Shove-It: Standard

The shove-It is an extremely addictive and fun aerial maneuver with the sailor suspended directly over a flattened sail. Matt Pritchard invented the move around 1991 and I guess the move was named because you are shoving the rig horizontal into the wind. A very difficult move to learn that depends on total commitment to the move and the unique feel of approaching the wave and throwing yourself out over the sail and toward the nose of the board. I was hell-bent on learning this move one summer because I loved to watch Brad Drummond toss this move. I am not proud to say it took me 2 solid months of practice to learn. It's all about getting the feeling for this move and then you have it for endless days of pleasure.