Jaywalk

freestyle freestyle difficulty 5/10
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Shown for a regular-footed rider riding fakie. 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

A series of endovers in opposite directions, alternating between one-footed and two-footed pivots, rolling backwards throughout. One 180 is turned on a single foot with the other lifted clear; the next unwinds it the other way with both feet down - so the board finishes each cycle on its original heading and the sequence can loop indefinitely. The shoulders are the trick: they stay locked at a right angle to the board the whole time, which is what stores the twist that the second, opposite pivot unwinds. Reaching the nose blind is the hard part, and a wheelbase not much wider than the shoulders helps.

Step by step

  1. Roll backwards with the shoulders square at a right angle to the board and weight on the pivot foot.
  2. Lift the front foot, keeping weight on the toes of the back foot so the nose does not snap up.
  3. Pull the front foot backwards and shift onto the back heel, letting the front wheels lift and follow round.
  4. Complete the one-footed 180 blind, and set the front foot back down on the nose.
  5. Shift weight to the front foot and unwind an endover the opposite way, both feet down.
  6. Slide the last part of the rotation, then shift weight back to stop the board turning further - primed for the next one.

Body mechanics

Front footLifts and travels for the one-footed half; comes back down on the nose without being seen.
Back footThe pivot for the first 180 - heel past the truck for pressure, toes past it the other way.
ShouldersFixed at a right angle to the board. The stored twist is what powers the return pivot.
ArmsUpright and relaxed; leaning back is the most common way to fall out of it.
GazeMostly down, but the nose is behind the rider for the whole first pivot.