shuv help

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

Just really start skating seroiusly this season. Does anyone have any suggestion or pointers for landing my shuvs.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2029084268

Chrishau · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 919 City: Aurora

Ok For one thing Put one foot right at the back and one foot in the middle. Im sure ur doign this. press down with your back foot and spin it with that too. becuase ur middle foot wont be doing as much work as the back foot. (this is my way) Also commit to the shuv dont let ur legs cave so fast. Just try it out.

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

Someone told me to spread my feet out more. i have the concpet of the shove but some times i catch it 90 or cave like you said. How am I not commiting?

nopulseimpulse · Posted: May 14, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject:

Wide stance's tend to create more control of one's board. Try to imagine pushing down to ollie and scooping your back foot at the same time. make sure to suck up your legs to get maxium pop. wait for it to come around, catch it. Then soak up the landing by bending your knees. then edge away to maintain better control.

spadedout41 · Frontside 180 Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 441

hey man i just started getting my shuvs more cosistent since last season ... but I looked just like that last season and then broke it down and I was initiating my shuv before i reached my peak ..... that seemed to work for me, focus more on the pop and then near the top throw that back foot around and bam catch it high ... might be a little harder behind the winch since there is a constant pull as aposed to cutting out and having a little slack behind a boat or jetski but some of those attempts are RIGHT there man !!!!! i am no pro at wakeskating just letting you know what worked for me cuz i have countless vids that look EXACTLY like those tries ... hope this helps and sorry its so long !!!!

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

I always seem to catch it with my feet close together there never on the hardware spread out. I wonder if thats killing my landing.

Chrishau · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 919 City: Aurora

practice on a skate deck in ur room. or on a tramp. W.e works man. Ur so close! Good luck ull do it no worries.

nopulseimpulse · Posted: May 14, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject:

Rhino, thats where sucking your legs up and a wider stance will help you out. You'll get it as you become more comfortable on a wakeskate. Also do a shizzle load of ollies. I can't stress this enough. The ollie is the basic building block for just about all tricks!! good luck bro.

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

yeah im all rocket air. I suck at leveling the board looks cheesy. Nose high tail draggin ass.

c dub · Backside 180 Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 1171 City: Austin

Rhino, is that red bud island? after the dam by hula hut?

Bustamove · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 351 City: Miami

some people may not agree with me but u should not try to pop as much because the more u pop it the harder it is. Dont get me wrong, u need to pop it but not quite that much . give a little push down and then kik it. Also drop ur butt it helps keep your feet wider and keeps u more stable

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

c dub, sho nuff. you wanna come winch with us?

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

Thanks for all the help guys. Hopefully next vid ill be landing them. Smash

c dub · Backside 180 Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 1171 City: Austin

Rhino, sho nuff... shoot me a message is you guys go winching this week, i'll buy gas Laughing

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

Evan71 · Posted: May 14, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

That caterpiller was DOWN!

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

spyder · Faceplant Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 23 City: Tucson

IM not to sure how i got it. i had only been ridding my skate for maybe 7 hrs total like 2 trips and i got it down i think what really helped me was that i just concentrated on geting my back foot set on the landing and the front foot just kinda came along.

bennyhill · Ollie Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 80 City: BULL SHOALS

I do my pop with a flat foot so i get a good even pop, and as the board is about to release from the water i scoop it back and forward. almost as if i was going to kick my shin into the back of my calf of my front leg. Then i suck those legs up, and hope for the best. but thats me.

skateonwater · Backside 180 Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 757

it'll be harder with a 116, but realll start it early to get te most amount of time you can, then make sure your feet are positioned right, try and get you back foot near the back as you can while keeping you ollie efficient, and the front in the middle, the try and give your front foot so extra help spining it with the back foot, might help. good luck