Spacewalk
also known as: Space Walk
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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
A sustained manual in which the raised nose is swung side to side in wide arcs while the board keeps moving - the swinging is not decoration, it is the propulsion. Each swing is a tic-tac without the front wheels ever touching: the rider's hips and shoulders rotate against the deck, and the reaction force at the rear contact patch pushes the board forward. Weight stays balanced over the rear axle the whole time, so the trick is simultaneously a manual, a slalom and an engine.
Step by step
- Roll slowly and lift into a manual, weight centered just behind the rear axle.
- Turn the shoulders and hips to swing the nose hard to one side, letting the rear wheels pivot beneath you.
- Reverse the rotation and swing the nose through to the other side in a smooth arc.
- Feel each direction change push the board forward; time the swings like pumping a swing set.
- Keep the nose height constant through the arcs - the pivot is pure yaw, not pitch.
- Link swings rhythmically, steering the overall line with asymmetric arc sizes.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Rests on the nose area guiding its arc; it steers the swing but never presses down. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | On the tail over the rear axle, the fulcrum for both the manual and every pivot. |
| Shoulders | The engine: they wind back and forth ahead of the hips, and the board follows through counter-rotation. |
| Arms | Sweep with each swing, amplifying the rotational impulse and catching the balance at each arc's end. |
| Gaze | Forward at the line of travel, letting the nose wag through the lower peripheral vision. |