Tail Stop Shuffle
also known as: Tailstop Shuffle
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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
Balancing in a tailstop on one foot, then hopping and swapping which foot is standing on the board - repeated, it is a shuffle rather than a single move. It is the balance drill the whole footwork vocabulary rests on: the switchblade names it as a prerequisite, and the standard advice for anyone struggling with switchblades is to go back and practise shuffle variations until the tailstop stops being precarious. NOTE ON THE MODEL: swapping feet is the entire trick and the schema has no way to say that - `stance.footing` describes the trick, not a change made during it - so the components here are a one-footed tailstop and the simulation will show that position rather than the shuffle. Recorded deliberately, since the trick is real and referenced by others.
Step by step
- Roll forward slowly and drop into a tailstop with the tail on the ground.
- Take the weight onto one foot and find the balance with the board stopped.
- Hop off that foot, keeping the tail down.
- Land with the other foot on the board and rebalance.
- Repeat to shuffle, or step off to finish.
Body mechanics
| Front foot | Alternates between carrying the balance and being the one in the air. |
|---|---|
| Back foot | The same - the two swap roles on every hop, which is the trick. |
| Shoulders | Stacked directly over the board; leaning either way loses the tailstop. |
| Arms | Out and active, since a one-footed tailstop has very little margin. |
| Gaze | Down at the deck to spot the landing foot each time. |