How To Frontside & Cab 180 On A Snowboard

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Frontside and Switch Frontside 180's, also known as Cab 180's or Half cabs, are
often the first spin people learn because you don't need to turn your head
to do it. Frontside is when you spin so your chest or your Frontside is facing
forwards during the first 90 degrees of the spin. Stand on the trampoline in
your snowboard stance and imagine you're going down the hill. As you extend your
legs to jump, rotate your shoulders and hips at the same time so you leave the
ground with your shoulders 90 degrees to your board. Once you're in the air keep
your shoulders rotating until your back hand is pointing forwards where you're
looking, while using your core to pull the board around to land switch. If you
suck your legs up in the air the spin will look better, you'll be ready to grab
later on and it'll help bring the board through the spin. If you're having
trouble getting the full 180 around, you can pre-wind in the opposite direction
before you spin to get a little extra momentum.
Remember, big movements are key for building momentum so following through
with the rotation is important. From the switch position you can go right into a
Switch Frontside 180 using all the same movements except in the other
direction, rotating as you jump and following through with your shoulders in
the air. You can also use counter-rotation for Frontside and Switch
Frontside 180's. Standing in your normal snowboard stance, rotate so both hands
are over the nose of your board. After you jump, rotate your board Frontside
while throwing your upper body in the other direction. For Switch Frontside
you do the same thing, hands over your switch nose then jump up, rotating your
upper body one way and lower body and board the other. Doing counter-rotated
spins isn't the best way to learn and progress your spins because it's hard to
spin much more than a 180, but they are necessary for doing 180's off boxes and
rails. This tutorial was filmed at Bounce in Whistler. You're watching Duncan
Mainland and Nev Lapwood from Snowboard Addiction. Our goal is to improve your
riding.
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How To Frontside & Cab 180 On A Snowboard

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