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Backside 360 — Park Jump
GLOSSARY
A backside 360 is one full turn on a jump, rotating with the back leading first, and landing in the same stance the rider took off in. The landing becomes visible late in the rotation.
Context and distinction
A backside 360 differs from a frontside 360 in direction and in when the landing becomes visible. Started switch, it is named differently (e.g. switch backside 360).
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Backside 360: Park Jump
One upright backside rotation returning to departure stance.
Preparation and setting
Familiar straight airs and earlier backside rotations.
How to do it
- Set up heel-side, then transfer onto a controlled toe edge.
- Coordinate compact legs and wind-up with the ramp.
- Release shoulders and arms into the spin while extending at departure.
- Keep torso organized above the board rather than folding over the toe edge.
- Remain compact; recognize the landing as it comes into view.
- Align, absorb and ride away.
Learn it
Rehearse a repeatable backside release before adding grabs or more amplitude.
Errors and corrections
Tilted flight: inspect whether the torso collapsed over the toe edge. Incomplete rotation: review setup and release with the coach rather than simply adding speed.
Cues
Upright platform; compact rotation; see the landing.
Successful attempt
A full airborne turn with a stable exit.
Variants
This is the source's toe-edge example; switch and off-axis versions need separate instruction.
SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL
Characteristics
- Landing strategy (source framework)
- open (S9 framework)
01
teaching summary — coaching review required
The cited approach changes from a heel-edge setup to toe-edge take-off. Coordinate leg extension and rotation at departure, maintain a controlled axis, and identify the landing as it returns into view.
02
editorial review notes
A source-specific method rather than the only possible entry line.
03
Additional teaching summary — coaching review required
S8: heel-to-toe setup, compact preparation and arms/shoulders released at departure; stay upright rather than folding over the toe edge, then spot the landing as it enters view. Documented concern: folding over the toe edge can disrupt upright take-off organization. Main-stance and switch versions stay separate.