Endover
also known as: End-Over · Endovers
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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.
How it works
Rolling 180-degree pivots done end over end, two in a row and both the same way round. The rider presses one end to lift the other two wheels, swings board and body through a half turn over the loaded truck, sets down - and then, off the other end, does it again in the same direction, so the pair adds up to a full 360 and the rider ends facing where they began having travelled a board-length down the flat. It is the arriving in two distinct pivots that makes it an endover rather than a 360 spin: each half stops before the next one starts, and the end you pivot over swaps between them.
Step by step
- Roll at a walking pace, feet spread over the trucks.
- Press the nose to lift the back wheels and swing board and body 180 degrees frontside.
- Let that turn finish and set the wheels down - you are now rolling the other way.
- Shift to the other end, lift its wheels, and swing another 180 the same direction round.
- Finish facing your original heading, a board-length further on.
- Chain the pairs to walk the board down the flat.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Presses over its truck to become the pivot base, then rides through the half turn. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | Unweights during the pivot and re-engages the instant its wheels touch, ready to lead the next one. |
| Shoulders | Initiate every pivot with a crisp 180 lead; the board follows the torso's angular momentum. |
| Arms | Swing rhythmically with each half turn, then check to stop rotation dead at 180. |
| Gaze | Fixed down the line of travel through every pivot so the body always unwinds to the same heading. |