Downside Whip

Piccadilly

Member
Hi, i've got the motion for a downside whip but i can't seem to land it very well.
I have actually landed them a few times but really sketchy like.
What seems to happen is i don't get quite enough rotation in the whip or my body and the scooter goes under me when i land.
Help please.
 

Maz.

Steel Member
You have to catch the whip try it with one foot, and just reach out for the deck with your foot then just try and complte the rotation. Yo have to be confident with whip airs/oppo airs/one foot ctaches and practice.
 

Maz.

Steel Member
Are you goofy or regular. Do you heelwhip or whip?
Edit: Most people catch with the back foot.
 

Maz.

Steel Member
Yeah so approach do and do an oppo air, (over your right shoulder), throw the whip and turn at the same time, then kick your left(back foot) out and catch it at about 90 degrees, and then concentrate on the rotation and practice.
 

TomGeorge

Steel Member
Doing it in airs, banks, flat? For banks which I find easiest, just try to kick your arse like in decades and the whip will come naturally.
 

Piccadilly

Member
Okay. i'll try it tomoz. =D

P.S. hope my new sig is good with the mods, i don't know why it wouldn't be but just checking.
 
This is what to do, I had the same problem but know I got them on lock.

Like Arnor said, focus on turning, not so much whipping.
also, what helped me get them is to turn a little bit before doing them

Step 1:
cock ur shoulders towards the way you wont turn, then start to turn while jumping up, simultaneously, and bring the bars with you
Step 2 put you feet out in front of you as you get to the front of the scooter
note: the deck should spin away from you from when you jumped and spun in the begginning of the trick.

Get it down and the more you do them the cleaner theyll get.

Key to trick: Focusing on jumping and spinning your body (bringing bars) in front of your scooter, dont focus on whip,
Tips/Advice: the only way i can see your deck not whipping is because you dont know how to tailwhip/tailwhip at ease. Get your tailwhips down, they should be as easy as a bunny hop
no other tricks really help. unless you can decade haha then it should be really easy.
Hope it helped, hard to explain if u have ?'s just ask, or if u are still completly lost i can make a video for u, its kinda hard teaching by typing
 

paulleparik

Steel Member
stomp it like a mother when you see the deck and get reeaaally good at oppo 180s. it took me a while too. and if you do them off curbs go faster than usually. u dont want to hit the curb and fall like a n3wb. haha
 
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