Backside 180

This trick can be tough to learn, but it's a great trick to take over gaps, or just to switch your stance during a run. Set your feet up the same as you would for an ollie. When you're first starting it helps to put your foot closer to the nose for a little more control. Pop your ollie and start turning backside… as with any body rotation, your shoulders lead and everything follows. You should reach the peak of your ollie as you are 90 degrees through your rotation. This is where you spot your landing, making sure to keep your weight directly over your board. When doing this trick over a long gap, a skater will usually ollie as far out as he/she can, then rotate really late. When doing this trick down a big drop, or stairs, it's better to rotate nice and smoothly throughout. For a solid landing, all four wheels should land at once, and you shouldn't have to slide the last part of the 180 around right when you land. Plus, sliding around like that will put flat spots on your wheels.