How To: Shove It Underflip
How To: Shove It Underflip by VLSkate is a skateboarding tutorial for the Underflip. VLSkate breaks the shove-it underflip into isolated practice stages: first practice the shove it scoop, then practice putting the back foot under the deck and lifting it to flip the board heelward, then combine both motions.
What this video teaches
VLSkate breaks the shove-it underflip into isolated practice stages: first practice the shove it scoop, then practice putting the back foot under the deck and lifting it to flip the board heelward, then combine both motions. Front foot goes just below the front bolts, heel-side, at 45 degrees; back foot firmly in the back pocket with toes hanging off the edge to allow the underflip motion.
Key tips
- Front foot: just below the front bolts, heel-side, 45-degree angle so it stays out of the way
- Back foot: firmly in the back pocket with a good amount of toes hanging off the edge; hanging toes allow you to get the foot under the board for the flip
- Practice step 1: shove it motion alone until comfortable; practice step 2: place back foot under the deck and lift to produce the heel-flip-direction flip; then combine
- Focus less on popping the tail straight down and more on scooping your foot in and under toward the board
- Timing is the hardest part: scoop the shove it, keep the back foot underneath as the board rotates, then lift the knee to complete the underflip as one fluid motion
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Underflip