360 Flip
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The 360 flip is a skateboarding trick, also known as a Tré Flip, 360 kickflip, 360 varial kickflip or 3 Flip among others, that was invented by professional skateboarder Jason Lee. The trick combines the backside 360 pop shove-it and the kickflip. The 360 flip is a common trick at both professional and intermediate levels, and is often featured in skate videos.
The 360 flip is the opposite of the laser flip, or 360 heelflip. The tre flip is not to be confused with the side (back or front) 360 kickflip which involves the simultaneous 360 degree rotation of the body and a 360 flip, whereas with the 360 flip, the skateboarders body remains facing the same direction for the whole of the trick.
A 360 flip's motion blends the flipping of an kickflip with the full rotation of a 360 shove-it. This combination of motions often makes the 360 flip appear to be "off-axis." In order to do a 360 flip, the skater positions his/her back foot on the tail of the skateboard so that the toes hang off, and their front foot at a 45 degree angle or more. However some skaters prefer to have their back foot on the tail so that their toes are not quite hanging off but are on the edge of the board. The skater then performs a scooping motion towards their back side with his/her back foot to flick the board around 360 degrees, while at the same time using his/her front foot to flick the board into a barrel roll.
Although credit can be given to Matt "Bird Man" Scott and Jason Lee for popularizing the 360 flip, particularly in his part for Blind: Video Days, several street skaters had learned them at around the same time.
