind up is a key component of the spin and also makes you look stylish. As you hit the bottom of the transition, start your wind up and not sooner. You should be turning in the opposite direction you want to be spinning. Unload this built up momentum to initiate your spin. Your shoulders, torso, and legs must all work together. Wind up big for small jumps and small for big ones.
4. Starting your spin occurs at the lip of the jump. Make sure you have your board facing down the hill when you pop off. To get more pop, you simply bend your knees into the base of the jump.
5. After rotating some 270 degrees, you should be able to spot your landing. It is much easier to learn this by doing back side 360’s. You will open up to your landing this way. Stomp the landing by absorbing with your legs. Throw in another backside 180 on the end to start 540’s.
To learn how to do a 360 on a snowboard you need to have mastered all the basic 180’s. After that you can start to focus on sticking your edges, winding up, releasing and spotting your landings.
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