Kickflip Help

[Krystin09]

Hey everyone,

I have been skating for a little less that six months and i can do a few things. I can ollie fairly well and every once in awhile i can pop shove-it.. Now i am trying 2 kickflip and i just can't quite get is, i can get up in the air and all but, i dont know what im doing wrong.. I try kick ing the board and it just won't go, im getting very frustrated :-7: .... Am i doing the wrong trick and im just not ready 4 that yet or what? If im not ready, what trick should i be doing.

Thanks A Lot,
Krystin

[StevoElSupremo]

well first of all welcome to RR :-2: have a nice stay here and get to know the locals and dont let Mcwattersm or Snow-skate get to ya lol there just fooln around most of the time


to spin the board you gotta flick it off RIGHT at where the concave starts with ur toes, lean over the board to keep your weight centered....I cant give to much help unless I see a Vid...

Ive only been skating about a month and Ive gotten my kickflips solid, so I guesss you can really start trying tolearn them if u like


but if your getting to frustrated try learning 180's or perfecting hte pop-shuv-it


it all takes practicing and working on your foot positions

[skateblank714]

wait, uve only skated for a month

[StevoElSupremo]

if you add up the actual days skating and not that Ive owned the board,,, yeah Id say about half a month to a month

[Griptape Flip]

Krystin, welcome to Ramp Rage, the uber-forum. I like you off the bat, you can use grammar! You will like it here. The kick flip can be a harsh mistress, it will take time. I suggest browsing around the Trick Tips thread, there are a million plus one kick flip threads. So many suggestions, it will help alot. If I can get my video camera on a Kickflip, i'll post it. See if I can help a bit.

[Ramp]