How-to Use The Popping Foot
Mechanism / Why It Happens
Combine two methods.
There are two main ways to use your popping foot to rotate nollie and fakie shove-its. One is to swing your popping foot backward while striking the board diagonally downward, and the other is to twist your foot inward. Generally, you switch between these two methods depending on the height you are aiming for. If you want to pop higher, emphasize the former motion; if you want a lighter rotation, emphasize the latter.
