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180 Casper Disaster

This week I'm happy to welcome back the Great Bill Robertson. I'm super stoked about this trick tip, not only because it is a great trick, but because at the end Bill explains where the name "Casper" came from. All these years, and I didn't even know that. Cool.

This is a fun trick on the flatland, which can be done at a low, medium or high level of speed. It is a trick that is performed while traveling backwards that puts you out of the trick going forward.

This move was originated by Bobby Boyden, whose nickname was Casper because he was so pale. Good luck and you can contact me if you want to learn more.

Check out the video clip here.


Begin by rolling backwards at a moderate to slow rate of speed. Place your back foot over the back of the inside wheel. Your heel should be on the screws of the back truck with your toes hanging out over the board. Your front foot should be perpendicular to your back foot just behind the front truck on the edge of the board. With your front foot, put pressure on the side of the board. At the same time, shift the weight of your back foot to stand and pivot on the back wheel.

Now that you have the board on its side, use your front foot to drag the board 180 degrees while pivoting on the back wheel. Slightly point your front foot to the ground to help in dragging the board around.	Once you have completed the 180 degree turn on the side of the board, use your front foot to kick the board back on the wheels. At the same time, shift your weight on the back foot and move it back over the back truck.
	Ride away and get ready for your next trick. As you learn to do this, you can begin to increase the speed at which you do the trick. The real trick is to make the pivot clean, and make the drag portion of the trick (step 3) to be drawn out