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Frontside Shifty The key behind every shifty is counter-rotation,
where you twist your upper and lower body against each other while in the air.
Step 1 With your board off, feel the position of
counter-rotation. Start with your upper and lower body aligned.
Jump and rotate your board 90 degrees frontside while simultaneously rotating your upper body
in the opposite direction. This is counter-rotation. Your upper and lower
body are twisting against each other. Jump again and allow your lower body and upper
body to untwist and realign. Your core is the connecting factor between
your upper and lower body and this is where the twisting motion happens.
Jump into these 2 positions a bunch of times until you start building muscle memory for
this movement.
Step 2 For an actual shifty these 2 positions are
combined into 1 smooth movement in the air. You can try it on the ground but you don't
have a lot of time. A trampoline becomes the perfect training ground for this trick giving
you a lot more air and a realistic impression of how it feels to fly off a jump. A ***
board gives more of a snowboarding feel to this drill.
This board is actually designed for trampolines however you can use an old skateboard deck
or anything strapped to your feet to simulate a snowboard.