Frontside Pop Shuvit
Information:
This trick is quite simple and just requires some practice to find the proper foot placement, and amount of force needed to help the board rotate properly. You should know how to ollie before learning this trick.
Description:
While rolling the skateboarder jumps and the board rotates 180 degrees frontside, but the skateboarder doesn’t turn his/her body with the board.
Technique:
1. Push a few times.
2. Once your moving put your back foot flat across the tail, and your front foot pretty close to the front truck bolts, farther back once you have the hang of it.
3. This trick is done for the most part with your back foot. Bend your knees, pop the tail and while popping push the tail of the board out in front of you so the board begins to spin frontside. Keep your front foot just above the board to guide it and keep it from flipping.
4. When the board comes around stop it with your front foot and put your back foot on.
5. Land and ride away.
Additional Help:
Problem: My board spins too much or too little.
Reason: You are using either too much or too little force to spin the board.
Solution: The rotation of the board should be done with your back foot. Try to pop shuvit by push lightly with your back foot and increase the force used each time until the board spins properly.
Problem: My board flips when I try to pop shuvit.
Reason: You are taking your front foot too far off the board or you are accidentally kicking the board causing it to flip.
Solution: Have most of your front foot on the board when trying this trick. If only the toe of your foot is on the board then it is likely to flip over in the air. While in the air, guide the board with front foot by hovering it over the board while in the air. If your foot is kept in the way then the board won’t flip.
