Sashstrapless wrote:Hi Lonny,
Thank you, I'm trying to do Ollie now, ollie always was my weak point, maybe you could give me a tip or pass a link how to do it right...
Shuvit, is it once the board in the air, u opening bottom of the board to the wind?
Thanks
You got it! Here is a good link on the ollie:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=436You definitely need to clear the fins with your ollie before you start working on the shuvit. If you are not getting enough height on your ollie then start by working off small chop to get enough air that it clears the fins.
Here is some good info I posted about learning a shuvit:
How do I do a Shuvit?The shuvit is the same movement as the 180 slide, but instead of sliding with the board you are going to rotate the board 180, but stay with your same stance. The trick to this move initially is to slowly bring the kite to just above your head, but not behind you in anyway. Once the kite is about to reach 12:30 its time to initiate the shuvit it. The idea is to have the board go 180 and your ride off in the same stance and direction. You can do the 180 by pushing or pulling with your back foot and then doing the opposite with your front foot. Do whatever feels more natural to you. It is not necessary to try to pop the board. At this point you are just try to get the board to move 180 underneath your feet. The reason you want the kite high above your is that you can get a tiny bit of lift from the kite just enough to lighten your feet and let the board spin 180 underneath you. Once you have completed the spin quickly dive the kite back to 2 - 2:30 to generate some power and keep going the same direction. After you have pulled it off don't forget to look around to see if your friend saw you and you can even let out a hoot!
The Shuvit will probably be harder for you to learn and it does take some time, but in order to progress you have to get the basic shuvit it down. Plus, they are freaking cool.