Gazelle Flip
Also called 360 bigspin kickflip
What it is
A 540-degree board flip combined with a 360-degree body rotation in the same direction — a bigspin kickflip plus a 180 pivot. Invented by Rodney Mullen in 1981.
- Lessons
- 1
- Channels
- 1
- Other stances
- 3
- Level
- 5/5
Gazelle Flip
How it works
- Throw a bigspin kickflip while the body rotates 360 degrees with it.
- As the board completes its 540 flip and the body its 360, the rider lands and pivots the final 180.
- Extreme coordination between board and body timing is required.
1 lesson
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Gazelle Flip
Other stances
The same trick from another stance. The lessons above still apply; the ones made for a stance are listed under it.
Nollie Gazelle Flip
The lessons above applyFakie Gazelle Flip
The lessons above applySwitch Gazelle Flip
The lessons above apply
Flip tricks
Same family
Grounded in Wikipedia: Flip trick (Gazelle flip/ 360 Bigspin Kickflip)
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