Toeside pendy complete stop

[lilyunsta]

Before I get flamed, I already used the search function and my problem appears in no toeside thread so I'm starting a new one based on my upper body weight imbalance.

So I'm trying to learn how to toeside pendy (I can already do 180 riding regular) and what happens is when spinning into a 180 I sort of have an instinct choice whether to choose a shutout like this (this is my image of the board " ________ ") or I have a choice to completely stop myself at a full rotating 180. Now I have no idea how to bring back my board so I've come up with a few theories to no avail. 1. When I'm pushing my backfoot to initiate the 180 I thought if I push my frontfoot by the time I'm at my 180 then I could rotate back (This resulted in me slipping off the board) 2. Rotate reeeeeeally slowly so that I can try to move my weight to the opposite side and move back to my position (I did a huge grinding carve that made me do the splits) 3. Do the 180 super fast so that I don't lose much speed (literally did a 270 and then got thrown off.

Just asking for some tips how to pendy back into my original regular foot position X_X halp?
my setup is a dervish with purple 83a durains

[MacRae]

Before I get flamed, I already used the search function and my problem appears in no toeside thread so I'm starting a new one based on my upper body weight imbalance.

So I'm trying to learn how to toeside pendy (I can already do 180 riding regular) and what happens is when spinning into a 180 I sort of have an instinct choice whether to choose a shutout like this (this is my image of the board " ________ ") or I have a choice to completely stop myself at a full rotating 180. Now I have no idea how to bring back my board so I've come up with a few theories to no avail. 1. When I'm pushing my backfoot to initiate the 180 I thought if I push my frontfoot by the time I'm at my 180 then I could rotate back (This resulted in me slipping off the board) 2. Rotate reeeeeeally slowly so that I can try to move my weight to the opposite side and move back to my position (I did a huge grinding carve that made me do the splits) 3. Do the 180 super fast so that I don't lose much speed (literally did a 270 and then got thrown off.

Just asking for some tips how to pendy back into my original regular foot position X_X halp?
my setup is a dervish with purple 83a durains

I had this same problem when I was learning pendies. The key is to just think of it like two 180's, back to back, without standing back up on the board between them. You need to make sure you're going fast enough when you start the first 180 to ensure you've still got enough speed afterwards for the second one. I find that my wheels generally hook back up between the two rotations, but I know some people advocate not going the full 180 to avoid this.

The other key is to look downhill once you've completed the first 180. Don't overthink how you need to weight the board - as long as you turn your head to look downhill, your shoulders and the rest of your body are going to naturally reposition themselves into exactly the posture you want to have in order to complete the pendy. If you don't do this, you're either going to just slide to a stop or (if you're going fast enough) the board's just going to go straight or turn the wrong way and leave you doing the splits or in some other unpleasant position.

Also, if you're not comfortable doing it faster than you already are, try practicing on a steeper hill. It has almost the same effect as starting off at a faster speed, since you're on a steeper slope during the maneuver.

[lilyunsta]

Hmm thx I'll try that and thats what happens to me. By the time I do a 180 my board hooks up in a straight position and ride opposite. I don't know how to initiate the slide back so that I do another 180 and even if I do I tend to put all my weight so that when I'm done doing my 180 and I'm in goofy position, my whole upper body is leaned back. I think I'll try that though...

[lilyunsta]

if I don't learn this, at least I'll learn gymnastics because every time I slip off I do a wide split...and I haven't ran a mile in a whole year..lmao

[MacRae]

Hmm thx I'll try that and thats what happens to me. By the time I do a 180 my board hooks up in a straight position and ride opposite. I don't know how to initiate the slide back so that I do another 180 and even if I do I tend to put all my weight so that when I'm done doing my 180 and I'm in goofy position, my whole upper body is leaned back. I think I'll try that though...

To initiate the slide back, you shouldn't have to do anything but stay in the same position and turn your head so you're looking down the hill. Just keep your weight on your toes - the return 180 is going to begin with another toe-side turn, it's just that your toes are now facing the other direction, so you turn the other direction (relative to the hill) and go back to regular.

If the board's going straight, it means you're not weighting the toeside of the board anymore - which means you're not going to turn. Just keep yourself up on your toes and it should all just happen.

[lilyunsta]

hmm this helped me a lot, but now I can only bring back my 180 to a vertical shutdown halt..basically doing a 270 then no more speed...I guess I just need more practice