Bs shuv its?

jackson2170 · Faceplant Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 37

i am new to wakeskating but i USED to be a great skateboarder and i was especially good at shuv its. but on the wake skate every time i try, i always wipe out. about 2 or 3 times i landed on the board but i still crashed backwards.

please help!

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

Im sorta in the same spot as you, but have been landing them better now. I figured out, Pop the board forward some, make sure you drop back hand, spin board in control, and bend your knees a bit when you land! Seems to help me.
I also usually edge out and go through the prosess in my head and just kinda do the motion without poping or letting the board out, and then take another run at it and pull it. Seems to help with confidence!
Also I usually talk to myself and tell my self "I got this" It works ever once in a while, but i usually just get lucky Smash

But it helps with the mental part of it!

mufinman98 · Posted: Jul 08, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject:

same thing keeps happenen to me.

and even when i do finally get a good landing where i dont slide out i get so excited that i get squirley and i fall foward anyways. Smash

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown

bend dem knees

ride5 · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 325 City: san jo

make sure the handle is tight to your waist. helps keep your body forward...

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

ride5, Yeah i just saw the trick tip on alliance were it said that. Hopefully that will help.

BTW im landing about 1/2 of them. Feeels goood!

mufinman98 · Posted: Jul 10, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject:

got 4 clean ones today

FTW Smash

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

mufinman98, ha i just outa the water. I got 4 too!! Crazy Eyes

blake20 · Posted: Aug 04, 2009 11:58 am Post subject:

its all about foot placement before the pop and the landing
good job though 4 clean ones

Addicted · Faceplant Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 25 City: St. Louis

How high do you need to ollie to have a chance to land these? I start playing with them last weekend for the first time and I got about 90 degrees no problem. Curious if I need more height or just more umph on the rotation.

TommyC · Posted: Aug 06, 2009 7:51 am Post subject:

"Bend and scoop like the Mexicans!" Laughing

DaleFish · Posted: Aug 06, 2009 8:26 am Post subject:

jackson2170, aren't you this same guy who 'Claimed' that he landed a kickflip 2nd time out?

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27777

just making an observation...

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 06, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

DaleFish,