How To Scoop Impossibles

What this video teaches

A focused breakdown of the single biggest cause of a fake impossible: back foot placement and motion. Explains how to distinguish a real impossible, where the board stays glued to your back foot for the entire rotation, from an accidental 360 shove-it, then drills the sweeping scoop motion in isolation before adding rotation.

Key tips

• 1Place your back foot snug in the toe-side pocket with toes hanging off just slightly, weight loaded into the ball of your foot
• 2Keep your back foot down near the bolts rather than sitting far back on the tail edge, foot placed too far back is a common cause of the board flying off into a 360 shove-it
• 3Do not snap down on the tail like a normal flip trick, that pop is what launches the board away from your foot instead of wrapping it
• 4Dig your toes into the board and sweep your back foot forward at the same time, this combined press-and-sweep is what starts the wrap
• 5Practice popping the board back onto its grip tape and landing on top of your back foot before trying the full rotation, get this small movement solid first
• 6Once airborne, push your back foot forward against the grip tape and turn your foot and lower leg sideways to stay in contact through the rotation
• 7Do not think of your back foot as chasing the board around in a circle, think of your foot as the thing driving the board's rotation from the start
• 8If the board is flying away from your foot, your foot is too far onto the tail or your toes are not hanging off enough, adjust the pocket position

Summarized from the video transcript.