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HOW TO FRONT FOOT IMPOSSIBLE

Jonny Giger2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2021 to 2024
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114K views · 8 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

Jonny Giger breaks down how to do a front foot impossible, where the board wraps around the front foot. Short trick tip from 2017 with foot positions and common fixes.

Why skaters like it

Linked when someone asks what a wrapping front foot trick is called, and as a reference for front foot board wrap mechanics.

“On front foots? That wraps like a normal front foot impossible to me. …”

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u/Pavement-692024 · 2 points

On front foots? That wraps like a normal front foot impossible to me... 🤷🏻‍♂️ [VIDEO]

u/bennypapa2021 · 1 points

Take a vid from the front, like pointed at the nose of the board, in line with your shoulders and let's see what that front foot is doing. It looks to me like the front foot is not staying in line with your shoulders. Lots like your starting to do that truck where the board whips around the front foot. An impossible maybe it's called. Front foot impossible. [VIDEO] Your feet really should stay in line with the board and your shoulder should stay in that same line too. Imagine there is a wall directly behind you when you jump for your Ollie your heels should not touch that wall. They should come straight up under you the front foot move out front onto the nose and then come straight back down under you never really traveling to the toe side or the heel side. I have a terrible habit of moving my front foot towards the heel side thus turning my ollies front side a bit. As others have said that back foot has to stay above the board landing back on it. Check this video out for a good slow-mo view of the timing for the back foot jump. [VIDEO] There's way too much talking in that video but just mute it and watch the timing of the feet and jump. You'll notice that the back foot never reall…