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Snowboarding Tricks - Air to Fakie



Air to Fakie involves turning 180 degrees in the air and then riding backwards after the turn. This Snowboarding Trick is a great way of preparing yourself to get used to moving on air. This will also give you a basic idea of what it feels like to do aerial maneuvers. In this section, learn how to perform an Air to Fakie:



STEP 1: Find a gentle slope with as little human traffic as possible. Start riding straight downhill on moderate speed.

STEP 2: To initiate the turn, twist your hips and shoulders towards the direction of the spin. Crouch down and remember to shift your weight on your back foot.

STEP 3: Lift your board - nose first and then the tail. Try to maintain your balance while doing this.

STEP 4: Jump and turn 180 degrees.




STEP 5: After the turn, land both feet at the same time. This is to divide the impact and lessen the chance of slipping when you land.

STEP 6: Ride fakie after the turn. Repeat the steps and keep on practicing until you get comfortable in turning in midair and riding backwards.



Air to Fakie is one of the Snowboarding Tricks that you must know should you wish to try other aerial stunts. This is a good exercise to fine-tune your movements and make yourself comfortable in doing spins on the air. With enough practice and determination to learn, you will eventually manage to perform other advanced tricks.

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Article Comments
HeilanFraz
Friday 13th July 2007 at 5:46:47 AM  

Remember "where your head goes, your body follows" too. So look the direction you want to land in.

LouG
Sunday 26th October 2008 at 1:06:58 AM  

This is actually a frontside 180.Air to fakie is a trick done either on a hip or in a halfpipe.A good way to look at it, if you were to throw a coin straight in the air heads up/tails down it would fall straight back into your hands hands up/tails down. The thing is this is snowboarding, so momentum would continue in the tails down direction.So you just:1. approach the wall2. pop into the air.3. float for a while.4. fall back down.5. ride away switch/fakie into the next wallThere is no rotation to an air to fakie.

mcgyver
Thursday 8th January 2009 at 4:35:48 PM  

I agree with LouG. This is totally a frontside 180.

Snevers
Monday 26th January 2009 at 12:59:07 AM  

Agree, frontside 180. With no demerits for the great animation and explanations.

SEO Philippines
Monday 4th May 2009 at 9:42:34 PM  

This is quite an extreme movement for me I tried doing this but I just couldn''t.


 
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Tricks Overview

These are all the Snowboarding Tricks covered in our Tricks Section:

1: Ollies
2: Wheelies
3: Butters
4: Air to Fakie
5: Nose and Tail Rolls
6: 50/50 Grinds
7: Rock-n-Roll Grinds
8: 180 Grinds
9: Five-O Grinds
10: Alley Oops
11: Backside 720