BACKSIDE 180

The backside 180 is a blindside 180 degree turn in the air so the how to part of this trick is to ollie and begin to turn your shoulders so that your back is facing forward.  You can do them slow of fast depending on which way the trick looks cooler to you.  This is my favorite trick I love the way the trick feels when I do it down steps or over something.  I tend to start off the 180 very slowly or not at all then turning the rest or all of the 180 at once or at the last second before I land on the ground.  The very first time I had realized I liked the trick was when my friends and I were ollieing over my neighbors guard rail and I tried a backside 180 over it and came close at this time I wasn't the best at doing them.  I got it second try and it wasn't as hard at it seemed the scariest part to this trick for anyone is that at one point you can't see where you are going at all so this makes spotting your landing when going down steps or over something a little more difficult you need to get to know your going to land where you want to land and not kick the board away because in some cases kicking the board away in the air can hurt your feet landing with all the momentum going from your feet into the ground at a dead stop rather than letting the skateboard be your cushion and taking a great deal of impact off your feet.  Have fun with this trick I know I do.