Ultimate Kickflip Help thread!!

[spector033]

Ok I know theres like a million of these, but I am so psyched that I have to share this. Well anyway ive been skating on and off for about 1 yr and a half. The main reason I kept quitting was because i would get really frusterated trying kickflips for countless hours. Anyway I took skating up again about a month ago. This time It was serious and I got more tricks done than ever 180s, shuvits etc... But the kickflip was still a thorn in my side. I would go back to it and try but never land it. Like alot of people I could only land with my back foot, and my front would be under the board or somewhere else. But today i was lying in bed, and it was about 11 o'clock and i was thinking. Then it suddenly hit me! The reason I couldnt land the kickflips was because i wasnt in the air long enough to move my front leg back. My body was not used to hovering over the board. So my idea was brilliant it was to go out and hold onto something about waist to chest hight and do the kickflip. The trick is that the thing I was using would support me in the air to get longer airtime and suck up my legs and hover over the board. So I got dressed snuck out of my house and went to an old car in my driveway. I tryed a few kickflips to get used to the position. Then I tryed a real one... and I actually landed it! It feels so good to have finally acomplished it. So i got a few on the car and I felt confident enough to try with no support. I let go of the car and tryed once, It was close but no, tryed twice still close but no, then one more time and I got it! I felt so pumped up I ran inside and decided to share my trick with the rest of you guys who are struggling with kickflips. I know how frusterating it can be practicing for hours with no results. Anway I hope you guys enjoy. Im sorry i wrote so much it just felt relevant to the tip.

[Koolaid]

yeah someone told me to do this i cant find anything to do it on though heh but im sure it will help some people

[spenser]

it helps. thats not how i learned, but thats how i got the feel for heelflips, and switch/nollie flips.

[spector033]

koolaid just use a car or a street sign... even a fence

[StevoElSupremo]

Ye I did that to I used a Dollie and a Shelf but, the sad part of doing that is you begin to to rely on them and you wont be able to do it so easily alone becareful when ur doing this

[Iconic]

i have the same problem as you and im not gonna quit but i want to. i get so frustrated not being able to get my front foot back to the board. i guess ill try it maybe itll work.

[spector033]

yeah i know u cant only do that what i do is do it a few times to get the feel then land more than i did with the help

[Iconic]

your technique didnt help me and this is just so damn annoying. it feels like i have no prayer of landing one. it feels like practice wont even help because ive attempted so many kickflips.

[spector033]

That was the same with me, trust me man dont give up for my tip try something around stomach level so you can push yourself up.

[WTF??]

my problem is the board rotates slightly bs, so i just do varial kickflips and say screw you! to regular kickflips.

[China Skate]

Great job.

Now try it moving.

[spector033]

yeah lol thats the one downside to my plan... I suck at doing it while moving. Im not sure what tricks to work on next anyone got any ideas?

[Almost Mullen]

i just got my kickflips better too. For about a week I was working on perfecting my heelflips and I lost consistent kickflips. Kickflips are easier when you're moving faster. scarier, but easier.

[StevoElSupremo]

Best thing to do is to only get the fel for the trick by using this method and no more then that

[spector033]

Yeah, Steve Im glad you told me not to use it too much because im starting to rely on it when im not using it... I only get like 1 in like 10 of em down. and i cant do em while moving. Ill try it going faster

[Ramp]