Palm Spin
Beginner
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A 180° spin on a ledge or rail using both hands.
How do it
Palm spin is a trick similar to a wall spin. The athlete executes the same technique as a Wall Spin, but instead of being vertical during the flip, he/she is spinning over an horizontal surface.
1.
Approach a horizontal obstacle on a diagonal line.
2.
Reach out to the obstacle with both hands. Rotate your external hand outward so it's facing behind you and put it on the edge of the obstacle. Position your internal hand on the object too.
3.
Hop from the ground.
4.
Tuck in your legs and use your external arm as a pivot to rotate over the obstacle.
5.
Put more force into the rotation by pushing away from the obstacle with your internal hand and allow your rotational momentum to carry you around your pivot arm.