Kick flip

[Sk8sesh]

Okay what up, i need somehelp when i kick flick i land it 80 percent of the time, now am i supposed to acctually catch it by looking at it or by timing, and 2 how do i get them to go higher do i pop higher and throw my front foot slidinging up then a down out flick while jumpng hight? and 2 do u stand with your shoulders sideways with the bored on kick flips and boards slides??? help THanks

[sk83rb0y]

You have to pop harder, stand with your shoulders parallel to the board, and the catching the board, you can do it either way. And welcome to RR.

[andrewri]

pop alot harder. keep your shoulders lined up with the board. slide your front foot like you would in a ollie but flick it to the corner. move your feet out the way. watch the board spin and when you see the griptape come back up slam your feet on it.
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[sk83rb0y]

I read your profile and it said that you are goofy. Most goofy riders find it a lot easier to heelflip than it is to kickflip. Mabye you should try to heelflip.

[andrewri]

n welcome to rr

[sk8erdude333]

welcome to rr!

[Sk8 Shorty's]

heres a long list that might help a little-
- The kickflip is considered the most difficult, basic trick. It combines the ollie with the skateboard doing a barrel roll, where it just rotates on an axis that goes across length ways. It rotates counter clockwise when looking from behind. Once the kickflip is learned, a lot more difficult tricks that combine the kickflip with other rotations become possible to learn. The stance of this trick, is similar to an ollie, but the front foot is usually closer to the heel edge of the board. Kickflips are one of the most difficult tricks to learn when you first start skating. You should be able to Ollie at least one deck and be fairly familiar with skateboarding.

It is better to learn tricks moving so take a little push so your moving a bit then setup in your stance. I like you have my front foot half way into the board and right about middle, my back foot is usually setup like an Ollie. Make sure you are comfortable with your stance if you are falling over all the time move your front foot more into the board. Ok now you have your stance, pop down and start dragging your front foot up like an Ollie and drag until you reach your bolts. The only difference about this drag and your Ollie drag is that you foot drags on and angle until it falls of the edge and spins the board. Remember to pop really hard and really flick the board out with your foot, it helps your board spin. Once you have practiced the spinning and can spin a full kickflip almost directly under your feet (not in front, be sure not to kick the board in front of you when you spin it) the you should now practice catching the board with both feet.

This is where most people have trouble, getting both their feet onto the board. You want to really pop your board hard then tuck up. When you hear all those other people saying to you look down see the grip tape? then catch the board! They are right there just to lazy to help you. One of the best things to do is try to focus less on spinning the board and more on landing with two feet. So just try to spin half a kickflip and try to catch and land it with both of your feet. When you can do that then don't change how you pop or drag just flick a little harder so you can get the full kickflip around. It is pretty hard to land both of your feet if you board is spinning up and down but this is hard to control when you go off a ramp (I'm not just making excuses for the pictures having the board spin up and down. What? I'm not!). To help the board spin level with the ground have your front foot up a bit on the board and not so much back. Just move it up till the board spins level, another thing is lean forward when you pop and drag or put some more weight on your front foot.

If you have tried spinning the board half a kickflip and landing it and did that for a while and it didn't help then you can do something else. First practice spinning the board and having Only your back foot land and your front foot to the side of the board. Then try the same thing except have only your front foot land and your back foot on the side of the board. Do this for a while and then try your kickflips, it should help.

Remember to always try this trick with a bit of speed and don't be afraid to land on the board. If you are still having trouble after all the tips I can give you then post a message in the message board and some one will try to help you.
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Good Luck!

[sk83rb0y]

Wow that's really long. LOL!! That's good advice.

[andrewri]

geeze 5 paragraphs...........lol

[StevoElSupremo]

copy+paste

[snow_skate]

haaa! yeah the pop really helps cuz i learned over this winter in my garage

[unclemag]

Heh, 'looking for the griptape' is kind of bullshit, its almost impossible to react and slam down on the board AFTER you see the griptape. After a certain amount of practice, you develop timing, according to how fast you flip the board, you automatically know when to 'catch' it. I do this, and so does everyone I know.

[smurf88]

I read your profile and it said that you are goofy. Most goofy riders find it a lot easier to heelflip than it is to kickflip. Mabye you should try to heelflip.
That's bullshit, stop pretending you know anything about skateboarding.

[sk8erdude333]

Heh, 'looking for the griptape' is kind of bullshit, its almost impossible to react and slam down on the board AFTER you see the griptape. After a certain amount of practice, you develop timing, according to how fast you flip the board, you automatically know when to 'catch' it. I do this, and so does everyone I know.
thats what i do

[AdioBird52]

^^^same here.

[KBobb2009]

et moi...even though i cant do it yet...but i know its coming like, amazingly soon...i just gotta work on getting the flip more consistantly and getting my foot around so it doesnt hit the board to stop its flipping

[bryce]

Does it matter if you just land on the board and not catch it, mine only just come off the ground so i cant really catch them.
Because i always land them like that.

[glimmer14]

thats fine, once you get better the kickflips will start to come up to u.

[bryce]

cool, cheers
Caus everytime i see someone do a kickflip they catch it in the air

[smurf88]

To fix that, you either
1. Pop the board and drag more slowly to get the board raised
2. Ollie normally when you start instead of popping and then pushing your board down and flicking it.

[bryce]

o.k cheers i'll try that

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