Dan Foley - How to Barspin BMX

The barspin is easily one of the most popular and versatile tricks in BMX. Learn to toss the bars and take it anywhere you can imagine.
Filming/Editing/Music: Dan Foley

[@tim1499]

Your tutorials are seriously well made and offer more details than most others.

[@ronn_mtb]

Yo!! you just solved my problem. Thanks a ton. A short, crisp ad clear video.

[@nicolassoch3403]

Loviu Dan 🧡

[@TundraBoy]

love watching you ride its so clean

[@remii_]

dude, this is actually such a good video, you deserve a lot more subscribers and a lot more views.. Keep it up! Thanks for the How to :)

[@johnmayberry3967]

How to tailwhip would be awesome!!! Love your videos man!

[@22qhaf]

Thanks. Leaning over the bars was a great tip I got from this. Learned them in about 2 weeks. Crashed a lot but I was fully committed to landing these.

[@bmxa43]

That's probably the best barspin tutorial I've seen on KZbin. Maybe you could do hop whips next? Thanks.

[@ConnorWeeksHKY]

Prob best how to bar spin on utube

[@guerrerojot]

How to tailwhip please, your are my favorite rider to explain tricks. your explanations, make it look pretty easy tricks. and I would like to see much more tutorials yours.i learn barspin whith this tutorial and also backward manual sorry for my english i am spanish speaker. Greetings from Colombia

[@smilechris123]

Thanks man this how to really helped me out it took about 2hrs of full commitment but i got then down

[@danfoleybmx]

+smilechris123 psyched to hear that! Make yourself do them every day and you'll have them super dialed in no time.

[@jaydendickson]

best tutorial I've seen so far

[@pirnessa]

I would like to see how to full cab and manual 180!and keep doing these nice self filmed videos!!

[@martinkren4823]

this how-to was really cool! thanks man.

[@benmpearson1]

Hey Dan, great work with this video. Nicely shot and very well explained. Makes me want to start slinging the bars again. Tailwhips next please!

[@danfoleybmx]

+benmpearson1 Thanks man! I really kinda suck at tailwhips, but maybe filming a bunch of them for a how to would help me get better at them...

[@benmpearson1]

+Dan Foley Hmmm... you're clean to the pedals in every vid I've seen!

[@moricriedel2936]

such a good Video 👍

[@Halo4400Gir]

Definitly the best way to get barspins on flat. This video helped me out alot! And in your Welcome to pro part for WeThePeople, kinda wanna see a how to on that slider 180 you did for the first trick in the edit!

[@omardan]

I already have hop 360s down but... I'm facing some problems getting them dialed every time so, a how to for that would be pretty rad, thanks dude 👊🏼

[@danfoleybmx]

+Omar Dan thanks for the comment! That'll be the next one I do.

[@scottpostlethwaite4582]

Maybe a how to G-turn/ nose manual 360. I struggle with this trick quite a lot on obstacles and gaps as the way I do them is kind of awkward as I learned them on flat. P.S. I ordered myself your frame for Christmas and I'm buzzing!

[@danfoleybmx]

+Scott Postlethwaite thanks man! Hope you like it! I'm right there with you on learning G turns. They work for me on flat, but I'm still figuring out doing them on stuff. Crazy how easily some guys do them these days.

[@LuisRosas]

so is it your music too? damn bro you are aweeeeesome

[@danfoleybmx]

+Luis Rosas thanks man!

[@zone2530]

Great tutorial, thanks :)

[@khang76thanh_47]

when i throw the bar it keep hitting my feet even when i straight my feet

[@user-wz9hu4cn1f]

I have a really bad problem with these of taking my foot off... even though I can consistantly catch my bars(Both Hop and Flyout)? Any tips to keeping your foot on?

[@danfoleybmx]

+Josh B you just have to commit. It seems like you've gotten so used to taking your foot off while learning to throw them, that now even when you throw and catch the bars fine, you're still taking your foot off. You just need to force yourself to keep it on. You got it!

[@user-wz9hu4cn1f]

Thanks!

[@renatocferraz]

I would like to request a 360 hop video 😎

[@bad_bad_k]

A tail whip how to would be great)

[@Wan_Billy]

how do you keep your feet level like that? my front foot crank always ends up higher than my back foot crank

[@teaganthiel2423]

You should make a how to turndown video. I struggle with that trick a ton

[@danfoleybmx]

+Teagan Thiel that's a tough one to learn. That will be one of the next ones I make for sure. Thanks.

[@juniorcanova10]

@@danfoleybmx im waiting dan, make it happen please

[@marcelmoravek5635]

Thanks Man :)

[@danfoleybmx]

+Marcel Windholz cheers!

[@calebsillooobmx8425]

Good video! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Ex4_]

My biggest problem with barspins is, that the bars hit my knees if I don't lean back. But leaning back, as you said, makes my bike fly away... What can I do?

[@NeedForCheesy]

How to air out of a quarter? :3

[@danfoleybmx]

+NeedForCheesy thanks for the suggestion. Definitely consider this one as a few people have asked!

[@dimsdailedimmadab4471]

the only video on KZbin with 0 dislikes lol

[@Wakkedondong]

Hi Dan.. how do u stay leaned over the bars? I have been doing bars for quite sometime, but was only able to catch a few.. saw my mistake in ur tutorial. I tend to level out both wheels at the peak, then throw the bars which makes my catching late.. any tips on how to throw it earlier?

[@sugarsvorobjovs9673]

hey! if you still are in making tutorials then could you please make flat turndown tutorial?

[@rodrigo.maciel]

how to turndown? i know only out of a flyout and is ugly

[@nugenki]

Do how to turndown

[@lamarius0001]

i just got a wtp 2016 reason freecoaster bike and im having trouble with the half cab and bunny hopping while rolling backwards . if you could make a video about that that'd be cool

[@danfoleybmx]

+lamarius0001 I don't run a freecoaster so I may not be the best person to ask. However, with my experience with fakie tricks, if you have a nice, balanced, and straight fakie going, tricks are way easier. Try focusing on just rolling back smoothly, then fakie hops and half cabs will come naturally.

[@rivzhsjsn2004]

hey I've been trying Barspins for a while and no matter what I can't keep my feet on my pedals I've even tried tape but nothing works plz help I'm fully committed it just won't work for me

[@wujubladesman7860]

My problem is when i thron the handle i cannot get the proper and may bike goes forward..

[@DedeKaspa]

probably everybody wants to know, how to do these lit turndowns!

[@danfoleybmx]

+Kasparas Sipavičius haha thanks. Turndown will come soon.

[@therz0n]

Please make more video of "How to xxxx" i subscribed you now :)

[@danfoleybmx]

+Therz Ganiquem will do. Thanks man!

[@airstry2828]

my issue is not letting the bars go, i can hop plenty high can barspin in my sleep on a tramp bike and indoor bike, can do the motion with the back wheel against a wall easily. But i just can't throw them, when i do its a nothing barspin......... when the bike just flies away... any help please , it's insanely frustrating.

[@vieribiky]

Hi, can you do a how to hang 5 whiplash ? i have troubles with that whiplash, ty.

[@danfoleybmx]

+vieribiky I wish I could do those! Sorry. If you figure them out, let me know.

[@edgarpacheco8124]

You should teach how to hop like that!!

[@danfoleybmx]

+Edgar Pacheco practice! You'll figure it out, it just takes time and repetition to improve your bunnyhop.

[@rangerfleming5466]

I've been trying to learn these for 4 years, and I can do them, but never properly. For some reason my catching hand always goes over instead of under the bars when I throw them. Most of the time I land front wheel first, and I can only catch after landing. I always think I've got them but when I look at them slow motion I realize they look like crap. Please answer as I'm lost as what to do. Thanks!

[@danfoleybmx]

+Ranger Fleming sounds like you need more time in the air to find and catch your bars before landing. Focus on hopping as high as you can. If you feel like you still don't have enough time, try them flying out of a transition. You want to keep your front end slightly up so your front wheel doesn't drop and land first. Hope this helps.

[@jiblxrd8386]

i have an issue with combining my hop and my throw... any tips?

[@jeremymcclure3372]

I can't get my leg out of the way in time. I try to keep my leg locked before the bunny hop and trick therefore cannot bunny hop high. The bars come around but it nlooks like shit and is only 3 inches off the ground. I know I'm creating bad muscle memory but i be only been riding again for about a year and keep telling myself eventually it will just click. I'm probably wrong though. Need to work on hopping high and moving my leg

[@raybezzymiller8892]

Hey dan i really wana see a how to smith hard buddy ! Ive done one but never could learn them diald :/

[@danfoleybmx]

+Raymond Miller that's a fun one. Think of the 180 out as a nollie 180. Once I figured that out, the trick clicked for me.

[@fernandoxbmxxx18]

how to air (quarter pipe) please!!

[@danfoleybmx]

+fernando watson that would be a good one!

[@iikylianii5393]

And half\full caps!

[@danfoleybmx]

+II Kylian “TwiZzNL” II another good suggestion. Thanks!

[@jankobialka1609]

If I'm landing both wheels is that wrong? I'm trying to land first on back wheel and then front but not every try is like I want

[@danfoleybmx]

+Jan Kobialka not necessarily. I do that sometimes too. It's just less harsh if you're landing on flat to land back wheel first.

[@Antoniopinto91]

You make it look so goddammed easy... :'(

[@Kevin_Cutts]

Hi Dan, if when trying barspins I am constantly blowing off the back or feeling like I the bike just falls downward and away from me, is that usually a symptom of leaning too far back? Any thoughts on how to keep the bike stable even with a low seat? Cheers

[@danfoleybmx]

What's up Kevin? That is absolutely a symptom of leaning too far back. When you're learning, your brain will want to tell your body to lean away from the bars to avoid fall on top of them if you miss the catch. You need to overcome that and make yourself lean forward, as it'll keep the bike under you. Doing this, along with kind of pinching the frame with your calves, will keep the bike in control, even with a low seat.

[@nestordelafe6732]

how to hop 360 please

[@danfoleybmx]

I'll definitely try to get to that one soon! Thanks.

[@schian95]

+Dan Foley and how to footplants too!

[@kaijiex3]

I have a problem with getting my front end high because whenever I try to do it, the bars would hit my knee. Any tips?

[@danfoleybmx]

+NumbChicken focus on your bunnyhops. You want to pull the front wheel high when you start your hop, but you want to start leveling out your bike before you throw the bars. This will get the bars further from your knees. If your bars are hitting your knees still at the very beginning of your bunnyhop, it may help moving your bars forward or getting a longer frame to give you some more space.

[@tylerpeterick1554]

how to hop tailwhip?

[@davidlunaelizalde5394]

Plis make how to footplant min 1:55

[@cubeclash8404]

Hey i can do barspins flat bist i'm always landing both tires the Same Time... What can i do to Land my backtire first

[@danfoleybmx]

Try your hardest to hop a little higher. When you have a bit more time, you have the time to catch it, and then set the back wheel down in a controlled way.

[@cubeclash8404]

Dan Foley thank you!

[@alexeppard3424]

+DanFoley When I do my barspins my feet instantly hop off, I try my hardest not to, but they keep doing it. any tips to help?

[@airstry2828]

I just don't have the confidence to throw the bars at all. taking feet off is also confidence.

[@Antoniopinto91]

Pinch that seat!

[@felipemendezcortes7661]

Dan, I´m hitting the fingers of my hand that supposed to catch the bar

[@iikylianii5393]

How to do perfect 3's mannn pleasee :D

[@danfoleybmx]

+II Kylian “TwiZzNL” II 360s are the best! I'll do that at some point for sure.

[@sugarsvorobjovs9673]

tried them all day today. if i throw the bars one foot goes off and i do half bar, if i keep both feet i land suicide and fall sometimes

[@danfoleybmx]

+sugars vorobjovs you just have to commit. Sit, pick your front end up, and practice spinning the bars around. This will get you the feel of spinning the bars all the way around instead of half way. The reason you're landing suicide when you keep your feet on is because you're leaning too far back. lean your shoulders and chest over the bars when you throw them. It's scary, but its the secret.

[@RockyCagno]

hey dan. how do you know what way to throw it cause I'm goofy footed. or is it whatever way I'm more conferrable?

[@airstry2828]

throwing towards your front foot is a barspin, throwing towards your back foot is an oppo bar

[@RockyCagno]

thanks

[@airstry2828]

Rocky i had a typo and wrote bad instead of back foot,

[@ididntrecover]

how to 360 or nose manual or footjam tailwhip

[@danfoleybmx]

+Dylan Cruse cheers man. 360s are next.

[@p-riff]

How to air a quarter!

[@danfoleybmx]

+MrPeter4455 might need to do this one. Thanks!

[@duncan6306]

How to hang five or tailwhip plz man

[@danfoleybmx]

+Apple Productions tailwhip could happen. I have no idea how to hang 5 though haha

[@Kerschyooo]

TT Frame please

[@lucasbarros3302]

Can you teach how to bunnyhop higher?

[@danfoleybmx]

+Lucas Barros there's not really any secret to this besides practicing. Make yourself hop stuff all the time while you're out riding. Push yourself to hop over and onto higher things and your hop will get higher over time.

[@lucasbarros3302]

+Dan Foley I guess I just need to practice, thanks!

[@danesmith4227]

How to invert?

[@danesmith4227]

+Dan Foley how to invert

[@08564]

You cut the bars?

[@danfoleybmx]

+Felipe Lizama yes. I cut mine to around 27.5".

[@DanielMaquiling]

teach us how to 180 pls

[@linards171]

how to 360 can can please

[@MetsxStem]

How To Turndown or Whip

[@danfoleybmx]

+Stefan Needham turndown will happen soon. Thanks!

[@vinzsangil4742]

tailwhp sir please..

[@yukiruedas2304]

hey dude can you 360 ?

[@DelfinuNegru]

do a how to t-bog

[@danfoleybmx]

+Damasc Neon that would be a good one.

[@DelfinuNegru]

thanks dude !

[@MACER545]

how to 360!

[@danfoleybmx]

+MACER545 next one for sure.

[@luk4848]

HowTo footJamTailWhip pleeeaaase. thx=)

[@danfoleybmx]

That's a tough one! I struggle with those all the time, so I need to figure them out consistently first.

[@schian95]

+Dan Foley you do tricks so smooth bro!

[@danfoleybmx]

+IamAwesome Thanks man!

[@Misha-ck7qy]

How to 360 flat

[@danfoleybmx]

+Misha Verdonk think I'm going to do that next. Thanks!

[@alih7926]

how to tailwip

[@danfoleybmx]

+Ali H I've got to figure those out myself first haha.

[@alih7926]

ye lol i see you do them swich still cool as fook

[@GriffJoe95]

half cab

[@danfoleybmx]

+Joe good one for sure.

[@scwoodworks2703]

how to tabletop

[@Misha-ck7qy]

How to t bog hop

[@danfoleybmx]

+Misha Verdonk gotta figure that one out myself first

[@Misha-ck7qy]

How to footplant

[@danfoleybmx]

+Misha Verdonk good suggestion. I love a nice fastplant

[@doused7641]

how to bhop footplant/fastplant?