Front-Foot Impossible

also known as: Frontfoot Impossible

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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

The impossible's mirror around the other foot: after the pop the front foot hooks the nose and scoops it down and back, wrapping the board end-over-end forward around the front foot - nose-under, tail-over-the-top - through one full lateral-axis rotation. The board hugs the wrapping foot as in a regular impossible, but the rotation direction is forward, kin to the dolphin flip; the back foot lifts rearward and returns only for the level catch.

Step by step

  1. Set the front foot with the toes wrapped over the nose pocket, back foot light on the tail.
  2. Pop a small ollie and immediately hook the nose down-and-back with the front foot.
  3. Let the board wrap forward around the front foot, tail arcing over the top.
  4. Hold the back foot high and rearward, clear of the wrapping tail.
  5. Flatten the board out with the front foot as the loop completes, replace the back foot, and land.

Body mechanics

Front footHooks and guides the full forward wrap, maintaining contact like a ball rolled around the instep.
Back footPops, then evacuates rearward until the catch on the tail bolts.
ShouldersSquare with a forward hinge over the wrapping foot.
ArmsLow and forward, framing the board's vertical loop.
GazeDown at the front foot and board through the entire wrap.