i cant heelflip!!!!

[airlightning]

every time i try a heelflip i do every thing right exept for landing it this is the problem when i flip the board it flips fine but my legs spread a part and i dont know why:mad:

[blind]

you need to suck your feet up when you do it

[skate_boy]

first of all i am working at the heelflip now and i'm having problems with the landing to
so first of all u need 2 set your feet in a normal ollie postion it is the easiest {and flips the best}
1.start with an ollie postion
2.bent your knees and (not your back)
3.do the pop than the kick 2 the forword and sideways
4.than watch the board flips bneath u than...
5.catch it when u see the grip tape
6.than u land

tips:try to keep the board bneath u all the time if the board go behind u , so do u
my problem is 2 catch it i catch it only with my back foot
don't give up practice practice practice
untill u land the flip

i wish u luck if u got any more problems e-mail me ali_yatzpan@hotmail.com
:cool:

[Matty - Himself]

Hi, i think by the sounds of it u need more practise on your more basic tricks first eg. ollies and pop-shuvits.

But, if not then just try one now and again at some speed as well as doing the other tricks u can do this will help u will soon get it!

Ok

step 1:

Place your front foot in the ollie position but with your toes hanging of the egde of the board.

Step 2:

Place back foot on the edge of the tail (can't really explain).

Step 3: You start with an ollie.

Step 4: As you do ollie you drag your foot of the heel edge of your board (drag it of around where your front bolts are).

Step 5: Give it time to flip and suck your feet up aboth the board and catch it and land.

It is not easy straight away, i mean come on anyone here who can heelflip including me will admit it takes time around a month of hard practise!

- Matty - Himself...;)

[enjoiboarder101]

do lean on ur toes as much

[Mrock]

Exactly, lean on your heels a bit more. Bend down with your back. When you pop, jump straight up, and try to kick directly in front of you...like you're karate kicking a dude in the sack in front of you. That's a great tip a guy gave me....works. Anyways, I always try to give a link, since a picture by picture seems to help me more.

If you think you'd like a pic-by-pic, then go to:
http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/learn2grind/TrickTips/heelflip.html

[airlightning]

i dont use my heels

[Mrock]

first off, I said lean on your heels. Secondly, everyone uses their heels, unless you're name is rubber man. Think about this, do you HONESTLY kick it with your toe, and NOT touch your heel on the board? Not unless you can move your ankle to an angle greater of 90 degrees? That's impossible...so everyone uses their heel. Record yourself doing a heelflip, and mail me the tape..then I'll believe your heel has nothing to do with the trick!

There is a reason they named it the heelflip ya know!

[airlightning]

on the first step vid it said use the ball of ur foot and it spins much better if u use the ball of ur foot:cool:

[Mrock]

dude what do you think your heel is shaped like? A Square? It's shaped like a ball...like I said..record your heelflip, send it to me...

[airlightning]

the ball of ur foot is right under ur big toe

i know that cause i was a dancer (jazz) and no im not gay:D

[Mrock]

regardless..record your heelflip, and send it to me...

[blind]

Mrocks right, but if the ball of is under your big toe and your heel is shaped like a ball.The funny thing is, is that the pinky toe is the closest to the front where your kicking out, and your big toe is furthest away, how are you possibally kicking it with the ball of your foot? Seriously, send use footage none the less

[EspThrashMetal]

Thanks for that link mrock, it helped alot.

[Mrock]

No problem....yeah....mrock is such an ass...he doesn't help anyone....

As I did to matty, I don't hate you..(see the "Religion?" post in Lobby > General).....But when someone gets smart with me, it's grounds to reply with the same speaking

[EspThrashMetal]

yeah, it was pretty funny though, no hard feelings.

[orange_lemon]

I also need help beacuse every time i try a heelflip i gooch my self....any sugestions...i dont like getting gooched it hurts

[Linwozzle]

look at the dates of this thread.

[Skater1992]

yea 4 years ago is a while smarty

[sde780]

Put your flicking foot more on the board and flick it later.


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