Keep Your Weight on Your Heel
Mechanism / Why It Happens
Because of the way the human body is built, putting your weight on your heel provides a much more stable stance.
Let's briefly think about a Backside 5-0. In this trick, you can either lock the truck deeply so the heel-side wheel catches on the coping, or ride with the toe-side wheel on the coping. In either case, most of your weight is supported by your heel. Whether it's Backside or Frontside, people can brace themselves more effectively when their weight is on their heel.
What to Do
To bring your body upright, it's essential to keep your weight on your heel so you can fully straighten and brace your leg.
The same principle applies to the Frontside 5-0. If you shift your weight onto your toes, it becomes
