how long did it take to......

[jonno]

how long did it take you to kickflip

i aint been practising the whole time but i spend about half an hour on kick flips most days and im only gettin my back foot on but im not gettin any closer

[edward]

around 6 months. it depends on how much you practice them. it takes alot to learn them because its usually peoples' first flip tricks so its alot of timing and motions to get all working together.

[jonno]

ok i dont know whether thats made me happy or sad cos that how long i'll have to wait till i learn it
im gnna put a clip of my average kickflip on here later so i can get sum pointers on wot could help out. i know there are alot of ppl wiv the same problem so it shud help them too

[JoeyKovacs]

after i learnt heelflips, it took me 2 weeks to get kickflips. No joke. 2 weeks straight practising though. Now im better at kickflips.

[jonno]

ok well how long did it take you 2 heelflip cos its all about that sort of technique

[xdejaentendu187]

after i learnt heelflips, it took me 2 weeks to get kickflips. No joke. 2 weeks straight practising though. Now im better at kickflips.


same here. I learnt heelflips first, it just seemed easier. It took me like a week and a half to learn kickflips, but no difference.

[jonno]

yea but same as i sed last time, how long did it take to learn heelflip. its the same concept

[crazy_dave]

About a year and a half to get them consistantly.

[jonno]

thanks thats pretty helpful. that must be so frustratin havin to wait that long though
i get annoyed and i been tryin for a month

[JoeyKovacs]

They will come in time man

[Iconic]

been about 3 weeks for me dude and i cant do them yet. frustrating yes i feel you, i havent gotten my front foot back on the board once thats frustrating.

[Menikmati]

3 and a half years.

You shouldn't use other people progression as a question to your own. The entire concept of skateboarding is personal progression.. it comes easy to others, and some (like myself) struggle for years with a certain trick. It just takes time, and practice.. but most importantly, you have to understand the trick you're trying.

If someone teaches you to Kickflip by saying "k, jump and flick your foot like this" and does it.. you're going to have a difficult time learning them. Find a video of a pro, or a friend with nice Kickflips.. slow it down, and understand how it foot it flicking like it is.. just observe in slow motion how he positions his legs when he completes his flick.

[shortty]

took me like a month

[falloffboy101]

About 2 years and I still don't get them consitently.

[jonno]

well i almost landed 1 today but i cocked it up went i went for the catch and kicked it away

[WTF??]

damn hella long time man! i landed my first about a year ago and then my board snapped about 2 days later then i got a new deck bout a month after that and it was a different shape and such so it was all weird and i kinda forgot bout kickflips then...ive been doing them again lately tho.

[Hughesy]

i dont see how you can learn to heelflip first lol... i much prefer kickflipping (even tho i cant do it yet) coz every time i heelflip the board goes vertical and lands up my arse.. its painfull lol... i know wat i need to do but i just cant do it...

[360degrees]

still working on them

[cauterized]

3 weeks after ollie but i did practice a good 2 hours a day only on kickflips. after that heels came a day after dont know why they just were easy after kickflips

but if you do 100 kickflip attempts in a day in a row you are bound to land one.. just try new ways and remember what works and what gets you closer.

[Iconic]

3 weeks after ollie but i did practice a good 2 hours a day only on kickflips. after that heels came a day after dont know why they just were easy after kickflips

but if you do 100 kickflip attempts in a day in a row you are bound to land one.. just try new ways and remember what works and what gets you closer.
well ill do that tommorow ill do 100 straight kickflips and see if your right. if your right im gonna love you.

[Ramp]