How to Do a 360 Flip on a Skateboard

The 360 flip, tre flip, or 360 kickflip are all common names for one of the more advanced tricks in skateboarding. From here on out I'll be referring to the trick as a 360 flip. Like I said, this trick is a little more advanced but it has becoming more and more of a standard street trick, and is totally worth learning if not just for how cool it looks when done correctly. Just try to follow these tips the best you can while incorporating your own skateboarding knowledge and you should be able to learn the trick with minimal problems and frustration.

Foot Positioning

The positioning of your feet is essential to be able to perform this trick correctly. Start by placing your front foot like you would if you were doing a kickflip, but angle it a little forward. Put your back foot over the tail of the board, but hang your toes off a little bit. The ball of your foot should be on the corner of your board. You will be using the back foot to scoop and rotate the board, which I will explain in a bit.

Understanding and performing a 360 flip

To do this trick, you will need to understand how it works. A 360 flip is essentially a 360 shove it combined with a kickflip - this should be pretty easy to imagine. The pop and rotation is all in your back foot, and the flip is all in your front foot. You will be

When you ollie, kick your front foot forward to start the kickflip motion, and push your back foot out to start the spin. Keep your upper body postured up right, and always looks at the board so you can catch the grip tape at the right time.

The trick is mostly in the back foot - scoop the board enough so you can get a solid rotation going. The kickflip portion of this trick is not relied on so heavily, as you can do a light minimal kickflip and still be able to land smoothly.

An important factor involved with performing this trick, and most tricks, correctly is timing. With practice you will find this trick is not as hard as it looks. Hopefully you will be adding this trick to your arsenal in a couple of days. Good luck, skate on.