Shifty

Jama · Pop Shuvit Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 167

I can't shifty. It's one of my favorite tricks to watch too. Do you think of it like a poke that you push to the side? Or, do you think of it like a back one that you bring back?

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

snap the pop like a back one, you can only throw your body to a certain extent, or else it's too far to bring back, the rest you do with your legs.

JamesBoardr · Posted: Dec 20, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

try to feel a consistent pull from the rope as well without to much slack. like soy said as well, and mainly just practice overall will help with your muscle control for the trick

lake weir ocala FL · Backside 180 Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 1241 City: Ocala

Practice Practice Practice. But as far as the actual trick goes try like James said to keep a lot of tension on the rope, pop and turn like you are going for a back one like soy said but tweak it and bring it back. Let me know how that works out for ya. Very Happy

nick · Posted: Dec 20, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

Turn as you come up, turn back as you are going down... needs a really solid ollie.

DIRK · Posted: Dec 20, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject:

nick, how did you come up with such a creative way to put it Laughing

nick · Posted: Dec 20, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject:

DIRK, No need to complicate something of such simple pleasure Smash

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 1:01 am Post subject:

that trick hates me soul.

eviltweak · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 839 City: Nor Cal

i cant do these but overhearing grant talking he lets his back foot just grift brhind him.

wakemitch · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 1:50 am Post subject:

i can not shifty for the life of me. i need so learn how to poke and shifty. i need to spend a day just ollieing

Jama · Pop Shuvit Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 167

It sounds like I've been leading to much with my shoulders, I'm guessing they stay pretty square with the boat? My dream is to one day be able to do an Aaron Reed style one out into the flats.

bob. · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

i need to learn shifties and pokes, bad

slightly_soaked · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 11:21 am Post subject:

edge HARDDDD into I/O and just let that back foot glide back off your rail when you pop for bs shiftys it also helps if you bring the handle as close in to your body as you can

for fs i just try getting really low before my ollies and just practice a half of a fs 180 and bring it back, if you land sideways just slide it back untill you can get the motion down in air! Smile

best of luck! Exclamation

Cyclone268 · Posted: Dec 21, 2008 11:33 am Post subject:

i use the handle to pull myself around

doing a grab with a shifty is SUPER style too