How To Do A 360 On A Snowboard – 5 Tips To Sick Style

by Mark Redoubt

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. Do you have front side, back side, and cab (fakie) 180's down? You need to master these beginner tricks before you can learn how to do a 360 on a snowboard. Check your ego now because you will experience pain and frustration if you are not ready. To get used to the feeling of the spin, practice doing 360's on flat land with and without your board on.

2. A key component of a 360 is being able to stick to your edges. Your edge will allow you to start your spin from a solid position. Try to master the feeling of using both heel and toe edges. Find a small slope or jump that you can spin off and won't cause you to slam hard. You want to get the feeling of spinning down and you can do this while gaining confidence.

3. A good wind up should be both smooth and stylish. When you reach the bottom of the hit, turn your shoulders in the opposite direction you want to spin. Release your wind up to initiate your spin. Your core and both upper and lower body must work together to spin your body around. Small jumps mean a big wind up and big jumps mean less.

4. Popping off should happen at the very end of the lip. Your board should be pointed straight down the hill and not to the side. Pump your knees into the base of the jump as you do your wind up to get a larger pop.

5. You should be able to see your landing area as you rotate past 270 degrees. If you start be doing backside 360's, you can really get the feel of your shoulders turning to open as you spot your landing. Your legs should touch down smoothly to absorb the landing. After you have successfully learned how to do a 360 on a snowboard, add another backside 180 to start your mastery of 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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