I cant land a pop shuv-it what am i doing wrong?

Question

i am goofy footed

Answer 1

well it depends wat u mean wat am i doing wrong i sk8 board alot and i can land  a pop suv it its pretty hard but when u get use to it then u can do it and u arnt a goofy footer u prob are putting to much weigt in to it.

Answer 2

Pop shuv is a back foot trick.  Don't worry about slinging it around with your front foot.  Stand beside your deck (not on it) and with your back foot smack the tell in a sort of scooping motion.  You should be able to make the board do a decent shuv it and see that it can be done just using your back foot.  Remember if it's a regular shuv (not a f/s shuv) it's going to be landing in front of you a little bit until you learn to pop it higher, so be sure to be ready to land a little bit in front of where you popped it.  You should be able to see about* how far it goes just by standing there (or sitting on a bench) and making your board to shuvs with your back foot only.  No matter how long I go without skating, pop shuvs are something I never forget and are therefore one of my favorite tricks.  Also, remember it's not going to take a ton of force to do a shuv it, if you sling the h**l out of it you'll do a 360 shuv which are obviously harder to land.

It's mostly trial and error but I promise with effort you can get it down!