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Summary: Timing is key in the fakie big spin, an advanced street skateboarding trick. Learn how to do a fakie big spin in this free skateboarding tricks video lesson.
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We're going to talk about another advanced street trick called the fakie big spin. This trick is pretty technical. You begin to roll fakie then the board is going to flip 360 degrees land the way it started. However, your body is only going to turn 180 degrees. The key to this trick is timing everything to where your feet land right back on the board at the exact time that the board finishes at 360 degree rotation. Learn how to roll fakie, ollie fakie first then move on to spinning the board into a fakie big spin. Watch as the board spins 360 degrees but my body only spins 180 degrees. Don't get frustrated at it. First it's hard for you to spin the board to complete the 360 degrees. This is a very technical trick. It involves practicing your timing and speed, let's try another one. With enough practice you can use this trick as a base for all other fakie flip tricks, it will also get you use to having timing when the board is underneath your feet rotating a different way than your body. This is how to do the fakie big spin.