How to
Nollie Frontside 180
The short answer
A nollie frontside 180 is a nollie where you and the board turn 180 frontside together, facing forward first. You roll away fakie. Put the ball of your front foot in the nose pocket, centered and turned about 25 degrees toward the nose, and your back foot flat and straight across, a few centimeters in front of the back bolts. Snap the nose down like a nollie and throw your shoulders frontside, and slide the back foot toward the tail.
Ball of the front foot in the nose pocket, centered, turned about 25° toward the nose. Back foot flat and straight across, a few centimeters in front of the back bolts. Snap the nose down like a nollie and throw your shoulders frontside; the back foot slides toward the tail.
Step by step
Land your
first Nollie Frontside 180.
Each step is a part of the trick Skate AI scores when you film a try.
- 01
Set up
Ball of the front foot in the nose pocket, centered, turned about 25 degrees toward the nose. Back foot flat and straight across, a few centimeters in front of the back bolts.
- 02
Wind up
Wind up, then throw your shoulders frontside as the nose pops.
- 03
Pop
Snap the nose down like a nollie. The back foot slides toward the tail as it does in a nollie.
- 04
Turn
Turn with the board, frontside, toward your heel side.
- 05
Land
Land on the bolts and roll away fakie.
Troubleshooting
Why you're not
landing it.
You pop but only turn 90
- Why
- The shoulders are not committing to the frontside turn.
- Fix
- Wind up first, then throw your shoulders frontside as the nose pops.
The tail slaps down
- Why
- The back foot is not sliding back like a nollie.
- Fix
- Slide the back foot toward the tail as the nose pops.
The board spins but you do not
- Why
- The shoulders stay square while the board goes round.
- Fix
- Let the shoulders lead and the board follow.
You land off balance
- Why
- Landing and rolling away fakie is unfamiliar.
- Fix
- Roll fakie on its own so landing and rolling away feels normal.
Drill10 nollies on flat ground, then 10 nollie frontside 180s, throwing your shoulders as the nose pops.
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FAQ
Nollie Frontside 180
FAQ
Which way does a nollie frontside 180 turn?
Frontside, toward your heel side with your chest leading. You roll away fakie.
What should I learn before a nollie frontside 180?
The nollie and the frontside 180. The nollie gives you the pop and the 180 gives you the turn.
What is the difference between a nollie frontside 180 and a fakie frontside 180?
A nollie frontside 180 pops off the nose while you roll forward. A fakie frontside 180 pops off the tail while you roll backwards.
How hard is a nollie frontside 180?
It is level 3 of 5 in our guides, the same as the frontside 180, but you pop off your front foot, which most skaters find harder than popping off the tail.