Easy F/S Flips

[shad0w]

This works for me and if you don't mind your feet looking weird it should work for you as well. When I angle my backfoot to face the same direction as my board it helps with my frontside flips a lot. I usually have my front foot about half way down the board but I'm not really sure if that matters. Your back foot doesn't have to be completly parallel to the board, but try to have it nearly the same direction.

The red squares on the feet represent the toes.

http://www.ramprage.com/forums/media/data/520/FS_Flip.JPG

Remember, Frontside flips are the ones where the front of you body turns toward the direction you are rolling.

[zoo_yorker_rep']

hmm interesting, ill try it next im skating

[shad0w]

That picture is something of an exageration. To have your feet like that would be really weird. Try about a 45 degree angle.

[marleyfan0]

hmm.. i wil see how that works...

[Super_Skater]

Haha, when I fs flip my feet are in the exact opposite as you have there, like my front foot is the angled one and my back foot is straight.

[shad0w]

I'll try it your way. Perhaps it is better.

[spenser]

ill show you the correct fs flip position, if you really want to do them without looking like a ****face. seriously, this is the best way. having a little bit of your front foot on the board is not good. its way harder to flip it.

this way, you can POP up, catch well, and rotate the 180 a lot better. once you learn it like this, youll thank me.

this is if youre regular.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b57/spenserak2/album2/fsflipfeet.jpg

[marleyfan0]

ill show you the correct fs flip position, if you really want to do them without looking like a ****face. seriously, this is the best way. having a little bit of your front foot on the board is not good. its way harder to flip it.

this way, you can POP up, catch well, and rotate the 180 a lot better. once you learn it like this, youll thank me.

this is if youre regular.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b57/spenserak2/album2/fsflipfeet.jpg
thats how i have mine

[I_Eat_Emo_Kids]

that's how i try to do them :rolleyes:

[shad0w]

No luck with your method, I get more air but the board lands in front of me.

[spenser]

thats because youre used to doing it a different way.

and you get more air.... exactly. so if you learn it like that, youll be doing siiiick ones.

[Ramp]