How To: 360 Shove It

What this video teaches

VLSkate frames the 360 shove it as nearly all back-foot scoop work, with the front foot doing almost nothing but staying clear. Distinctive angle: identifies the front foot accidentally flicking or clipping the board, discovered only by reviewing slow-motion footage, as the real cause of most flip-overs, more than the back foot's scoop.

Key tips

• 1Angle your front foot so your toes point almost straight toward the nose, positioned near center, it does very little besides clearing out of the way
• 2Hang your back toes off the toe-side pocket of the tail, that hang is what gives you the leverage for the scoop
• 3Scoop by lifting from underneath the tail with your toes and pulling backward while adding a small downward pop, rather than pressing straight down
• 4Use an arcing motion with your back foot, pull back and then curve toward the nose rather than a straight backward pull, to get the extra rotation
• 5Keep your front foot completely still and clear once it's off the ground, don't try to steer, flick, or bring it toward the board at all
• 6Review your attempts in slow motion if the board keeps flipping, a toe flick you don't consciously feel is often the real culprit
• 7Practice the scoop stationary first, keeping your back foot hovering just above the board after it spins so it doesn't fly away
• 8Progress to landing only with your front foot while rolling before committing both feet

Summarized from the video transcript.