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Frontside Shove-it

Also known as Frontside Shuvit, FS Shove-it

The board spins 180° frontside in the horizontal plane while you jump straight up. The mirror image of a pop shove-it.

The Frontside Shove-it is an intermediate Flatground trick. Most skaters land their first one within 2-4 weeks of consistent practice.

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Spec

Difficulty
intermediate
Complexity
Learn time
2-4 weeksⓘ
Category
Flatground
Stance
regular

Your progress

Variant of Pop Shove It

Steps

  1. 1

    Back foot scoop direction

    Set up like a pop shove-it but scoop your back foot toward your toes (forward) instead of toward your heels.

    Force
    ●●○○○
    Direction
    forward
    Weight
    centered
    TipPractice the scoop motion standing still to build muscle memory for the direction.
  2. 2

    Pop and scoop frontside

    Pop the tail and simultaneously scoop frontside. The board should spin toward your toes.

    Force
    ●●●●○
    Direction
    up
    Weight
    centered
    TipFrontside shove-its often feel harder because the scoop direction is less intuitive.
  3. 3

    Let the board spin

    Pull your feet away and give the board room to complete the 180° frontside rotation.

    Force
    ●●●○○
    Direction
    up
    Weight
    centered
    TipResist the urge to help the spin with your front foot.
  4. 4

    Land and roll

    Stomp both feet onto the board once the grip tape faces up again.

    Force
    ●●●○○
    Direction
    down
    Weight
    centered
    TipThese often over-rotate. Add a slight backside lean to check it if needed.

Common mistakes

Accidentally doing a backside shove-it

What
The board spins the wrong direction.
Why
Muscle memory for pop shove-it is overriding the intended frontside scoop.
Fix
Exaggerate the frontside scoop direction and go slower.

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Why this works

The mechanics behind the trick

Board
Your back foot scoops the tail toward your toes (frontside) rather than toward your heels (backside, as in pop shove-it).
Feet
The back foot scoop direction is the only real difference from a pop shove-it.
Weight
Stay centered so you can re-land on the spinning board.

Frequently asked

How long does it take to learn a Frontside Shove-it?
Most skaters land their first frontside shove-it within 2-4 weeks of consistent practice, once you can ollie consistently.
What should I learn before the Frontside Shove-it?
The frontside shove-it builds on Ollie. Get that consistent first, since the frontside shove-it reuses the same pop, balance, or flick.
Is the Frontside Shove-it hard to learn?
The frontside shove-it is an intermediate trick. It gets much easier once you can already ollie.

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