The name of this trick is not only catchy but is an accurate description for how the trick is done. As we learned in my previous post, learning the ollie is a major key to any other trick in skateboarding. Once you are able to ollie, you can then begin to learn things like the pop shuvit. To set up for a pop shuvit it, set your feet up in the ollie position. Next, pop the board up like an ollie, but while pushing your back foot down to pop, at the same time, shove the back foot behind you to make the board spin for a total of 180 degrees. When you see the nose of your board make the rotation to meet your back foot, you can then come down and stick the landing.
The pop-shuv it has many variations. To name a few there is the fakie pop shuvit, which is doing the trick rolling the opposite way. The nollie pop shuvit, which is popping with your front foot rather than your back, and the front side shuvit which is moving the board in a reverse way. Once you are comfortable with the timing of the rotation and sticking the landing, you can then try these other variations. They are essentially the same trick but in different directions.
According to the internet it is said to be believed that Ty Page invented this trick in the 70’s. This era was a mecca for inventing tricks. There were no set standards for what tricks were considered mandatory, or any standards in skateboarding. Simply a time for experimentation and creativity. The pop shuvit was a simple trick but it stuck and is being done 50 years later.
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