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# Pop Shuvits
# It's helpful to know how to 360 pop shuvit, but you don't need to.
Steps For A 360 Flip Or Known As (Tre Flip)
1.For 360 flips, you want your feet in a pretty unique setup. Where you place your feet for 360 flips is even more personal than most other skate tricks I'm going to tell you where I put mine, but as you learn the trick, you might want to shift your feet around just a little. That's fine. The point is to be able to pull off a sweet 360 flip, not to do it just like me, or anyone else!Put your front foot behind your front truck's bolts. You want this foot at an angle. It's going to be pretty far back on the board, but that's OK.Your back foot is placed so that the ball of your foot is nestled in comfortably in the little dip right before your tail goes up, on the toe-edge side of the board. I like to have my toes hang over, but if it works better for you to not, then don't.Practice being comfortable with shifting your feet to this position while rolling.
2.It's easiest to practice 360 flips off of a little bit of a ledge. A curb can work just fine - I'm not talking about a huge ledge, but just a little extra space. This will give you a little bit more time to complete the flip, and a little more room to move around in.Once you have a place in mind, get some speed going and get your feet into position.Now, you want to pop the board, similar to any old ollie or kickflip, except that you want to scoop down and back with your back foot. This is the key to 360 flips - this scoop. So, as you pop the board, push down and back with the ball of your back foot.This scoop is what makes the board spin.With your front foot, flick the board like you would do for a kickflip. Don't flick it too hard, and don't really even worry about it too much. If you have your kickflips dialed in, like you should before tackling 360 flips, then the front foot should come naturally. Just flick it.Now, here's the hard part to all of this - you want to scoop the tail and flick the nose at the same time. It should be one motion. This is another reason that being a confident skater before learning to 360 flip is a good idea - you need to be comfortable with two feet doing two completely different things! This part can take some time to practice and figure out - that's OK. I don't know anyone who learned to 360 flip on their first try. Or really, their first dozen tries! But you can do it just relax, visualize it before you go out and try it.
3.After the pop, the scoop and the flick (I feel like we're talking about Rice Crispies!), you want to get your feet out of the way. Pull them up a few inches above the board, giving the board space to flip and spin. I recommend not just spreading your feet out wide, but pulling them up.By the way, tre-flips are a great way to get hit in the groin if you aren't careful. Or, for most skaters, even if you are. Enjoy. The pain will help your body to learn to do the trick better, and it'll make a great story to tell your kids, though you might not be able to have any.So, you are up in the air, feet held poised above the skateboard, and the board is flipping and spinning below you. Keep an eye on it, and watch for the grip tape. When you see it, you will want to catch the board with your feet. This is tough.The first several (dozen) times you practice tre-flips, you will probably not catch the board right. If you do, nice job! If you don't, then there's your confirmation that you are in fact normal. Catching the board takes getting used to how you flip and spin the board, and getting a sense for how long it takes. You should slowly get a feel for it. The goal is to eventually get to the point that you don't even need to look down to catch it (though you probably will, out of habit. And that's OK).
360 Flip Problems
1. Not learning it fast enough - You feel like you've been practicing forever, and you just aren't getting it. It's not one specific problem, it's all kinds of stuff. If this is you, then you need to practice more. Some skaters learn tricks fast, but most of us take some time to learn! And 360 flips are pretty advanced. Keep working at it, and you'll get it. If you've been trying for a very long time, then you might want to take a break for a little while, so you don't develop any bad habits. The problem could also be that you are trying to learn 360 flips when you aren't yet confident in other areas of skateboarding. Practice general street riding, hit up the skatepark, and try kickflips and shuvits. Get comfortable.
2. Landing with your feet together - This is a pretty common problem, where you land with your feet right next to each other. You have to focus on landing with your feet above the bolts - keep them spread out. It's not a big problem, you've probably just been focusing on other parts of the trick, and are just relieved to land at all! The most common place to land like this is the nose. Watch the board, and get a feel for where it will be, and you should be able to fix this problem pretty easily.
3.Can't flip 360 degrees - Again, practice. Practice getting a better scoop, and a stronger ollie. You can use your front foot to help with the 360, too. Work at it, and you should get it. Try 360 flipping off of short ledges or kickers, to give yourself more time.
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