How to Do a 360 on a Bodyboard

Proper weight distribution on a body board will allow you to spin 360 degrees on the face of the wave.

Things You'll Need

  • Swimsuits
  • Bodyboards
  • Fins
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Instructions

    • 1

      Turn low on the wave and carve up the face at a 45-degree angle toward the lip. Make sure you have plenty of speed and some open face of the wave ahead.

    • 2

      Wind up your feet and torso in the opposite direction of the way you want to spin. It's easier to spin toward the lip of the wave, so if you are riding left, spin left, and vice versa.

    • 3

      Release your rail from the wave so the bottom surface of your board is flat on the wave.

    • 4

      Unwind your body, lifting your feet up and swinging them in the direction you want to spin. Also turn your head and shoulders in the direction you want to spin. Where your head goes, your body will follow.

    • 5

      Lean over the front of the board as you reach the halfway point of your turn. This will keep your tail, which is now facing forward, from digging into the water and halting your forward progress. Arch your back and bend your knees up as far as they will go to keep the weight over the nose.

    • 6

      Shift your weight back to the center of your board as you reach the three-quarter point of the spin, and begin lowering your feet back down to their normal riding position.

    • 7

      Lean your inside rail back into the wave and finish out the spin like a regular turn.