How-To Skateboarding: Pressure Toe Flip with Spencer Nuzzi

What this video teaches

Covers a related but distinct trick, the pressure toe flip, using an intentionally awkward stance and pure big-toe pressure on the back foot to pop a shove-it spin with no real jump. Nuzzi frames it as a slow, low-effort trick where the goal is a lazy pop-and-flop rather than a snappy, high-popping flip.

Key tips

• 1Set the front foot awkwardly over the front bolts rather than in a standard flip-trick stance
• 2Place the back foot just before the tail curve starts, not fully on the kicktail
• 3Push straight down through your back foot with all the pressure concentrated on the big toe
• 4Get the front foot out of the way quickly the moment you start pushing down, it only exists to help you balance, not to influence the spin
• 5Focus on pushing down rather than trying to actively flip the board; the pop shove-it spin and flip happen as a result of the pressure, not a separate motion
• 6Do not scoop too far or the trick turns into a plain shove-it with no flip; do not stay too flat or the board will not flip at all
• 7Expect this trick to take a long time to feel consistent, treat early attempts as a low-stakes way to build board control rather than expecting quick results

Summarized from the video transcript.