Trick
Frontside 180 — Park Jump
GLOSSARY
On a frontside 180 the rider turns half a rotation with the chest opening toward the direction of travel, so the landing comes into view early, and rides away switch.
Context and distinction
Frontside 180 lands switch like a backside 180 but rotates the other way. Flatground and jump versions are separate entries.
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Frontside 180: Heel-Edge Park-Jump Example
An upright frontside half-turn from main stance to switch.
Preparation and setting
Straight airs, earlier small frontside rotations and switch ride-away control.
How to do it
- Use a familiar approach; make a smooth toe-side setup turn.
- Transition to a controlled heel-edge carve up the takeoff.
- Add modest rotational release and leg extension as you leave.
- Let the board complete the half-turn; keep the landing in view.
- Aim for travel-aligned contact and absorb through the board.
- Continue switch rather than reverting.
Learn it
Small prior rotations → the familiar jump without a grab → a clean held ride-away.
Errors and corrections
Excessive rotation: reduce the upper-body release. Unstable departure: restore a smooth setup line before adding rotation.
Cues
Small release; finish switch.
Successful attempt
Half-turn completed airborne with a controlled switch exit.
Variants
The source also accepts toe-edge frontside takeoffs. Heel edge is this example, not the trick's definition.
SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL
Characteristics
- Take-off edge (example)
- heel edge in S4's example; S4 explicitly allows toe-edge take-off too
- Landing strategy (source framework)
- open (S9 framework)
- Entry stance
- main stance
- Landing stance
- switch
01
teaching summary — coaching review required
The cited approach uses a toe-edge setup followed by a heel-edge take-off. Establish straight-air familiarity on that feature, coordinate pop and rotation at the lip, then prepare to absorb a switch landing.
02
editorial review notes
The source also acknowledges toe-edge take-offs; the heel-edge route is not universal.
03
Additional teaching summary — coaching review required
S4: toe-to-heel setup and heel-edge departure, modest upper-body rotational release, leg extension and landing absorption; the landing stays visible. The heel edge is not an identity criterion.