How To: FRONTSIDE SHUVIT | Frontside Shuvit Tutorial
How To: FRONTSIDE SHUVIT | Frontside Shuvit Tutorial by Tom's Tutorials is a skateboarding tutorial for the Frontside Shove-it. Tom Rohrer's focused tutorial identifies jumping backward with your body as the single most important cue for keeping the board under you on frontside shove-its: because the board naturally wants to fly forward during the frontside scoop, your body must jump slightly backward to stay over it.
What this video teaches
Tom Rohrer's focused tutorial identifies jumping backward with your body as the single most important cue for keeping the board under you on frontside shove-its: because the board naturally wants to fly forward during the frontside scoop, your body must jump slightly backward to stay over it. He also explains the exact pocket placement for the back foot (toe-side inner pocket rather than heel-side), why keeping the front foot flat prevents the board from flipping, and why shoulders must stay square.
Key tips
- Back foot must be in the toe-side pocket of the tail (not heel-side) so the scoop pushes the board out in front of you
- The single most important cue: jump backward with your whole body when you pop, or the board ends up in front of you
- Front foot stays flat on the board (not up on toes before the pop) to keep the board level and prevent flipping
- Front toes hang just slightly off the toe edge of the board to help guide the board flat through the spin
- Time the scoop to happen simultaneously with the pop: scooping too early kills pop, too late kills the scoop
- Shoulders stay square and parallel with the board throughout: do not let them rotate or lean too far forward
- Lift the front foot as your back foot pops down and scoops: these are simultaneous motions, not sequential
- Practice the jump-backward motion off the board first to build the muscle memory before committing to both feet
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Frontside Shove-it