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Why does my back foot lose contact with the tail?Bending The Back Knee Doesn't Lift The Tail
Mechanism / Why It Happens
No matter how much you lift your back foot, the tail will not rise if the board does not have upward force.
To lift the tail, it is important to first give the board upward force with your front foot and then immediately press the nose down. The tail rises because the board goes up while the front foot comes down. On the other hand, if you press the nose down from the beginning with your front foot, you cannot give the board any upward force. If you try to lift only your back foot without any upward force in the board, the tail will not rise, causing your back foot to separate from the tail.
What to Do
Bending your back knee without lifting the board has absolutely no meaning
Simply lifting your back foot will never raise the tail. To fix this, lift your body weight firmly w
