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Kicker BS 720.

キッカーBS720

キッカーでバックサイドに2回転

Difficulty
Category
Type
Prerequisite
01

How to

Step by step

  1. Approach the kicker straight on with enough speed.

    Keep the board close to flat and don't dig an edge in too hard. If your run-in wobbles, your axis tilts at takeoff and you won't finish two full rotations.

  2. About two to three meters before the lip, wind up: twist your head, both shoulders, and chest the opposite way from your spin (toward the frontside, away from where you're about to rotate).

    Keep your eyes looking that way too. Stopping your lower body first and pre-loading only your upper body lets it snap back and create rotational drive when you release it.

  3. At the lip, press straight down through both feet to pop, and at the same moment release the wound-up upper body by pulling your trailing shoulder (the rear shoulder relative to your direction of travel) around hard.

    All of your spin is set the instant you leave the lip — you can't add to it in the air. That's why a committed wind-and-release at takeoff is what generates enough drive for two full rotations.

  4. Right after you leave the lip, pull both knees toward your chest and fold both arms in front of your chest to make your body small.

    The tighter you pull your arms and legs in, the faster you spin for the same amount of drive. Holding this compact shape is what decides whether you complete the 720.

  5. Spin the first rotation (0 to 360 degrees) without easing off.

    Don't hunt for the landing yet — lead with your face toward where your trailing shoulder is pointing and keep rotating.

  6. Just past 540 degrees, snap your eyes onto the landing slope ahead in your spin direction.

    Spotting the landing with your face and eyes pulls your body around to finish the rotation naturally.

  7. Once you see the landing, open both arms out to shoulder height.

    Spreading your arms and legs slows the spin smoothly and stops you from over-rotating. At the same time start extending your knees to prepare for impact.

  8. Land regular stance with the board flat to slightly aligned with your direction of travel, both feet touching down together, and bend your knees and ankles deeply to absorb the landing.

    Don't set the edge too hard or you'll catch an edge — land flat first, then steer.

02

Tips & common mistakes

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Tips

Make the pre-takeoff wind-up as deep as possible. Your body twists less freely toward the backside, so it's harder to load. Train rotational core stretching in the off-season to increase how much you can wind up and generate more drive.

COMMON MISTAKE

Can't finish the 720 and stall on landing → after takeoff your knees and arms came undone, making your body bigger and slowing the spin → fold both knees to your chest and arms in front of your chest right off the lip, and hold compact until you see the landing

The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.

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