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How To Do A Casper
A Casper can be defined as skateboarding trick in which you put the back foot on the tail when it is upside down and at the same time your front foot is below the grip tape and the board. In order to learn how to do a Casper, you will require a lot of practice and balance in addition to thoroughly understanding it well.
There are distinct steps that one follows in order to learn how to do a Casper. Following the instruction below to the latter will enable you learn this interesting exercise easily and without much problems. The following are ways that you will find very useful in learning how to do a Casper within an instant of trying.
First, place your front foot at the centre of the board with the toe of your shoe on the heel of the edge.
Having successfully done that first step proceed to the next, which is putting the back foot heel of your shoe on the part of the side of the toe of the board that is on the edge of the tail.
The third step in doing a Casper is shoving with the front toe down while at the same time letting up on your back foot. At this time, the board is supposed to be upside down your back foot back toe is on the tail. The front foot should be ensconced under the grip tape and the board close to the screws.
Now that you have managed those three steps without much hitch, go to the forth step, which is very important. This step is about balancing, which, as mentioned earlier, is very critical in successful skateboarding. To establish balance, pull up with your front foot. If you have been following the first three procedures well, then you should have little problem with it balancing right away.
When it comes to your realization that you are developing problems in balancing the board, flip it back over by turning it over and to the side of your front foot.
A point to note behind is that to do a successful Casper flip, you need to pop in mid air where you will do a Casper and then land back on the ground. Always ensure that after kick-flipping, haul your front foot around and in the process making the board almost impossible.