Newb Pop Shuvit

[H-town sk8]

Hey everyone haven't really been on here lately, haven't really been skating much either. I used to be able to POP shuv-it, it was second-nature at one point, now im skating seriously again and everytime I attempt to POP SHUVIT I usually always land it but with half a kickflip as well.

So yeah I was thinking my back foot just isn't in the right spot, but i've looked all into that shit, and I see no problems. I know its my front foot, but I can't figure how the **** to fix this, before I would just pop and shuvit with my back foot and not do jack shit with my front foot ( it sorta just stayed there), but now it makes the board spin half a k-flip as well. I am landing on the board, just on the graphics side. So what should I be attempting to do with my front foot?

[rodneymullen123]

maybe, as your scooping it around your clipping the nose very slightly with your toes and thats starting a flip going.
another thing it could be is that your sort of soing a pressure flip movement with your back foot as you scoop?? not too sure on that one though...maybe thats flipping it too

[H-town sk8]

It seems like when I jump (right about as when my back foot is shuvit-ing) that my board pops up into my front foot. How the hell can I stop this, the higher I jump, the higher my board pops up.

[rodneymullen123]

treat it as an ollie but, when you pop, scoop at the same time then you should be able to catch it in the air with both feet.
practice aswell mate.

[H-town sk8]

But if I slide my foot up like an ollie as im doing a pop shuv-it wouldn't that make the board do a varial............ Unless I slide my foot up..level out... than shuv-it but thats a delayed shuv-it or whatever they call it.
Im really am pissed that I can't understand this ****ing trick I feel so newb (LOLZ) like I used to do that shit, and it was MADD easy, but now its so ****ED!

EDIT: I seriously have no idea what the hell my front foot should be doing, I see videos of people doing pop shuvits and everyone does them different.

EDIT: Should I be lifting my foot straight up (and knee myself in the gut) or should this be more like an ollie north type thing?
THIS IS SO MESSED, its just like a blank spot that should be there but isn't..... I've read trouble shooting shit and theres nothing for my problem. I've just been doing alot of varials too.

[rodneymullen123]

if you scoop but make sure your front foot comes into contact with the board in mid air when you catch it.
that way it wont flip the board over

maybe this will help....its the ea skate flick-it video but it shows a really good slow motion pop-shuvit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seFLojAOGvA

[H-town sk8]

HMM so its sort of like kicking out to the side but without kicking... lol I'll get this shit in a day or so... my minds just a little bit foggy from some shit.

[rodneymullen123]

lol it can get a bit complicated trying to explain but basically....
scoop and pop it into the air then catch with your front foot and push it down.
that vid i posted gives a really good view of it.

[H-town sk8]

Went out and landed a few, I got the motion down again, I guess I just got used to doing varials and tres all the time. Now comes some practice tomorrow, and hopefully my neighbor will be home so we can skate (skating alone sucks).

[RooR]

Damn wtf, every time I land my pop shuv its my feet are right next to eachother and so I just lose balance :(

[rodneymullen123]

^^thats basically just practice..you'll get it soon.
just keep practicing getting your feet into the right position when you land. :-41:

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