Dropping In, Pop-Shoves, Kickflips, Nollie 360, Fakie/Reg. Backside Flips, Fakie Big

[crypticpoet]

I've been getting a lot of PM's, and seeing a lot of threads about how to do these specific things. So I thought I would help out.

NB edward has made a thread that has an awesome kickflip video; I am aware. Check that first.

Dropping In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQHVwzJ1rW0
It's easy. It's really, really easy. Just put your back foot on the tail, and lock the wheels into the coping. Then, put your front foot over the front bolts, and lean forward. I don't absolutley stomp my foot down, because you really don't need to. Just commit. It's that easy.

Pop Shove It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNfolcnd2kU
Another easy trick. Set up like you would for an ollie, but I have my front foot at a slight angle...I'm not sure why.
Then, instead of popping directly down; pop, and scoop your back foot to pull the board around. Then jump forward with both feet for the catch.

Kickflips (Narrated by Yours Truly)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIBCK0U2VmQ
Considered to be the hardest basic flip trick to learn. It does take time. The one I did in the video was pretty horrible; and ed's video is probably a better example, but I thought I'd stick it up anyway.
Set up like you would for an ollie, but have your front foot at a 45 degree angle. I have mine more towards the middle, too, because it gives me more control. Then, as you pop, begin to drag your front foot up, and flick it off the heelside. And I mean flick as in, kick. Also, kick out , not down . We don't want mob kickflips; they're ugly. Then, tuck your legs up. Once you see the bolts again, stomp your feet down and roll away.

There's my contribution. Good luck with it, guys.

Mcwattersm Contribution

Fakie BS Bigspin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32oyxtDE9WE

A Fakie Bigspin is much like a regular big spin but easier. This trick is fairly easy and doesn’t take much skill to learn. But, before trying this I’d suggest that you can do fakie backside half-cabs and fakie shuv-its.


Start off rolling fakie with your foot near the middle of the board. You back foot should be positioned like a regular shuv-it. Wind up slightly frontside then turn quickly backside. Pop a nice shuv with lots of high and continue turning. Check your landing and make sure the board didn’t flip over. Bend your knees and roll away.


Fakie Backside Flip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNyto5wGNwQ

Another fairly easy trick. Like a backside flip, except you are going backwards and ending up forwards. Making it easier to roll away. Make sure you can fakie flip and fakie backside half cab before continuing.

Start off rolling fakie with your foot in the normal fakie flip position but your back foots heel a little over the board and wind up frontside. Flick out and rotate your shoulders backside. Kick your foot out hard so the flip goes all they way. Most people can’t flip it enough, so if you are having that problem, stick your foot back farther. Make sure you bend you knees and lean forward on the landing. Makes it look better and you have a better chance of landing it.


Nollie Backside 360°:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Gsao5RfbI

Ah, a very cool trick. Make sure you can nollie backside 180° before trying this. It’s a rather hard trick, but if you give enough effort into it and try your hardest you’ll get it. Practice makes perfect!

You start off with your back foot closer to the tail of the board. Not that hard so far. You want a bit more speed so you can make it around the full 360°. Pop as hard as you can, I know it can be quite difficult with your foot so high. Wind up frontside a lot. Pop and shift all your weight backwards once you start for the ground lean back slightly. While you are in the air turn 180°. Not too much that you will lose balance and fall, but enough so you can grab a pivot. While you are in the air turn 180°. As soon as your tail hits whip your body around for another 180° Boom, nollie 360°.


Mucho Luck.
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[B]NB2: Sorry about the YouTube-ing. I have to re-compress the videos I upload because they automatically save into MOV from my camera. I use a program to change the filetype, but the file size increases quite significantly and I was having problems uploading the videos to RR. If anyone knows how I can automatically save my stuff as AVI from my cam to my computer, PM me.

[HELLonWHEELS]

Good Stuff, very helpful.

[Fight!Skater]

very good concept... people can easily learn from these but the only thing is you didnt catch ur pop shuvit, you started in a manual on the drop in and your kickflip was mob imo

[crashandburn]

good job, should be helfpful to alot of people

[Bakerbum211]

wasnt that bad. At least you don't do mobbed kflips

[deathbloomed]

Hey..when i first started to learn kickflips..i kicked out..and thats why i couldnt land it..so i started flippind down...i have more control with it but i cant get it to flip all the way...

i need help

[crypticpoet]

very good concept... people can easily learn from these but the only thing is you didnt catch ur pop shuvit, you started in a manual on the drop in and your kickflip was mob imo

a) I didn't start in manual in the drop in. Look closer. I should know; I did it. I deliberatley didn't smack the board down to prove a point.

b) Yeah, both the pop shove and the kickflip were pretty horrible. But keep in mind that I had been skating for five hours before someone suggested to me that I film some stuff, so I was pretty exhausted before all of these.

c) I did catch the pop shove. Take another look. It just wasn't very high. Which I'm ashamed of, because I had pop shoves on lock at one stage.

I will re-take the pop shove and the kickflip, but I'm adamant about the drop in. It was deliberate.

Oh, and, it wasn't a mob kickflip either. It was just a very ugly normal kickflip.

[Bakerbum211]

Hey..when i first started to learn kickflips..i kicked out..and thats why i couldnt land it..so i started flippind down...i have more control with it but i cant get it to flip all the way...

i need help



ahh learn them kicking out.

but when you first get them, its ok to kick down

[China Skate]

No never kick them down, or your foot will get caught you silly little goat.

Out.

[AdioBird52]

Plus kicking down looks SLOPPY.

[Bakerbum211]

No never kick them down, or your foot will get caught you silly little goat.

Out.


Are you talking to me you silly little goat?

[crypticpoet]

Hahaha, yeah, you want to get it right first off. Kick out. Always.

[Bakerbum211]

Hahaha, yeah, you want to get it right first off. Kick out. Always.


well at first you do it alot.


im just saying learn to kick out!

[crypticpoet]

Do what a lot? Kick down? I've never kicked down...I was never able to get my foot back onto the board with mob kickflips.

[z-boyatheart]

hey thanks for the thread/vids, great stuff. plus you wear skinny jeans like me, which is, of course, super cool.

[Bakerbum211]

Do what a lot? Kick down? I've never kicked down...I was never able to get my foot back onto the board with mob kickflips.


No no no no no, I wasn't talking about you. You're kickflips are FINE. I was just talking about how some people do them mobbed when the do them.

Sorry for the confusion!

[shad0w]

I need to stop mobbing my kickflips.

[crypticpoet]

hey thanks for the thread/vids, great stuff. plus you wear skinny jeans like me, which is, of course, super cool.


It's different for me; I'm a girl. Guys should NOT wear skinny jeans.

[crazy_dave]

Nice thread, i dont see any probs with the videos.

[crypticpoet]

I knew I could count on you to be lenient. Thanks Dave; you're a champ:)

[z-boyatheart]

It's different for me; I'm a girl. Guys should NOT wear skinny jeans.

meh, i'm an indie boy, and i'm skinny, so it works.

anyway Chris Haslam looks cool as anything in a pair of skins. as does Ali Boulala!

but yeah thanks for the vids, esp' the kickflip.

[China Skate]

Are you talking to me you silly little goat?
Yes,I quoted YOU. (Bakerbum211 if you want me to spell it out for you.)

AND PROPS TO POET GOOD JOB ON

[China Skate]

meh, i'm an indie boy, and i'm skinny, so it works.

anyway Chris Haslam looks cool as anything in a pair of skins. as does Ali Boulala!

but yeah thanks for the vids, esp' the kickflip.
Are you gay? Just curious.

[z-boyatheart]

Are you gay? Just curious.

you're asking me this because either

a. i wear skinny jeans?
b. i can comment that another guy looks 'cool'?
c. i said thanks for the vids?

no mate, i'm a man who likes women. but i don't like sad little homophobes, i think it's a pathetic quality.

p.s good on you for announcing that you're "Just curious" though :-)

that was very brave.

[Bakerbum211]

Yes,I quoted YOU. (Bakerbum211 if you want me to spell it out for you.)

AND PROPS TO POET GOOD JOB ON


SHUT UP FOR ONE MINUTE!

[China Skate]

SHUT UP FOR ONE MINUTE!
I'm typing brah.

[Bakerbum211]

I'm typing brah.


Don't you have better things to do instead of annoying me?

[enjoi_the_baker]

very nice video's, very helpful... im sure they will continue to help people for a long time

[crypticpoet]

Come on guys, cool it. I don't want my trick help thread turning into a test to see who can flame the other person more. Just chill.

"POET GOOD JOB ON" ... china, lucky for you, I didn't have a chance to see how that sentence ended before Dave edited it. Watch how you treat people. You get what you give.

[China Skate]

Poet, I wrote a acrostic poem about Bakerbum's name with, bastard, english, retard, moron in it. I didn't really mean to offend anyone.

Baker, last time I checked, all I did tell you never to kick down and call you a silly little w/e.

And I don't believe in luck.

[pmurph]

Hey..when i first started to learn kickflips..i kicked out..and thats why i couldnt land it..so i started flippind down...i have more control with it but i cant get it to flip all the way...

i need help
flipping down = very bad.

[crypticpoet]

Poet, I wrote a acrostic poem about Bakerbum's name with, bastard, english, retard, moron in it. I didn't really mean to offend anyone.

Baker, last time I checked, all I did tell you never to kick down and call you a silly little w/e.

And I don't believe in luck.

Last time I checked, the words "bastard", "retard" and "moron" were offensive. Some people don't find your jokes funny, and others do. Watch who you flame at.

[Bakerbum211]

Well will you tell China Skate to stop insulting me? It's getting stupid.

[China Skate]

Well will you tell China Skate to stop insulting me? It's getting stupid.
Toughen up bro, it's the internet. Now stop crying and get over a ****ing acrostic poem I learned back in 2nd grade.

And to make you all feel better, I'm sorry for calling you a English Bastardly Moron.

[Bakerbum211]

Toughen up bro, it's the internet. Now stop crying and get over a ****ing acrostic poem I learned back in 2nd grade.

And to make you all feel better, I'm sorry for calling you a English Bastardly Moron.


EHEEM! I'm not crying.

HAHAH!

[JUNIOR6886]

I didnt like the kickflip or the pop shove but I liked the drop in
(im gonna try those tomorrow)

[crypticpoet]

Quit it. Both of you. Seriously.

Junior, those tricks will be re-done.

[China Skate]

I'm just messing around with this kid.

crypticpoet, maybe next you should do 180's, rock to fakie, and how to start stair sets. Just a thought.

[FOX 2828]

hey crypticpoet, thx for the tips they really helped, but can u help me with my 180s? i cant spin the board fast or high enough....and i need help with my boardslides if u can help....i can usuallly get onto the rail but then my board slides out from under me and i fall, plz help!

[China Skate]

hey crypticpoet, thx for the tips they really helped, but can u help me with my 180s? i cant spin the board fast or high enough....and i need help with my boardslides if u can help....i can usuallly get onto the rail but then my board slides out from under me and i fall, plz help!
I'll help.

For your 180's they're not really difficult. First off, you need to bend your knees a little more than your normal ollie. Next, twist ONLY YOUR SHOULDERS and not your hips to the opposite way you're spinning. Depending on if you're going f/s or b/s, (i would recomend fs first), pop the ollie and sort of stretch your legs out far, while unwinding your arms and using the 'unwinding arms' part to propel your hips to turn. Suck up if needed. If you land 90 degrees, just pivot to a 180. Practice for a week or so and they'll be clean as Windex windows.

And for boardslides. Not really hard, but key is not to ollie too high. Make sure you can ollie over it though. Approach the rail at a slight 70 degrees angle, and just pop it. Twist your legs a little (this should be a reaction) and just try your best to land right above it. Since the board is slipping between you, practice your ollies and make sure you level the board out. When you do the rail, just level it out best as possible, and perhaps even lean a tiny bit foward if the problem is that major. If this doesn't work, it's probably because the rail is not waxed or you're just afraid to stay on it. Use your arms to help!

Good luck,
Jason

[crypticpoet]

China pretty much covered it, but I'll soon put up fs 180s (they're better than bs; they're easier) and boardslides. I'll make videos and edit them into the first post. Just a tip...

When I first started 180s, my friend Kyle (he basically TAUGHT me how to skate) said a good thing to remember....is just to do an ollie, and focus on turning the upper side of your body rather than trying to swing the board around.
Basically the movement is in your shoulders.
So try just doing a normal ollie, as high as you can, and completley turning your shoulders in the direction you want to go.

Good luck with it. And China, thanks for the coverage :)

[China Skate]

No problem.

And yes, for f/s or b/s, there's a muscle on each side of your body, under your armpit. That is the part of your body that really turns the board, while your arms propel it. Don't work about what your feet do, mostly that muscle under your armpit. If you use that to 180, it should be alot easier. mmmkkk.

[FOX 2828]

thx guys..i am closer to the 180s now..but i think i'm scared of the boardslides cuz i've fallen badly so many times..i guess its all in my head

[crypticpoet]

Yeah definately. Every time you try it, though, you get better at it. Don't stop!

[China Skate]

Congrats.. Just keep on working on them, and definitly practice from the end of the rail, moving up.
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|oooooooo^ooo| ^ = Start from here, moving from the left.

Pad's help if you make the decision to wear them.

[JUNIOR6886]

i was able to land my first drop-in in 2 tries a couple days ago. The quaterpipe i learned them on was pretty big (way bigger than on the cryptic's vid) When you stand at the very top and look down, the quater pipe looks like its at 90 degrees so which was why i could never commit to it. Once I tried my first miserable attempt I realised that its actually not that hard.
So on my next try i shifted my weight pressed down and rode away..... :-2:

[FOX 2828]

today for the first time i dropped in! its amazingly easy and fun once u have it...i'm just scared that next time i try, i wont be able to do it again... P.S. the best skatepark is the woodward skatepark in lawerenceville ga! and doping in opens up like a whole new world of tricks....i love it


www.woodwardskateparks.net (the GA one)

[PopwarPerson]

whats a mobbed kickflip? or mob or w/e?

[levin]

thanx for the tips :)

[crashandburn]

whats a mobbed kickflip? or mob or w/e?

Basicly when someone kicks down for kickflips and they look really ugly.

[China Skate]

Crashandburn, recently I've noticed that every tip you say is almost/exactly what I say, but it's probably a coincidence.

[crypticpoet]

Good to hear about the progress.

Again I apologize for the kickflip, it'll be done better along with the pop shove. I've had a grand total of 10 hours sleep in the past six days, and have been skating a lot too...so I need some time to chill out but after it's cool, I'll re-film these tricks and more.

[Scharkey]

I try to kickflip the way edward did his, and yours but I land it way diffrent. Can you explain the concept of "hovering" over your board? I can land pop-shoveits moving and in fakie. I can land ollieing 2 decks. But, when I kickflip, I always land with my back foot (I'm regular). My front foot is always off to the side. I always think about commiting, and landing it.. but when I try to suck up my knees and land back down onto my board I always flip it very poorly. If I try hard and try to land with my front foot, it flips slowly and my back foot is behind the tail. I can land heelflips, but I want to stay concectrated on kickflips since they're so much easier to flip.
edit: How do I get my signature to show up as a picture?

I have: Zero deck, Phantom Unit 2 trucks (they suck), Spitfire wheels, Boneswiss bearings...

[crypticpoet]

I used to have all the same problems. Whenever I focused on the flip, I'd end up further from landing it. When I focused on landing it, I couldn't flip it. With that one, just try to do both at once. Remember to flick out really hard while also tucking your legs up.

The thing about your front foot....if you can flip it well and land your back foot every time, you've pretty much got it. I was doing that A LOT. Then I found the problem.
What's probably happening is, you flick your foot out, and when you bring it back for the catch, you've still got it at the same angle as it was when you flicked, and it's missing the board. What I did was, after I flicked, I pretended that I'd just done an ollie, and I automatically brought my foot back parallel to my shoulders; as if I'd just done an ollie. So just remember to straighten your foot out after you flick.

Oh, and, your setup doesn't really matter.

And if I remember correctly, RR doesn't allow picture signatures for a number of reasons. Bandwidth for one, and the fact that it could make less capable computers slower when trying to load pages.

[Scharkey]

Thanks, I hope this really helps. I've been concentrating on kickflips call morning.. it seems like I can almost land it tbh.. but it isn't there yet :s

I can land with my back foot just about every time, and I know it's got to be a proper flick, it spins perfect, not downward, not in front of me, not behind me, not upward.. my friend doesn't know why i can't land it.. but it's really making me a bit on the downside.. it's been over a year, i started june last year. I already knew how to ollie from when I was 9 though.

[China Skate]

Jump STRAIGHT up. Most important unused tip thought of by none other. (aka me.)

[SKATEDM]

Thanks, that helped me alot!

[loganownzj00]

Cryptic, did you ever get the .MOV to .AVI converter thing? I can get that for you if you still don't have it.

[AdioGuy]

i keep losing my kickflips. i'll have them for like a month or a short while and then i won't get close at all sometimes. right now i'm trying to relearn them cause i lost them like last week. and i've been skating every day so i don't know what the deal is. does anyone have any advice?

[Scharkey]

I used to have all the same problems. Whenever I focused on the flip, I'd end up further from landing it. When I focused on landing it, I couldn't flip it. With that one, just try to do both at once. Remember to flick out really hard while also tucking your legs up.

The thing about your front foot....if you can flip it well and land your back foot every time, you've pretty much got it. I was doing that A LOT. Then I found the problem.
What's probably happening is, you flick your foot out, and when you bring it back for the catch, you've still got it at the same angle as it was when you flicked, and it's missing the board. What I did was, after I flicked, I pretended that I'd just done an ollie, and I automatically brought my foot back parallel to my shoulders; as if I'd just done an ollie. So just remember to straighten your foot out after you flick.

Thanks for the help, because I just started landing my first kickflips. I practiced a whole lot today, and landed about 6 or 7.. but I'm getting the hang of it. It's now I get the front foot a lot, and my back foot doesn't make it. But that I can fix, it's just keeping my shoulders straight and my kickflip straight. I read other stuff about kickflips, and once place said, OUT and UP. And I immedietly after 30 minutes landed a kickflip. With what you said, and your story, really motivated me to keep trying. It's been almost a whole year of being able to actually kickflip, till now and really landing them.

If anyone can't land them, just flick out and then bring your front foot UP. And make sure you get your back foot on. :)

[crypticpoet]

Yeah definately. That's why people bag out mob kickflips (where you flick down instead of up) because they're hard to land, and they look horrible, too. Your foot can often inturrupt your flip.

I'm glad yo ugot your kickflips:) Now it's just a matter of getting them higher and more consistently. However, kickflips are one of THE MOST in consistent tricks. You'll have them, then you'll lose them, then you'll have them but you suck at them, then you'll be good...and so on. Just keep working at it. It's like Tony Hawk said,
"I've been skating for 22 years and still have problems with them."

Good luck:)

[peskyflip]

Hey..when i first started to learn kickflips..i kicked out..and thats why i couldnt land it..so i started flippind down...i have more control with it but i cant get it to flip all the way...

i need help

well the problem is u really need a slide to level your board out and flip, pushing down will only get you to a certain height, if u cant do it by pushing out forwards, then imagine your pushing it forwards then sideways, that way your foot will be coming off to flip it, and if u do push down your foot wont be on the board it will be off the end waiting to come back to the grip.

[offthewallsk8er]

pardon my asking but why did my 25 tip help thread on kickflips get taken down?

[crypticpoet]

I have no idea...was that the one with all the links? Because they get outdated...

[crashandburn]

^^^I'm not sure about links but offthewallsk8ers was the "Ultimate kickflip help thread"

[crypticpoet]

I'm not sure what happened...I have no knowledge whatsoever. Do you mean that it was taken down as a sticky, or deleted altogether? I remember surfing the Interns Hangout and somebody mentioned merging trick tips threads. Maybe that's what happened.

[offthewallsk8er]

Nah this was a classy one of a kind took three and a half hour to make thread.

It was a sticky, and I believe that someone just deleted it.

I'm actually dissapointed because all of that work went to waste.

[crypticpoet]

That is really frustrating...Did they Soft Delete it?

[mcwattersm]

I couldn't find it, it was probably hard deleted.

If you'd like I can contribute nollie 360, fakie 360 and fakie bigspin. I have videos of each.

[crypticpoet]

Yep, thanks Matt. It only just stopped raining yesterday, and it was a beautiful day today, but guess who was stuck bloody working all weekend? I was going to film today, but my boss came in and extended my shift for nearly the full day. Gah.

[mcwattersm]

Updated, enjoy guys.

[bladetrack1]

lol im so newbie...so far away

[crypticpoet]

Don't worry about it, seriously. Just practise, you'll get it.

Matt, your contributions are sexy. Fakie bigspin has to be one of the best looking tricks ever.

[crazy_dave]

If i have the time and effort, i'll make ya one on frontside flips and inward heelys.

[offthewallsk8er]

dave you think youd be able to find out who delted my thread?

im just curious as to why.

[mcwattersm]

Offthewall, It has been hard deleted. It isn't coming back. Don't worry about it.

[goofy m3ng]

yay these would help lots of people. Nice :)

[Dragonforce]

Crypticpoet i dont think ur vids wur bad at all. Cus ur kickflip is lyk betta than myn. well i cnt land a kickflip so :-5: but ur advice reeli helped me n now i can sorta do the stuff becus:

A.Since i read/watched ur thread i av managed to pop shove
B.N fakie big spin but i alredy knew tht 1. But im still givin u the credit cus i lernt it the day afta i red u thred :-2:

[crypticpoet]

^^ That was a lovely thing to say; thank you. But I'll persist in that crappy kickflip, because I was so exhausted...it will be re-done once I can remove all this work I have. But thank you so much, Dragon, it was a lovely thing to say.

[Grinding God]

Does anyone have any tips on how to prevent me spinning the board with my shin when I kickflip?

[crypticpoet]

Whoa, WHAT? Elaborate.

[mcwattersm]

Shin flip?

I guess you mean you kick away and it pops too high?
Well all I can say is don't be scared, pratice alot and you will get it. Much luck.

[Grinding God]

nah when I pop it, I try to kick as you should do, but my foot doesn't stay on the board and it ends up hitting my shin and flipping.

[crypticpoet]

Ah. I think you're simply taking your foot off the board. You have to sort of ... keep it parallel as you're sliding up--always in contact with the board--until it slides off, and you flick your foot. Try that. Make sure it's touching the board all throughout the slide.

[China Skate]

nah when I pop it, I try to kick as you should do, but my foot doesn't stay on the board and it ends up hitting my shin and flipping.
Haha those suck nads.

[FOX 2828]

ok..thanks to u guys (china & cryptic) i can boardslides..its so awesome...50-50s...help me

i cna rarely get both trucks on...it cant get the back truck on..i come at like a 45 degree angle

[crypticpoet]

Just keep at it, buddy. Practise is paramount to this.

[Spanky rox]

dude thats a nollie cab not a 360 but it was pretty good

[crypticpoet]

Eh? What was?

[mcwattersm]

He is talking about the nollie 360. And if you really want to start with the proper shit then its caballero, not cab.

[crypticpoet]

Oh, right. BAHA I thought he was talking about your bigspin and I was gonna bag him out, but I'll keep my mouth shut now. *Shrinks away*

[pop38]

He is talking about the nollie 360. And if you really want to start with the proper shit then its caballero, not cab.

Contnuing with the proper shit, its called a Caballerial, not a Caballero.

[mcwattersm]

But its named after Steve Caballero.

[loganownzj00]

But its named after Steve Caballero.

But the trick is called a Caballerial.

[mcwattersm]

I hate you.


Maybe he is saying its only a nollie 180, therefore being a nollie half cab.

[Bakerbum211]

He is talking about the nollie 360. And if you really want to start with the proper shit then its caballero, not cab.



Thats what spanky rox meant. He's pretty good at em.

[crypticpoet]

Haha wow, what an interesting conversation this has become.

[China Skate]

Thats what spanky rox meant. He's pretty good at em.
Dude, no offence, but get the hell over this spanky kid. He's not the best.

[AdioGuy]

i need some help with pop shuvits off of curbs. i keep landing them on the nose and usually end up bailing. and also, whenever i do them they always feel so out of control.

[crypticpoet]

Practise, Practise, practise. It'll probably feel uncomfortable for a while. Also, try not to jump ahead of the board. Try to hover over it.

[AdioGuy]

ok. thanks.

[crypticpoet]

Let us know how it goes.

[FOX 2828]

yea..still cant 50-50 but not worried about those right ow....HEELFLIPS
i either spin in half-way and land on it upside-down, or spin it fine but dont land on it

[globesk8shoes]

i was reading this site last night and thx guys for helping me i got my first kick flip last night :-41: im not ready to go on yet but wat should my next trick be

[crypticpoet]

Hey buddy, welcome to RR!

You say you got your first kickflip last night; well I think you should keep working on them. The worst thing about them is that they come and go; it's really frustrating. It depends what other tricks you can do, also.

[globesk8shoes]

yea i still need a lil help i cant get it with both feet alot usally i get the back foot in front so i needa practice a lil bit but it will only take practice and time

[globesk8shoes]

can anyone help me i got a problem i can kickflip but when i do i cna t bring my front foot back i usually stomp down with my front foot and hit the ground and it dosent look good if this happened to anyone or if anyone knows what to do plz reply

[crypticpoet]

Heya, just try not to double-post. Edit it into your first post:-1:

I used to have that problem. I think it's all really in your mindset. Like, whenever I became rusty with my kickflips, my front foot was always the problem. What you do, is tell yourself to remember that after you flick out, you have to bring your front foot back over the board just like you would if you'd done an ollie. Try and stay over the board -- don't stay behind it, and don't jump too far ahead of it -- you can see in that crappy, exhausted little kickflip I did in the video that I leaned back a little bit, which made me pop less and made the catch harder; and the trick just looked shoddy in general. So make sure you stay over it.

[globesk8shoes]

ok how do u edit posts and i got another way to do akickflip which i think is working o nvm i found out how to edit

[pop38]

I used to have that problem. I think it's all really in your mindset. Like, whenever I became rusty with my kickflips, my front foot was always the problem.

Weird, for me it's my back foot.

[crypticpoet]

That's interesting. My back foot has always automatically known what to do. I don't even have to think about it.

[globesk8shoes]

my back foot always knew what to do i got my own way to K/F islide my front foot up further then normal and make the front foot go only on a lil curve then i can get it with 2 feet

[globesk8shoes]

i alomost got it im so close i did it perfectly cept i didnt land but the footing was right

[rodneymullen123]

still struggling with kickflips gotta be hard to master

[crypticpoet]

Hopefully I can get a new kickflip video up soon so that it doesn't look so shitty. Sorry about that video. Yeah, kickflips are hard to master, but after a while they just become second nature. Keep it up!

[rodneymullen123]

cheers can you tell me an easy way to do them

[crypticpoet]

Pretty much just flick really hard and jump really high. There's no "easy way" to do them per se, it takes a lot of practise ... I practised them a lot back when I was learning them, and now they're just second nature. I got them sooner than I expected to; so keep practising and you might, too. :)

[Zero]

what's "sticky"? im new.

[crypticpoet]

Hey buddy. This isn't really the thread to post that question but a sticky is a thread that is literally "stuck" to the top of the forums so it doesn't move further down the list when other threads are posted. Welcome to RR!

[crypticpoet]

Excuse the double-post, but there's a new kickflip video up. This one isn't much better but my kickflips are being pretty inconsistent right now. I found that I can actually narrate the videos, too, so yeah ... the new kickflip vid is narrated by Yours Truly. Much luck. (Just visit the link in the first post)

[China Skate]

^ Wow I'm in love with your accent.

Props.
:-37:

[crypticpoet]

Hah, it's weird to hear that; considering that I don't consider myself to have one. I suppose that's how everyone feels, though.

[-stjimmy-]

There's a real big error wif the drop in link!!
It links to the kick flip video!! Can anyone double check dat?? I think this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQHVwzJ1rW0) should b da correct link...

[crypticpoet]

Very, very nice observation, Jimmy. All fixed now. Thanks buddy!

[lilro]

hey since we are on topic, i have a problem with my kickflips i can do them i just dont catch them i jump really high but the board stays very close to the ground.

any help?

[crypticpoet]

Yup. You gotta pop harder so it comes up with you; make sure you hear that snap on the ground, and then tuck your legs up as you jump.

[Van Guerilla]

hey i need some help with kickflipping off of stuff. like, everytime i try to do one, i just almost get credit-carded.

[skateboarderf1]

Give up a few years of your life to learn a kickflip. Give up about 5 months to just pop-shove it. Skateboardings really not worth it.

[Bakerbum211]

Give up a few years of your life to learn a kickflip. Give up about 5 months to just pop-shove it. Skateboardings really not worth it.


Or you can shut up and leave this forum.... skateboarding IS worth it.

[Linwozzle]

lol a fag that joins this forum just to talk shit cause he cant skate =0

[Grinding God]

Is it just me or are heels much easier than kicks?

[crypticpoet]

Give up a few years of your life to learn a kickflip. Give up about 5 months to just pop-shove it. Skateboardings really not worth it.

And how do you spend your time? Joining skateboarding forums to put people down? That must give you so much more of a sense of achievement than learning how to do something very impressive, and very difficult. I wonder if you have a passion for anything; if you have a drive or motivation to do something you can be proud of. I'm getting the impression that you don't seeing as your first and only post has been to criticize people for having exactly that.

Is it just me or are heels much easier than kicks?

I used to find that, too. But that was before I learned kickflips. I find that kickflips can be easy to flip but difficult to land, and heelflips can be difficult to flip but easy to land (as in, getting both feet back over the board down gaps and stuff). So I feel it's balanced in that way, but I get what you mean for sure. A lot of people find heels much easier.

[Not-Wannabe]

Whenever I do an Ollie, the board goes ahead of me. Can anyone help me on what is wrong?

[OHMAHGAWD]

wow, never do a flatground 360, actually, never do a 360 and pivot a full 180 degrees...get that full spin shit nukka

[crypticpoet]

^^ It can look good on flat with style. Anything can.

[360degrees]

you're asking me this because either

a. i wear skinny jeans?
b. i can comment that another guy looks 'cool'?
c. i said thanks for the vids?

no mate, i'm a man who likes women. but i don't like sad little homophobes, i think it's a pathetic quality.

p.s good on you for announcing that you're "Just curious" though :-)

that was very brave.

Damn that was a good comeback... I liked the Nollie BS 360, I know I can barely nollie BS 180but it's something I may consider trying...

[Zero]

Hey..when i first started to learn kickflips..i kicked out..and thats why i couldnt land it..so i started flippind down...i have more control with it but i cant get it to flip all the way...

i need help

my friend always cheats and puts his foot way down. he doesn't get that doing that destroys your ollie height. i try to go as high up for a good ollie

[Ebone]

Good stuff.

[SkatingTillDead]

Or you can shut up and leave this forum.... skateboarding IS worth it.

hah , he left :] , you showed him !

[samus]

When I do shuvits/popshuvits (dont completely have them down yet) I cant help but to do a body varial. And I always land one footed. Is doing a body varial bad or unusual. Thanks for your help in advance.

[crypticpoet]

Hello m'dear,

Make sure you keep your body parallel to the board. It's the board you're trying to rotate, not your body. Once you scoop with your back foot, you pop it up and jump forward with your entire body. Focus on getting both feet on the trucks. Try to follow the board.

Keep practising and you'll get them, I promise :)

- L -

[samus]

Im past that now. I can do them perfect on grass/carpet perfect. Just trying to land them on pavement now. I'll have it soon...

[samus]

Wow, I think I killed this thread.

[ryley]

hey is it better of for me to learn kickflips while moving? i have been told many things....whats the best????

[Scharkey]

Moving.........

[skater1X4]

you guys want to check out some tips for all these tricks check broadbandsports.com you can just watch them being done, which is the best way to learn, its how i rip now

[Manic_Tom]

Is it just me or are heels much easier than kicks?
depends what u prefer some people prefer kick and people think both are easy and some like me think they are both hard

[Manic_Tom]

Ok can someone help with my pop shuvits basiclly i keep landing on the nose and falling forward what am i doing wrong?

[mikester1999]

I suppose i can contribute to this by adding nollie 360 shovit


Very simple trick one of the first i had learned. Basically you start off rolling regular or goofy depending on your stance. Move your front foot up to the nose depending how comfortable you are with it then move your back foot a little close to the middle but not exactly in the middle(NOTE: I have done mine very different ways not everyone puts their food in the same spot.)


Here is a very non descriptive image of where your feet are supposed to be
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/imthebest12/rr.jpg

Now to rotate the trick.

You do not need to jump a lot to do this trick... your feet just need to leave the board for a split second (depending how long it takes you to rotate the board.)

this trick requires no pop at all (unless you want it to look nice) but when rotating you just spin your nose like a nollie shovit but over rotate it or just put more effort into spinning it more.


If you have any questions or requests to put a movie up just pm me and ill put a clip of it up.


Thanks,

Glad i can help.

mikester1999

put this on the front part :)

[Cyskater]

Good Guide,
Almost kickflipping...

Guie rate 8/10

[StevoElSupremo]

nice never actually read this until now

[Ramp]