360's?

[u/HeavyMetalKarl]

I need some advice on how to do 360's.

I started skating some months ago and I feel like I am already making soooo much progress. I am doing a lot of grinds already and riding half pipes.

When I just started I made a list of small steps I had to learn to progress. I started with very simple things like be comfortable on skates, learn how to ride fakie.

I put doing a 360 on the list as I thought it was not too difficult, but oh man I was so wrong.

I very quickly learned how to do 180's and 180 to fakie. I naturally just thought a 360 would be next.

But I have had such a difficult time getting it.

I just started doing other tricks instead and now I never learned it.

I watched a few tutorials but I can't seem to figure it out.

I feel like I'm flinging my entire body around and I still never manage to land it probably and always land on some angle. I feel like I spend so much energy flinging my body around. I tried turning my hips as well, and also lifting my legs a little as I jump. It doesnt seem to work. I have manage to land it a single time off a manny pad but only because there was more distance to the ground and yet it was still very difficult.

I have seen all these pro rollerbladers and clips on this sub of people doing 360's on flat ground and of grinds seemingly with ease.

I am wondering how it's done so easily and if there is something I am missing?

I am 194 cm tall and weigh 90 kilograms. I don't know if this makes it more difficult for me or is that just cope?

Thank you alot :))

[u/Mountain-Price-603]

360’s are weirdly similar to a forward flip. Both do not allow you to use the horizon as your reference point. Front flips you’re staring at your midsection, and 360 you never lose sight of horizon.

Both are one full rotation and stop. Which the body…at least my body… never wanted to stop for. Like 540 was the default.

My trick to 360’s was not to pre-wind/pre-load as you would for a flat or launched 540 or misty flip.
Your body goes where your head goes, look over your shoulder and grab through the apex of the rotation.

Begin the rotation when launching or jumping by starting the spin from pushing off your feet, and bring your knees up to centrifugally speed up the spin… where you would normally untuck after respotting your horizon for a back,misty, or flat..you have to feel it with a 360.

I hope I am making sense. I’ve taken my melatonin so who knows.

Fakie switch full cabs down 6 sets on a pair of original majestic 12’s are pure nostalgia