Somthin about kickflips that I cant find help on

[Evil Ska]

When I kickflip I Can flips the board fine but I cant seem to get both feet on the board. Can I get a few tips from the audience?:)

[SIM37]

Sure. Use more of your toe on the flick than your hole foot. This way you have more time to move you leg over the board. The flick is really more subtle than most people think.

[Evil Ska]

Hey Thnx a lot. I'm gonna work on that

[gsxzone]

hey guys, i need some help with my kickflips.whenever i intend to kickflip or even think abt it,i always end up with a popshuvit or a 180flip.
whenever i pop the tailthe board does a 180.i've tried to concentrate alot but its not helping me.for heelpflips.the pop is perfect, theboard flips but i cannot land it..thats ok..ill jst practice..but pls help me with my kickflips...plssssss.

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[zeronoah]

well, the problem you seem to be having is that when you pop you push your back foot back or out, like to do a shuvit, like youre used to doing shuvits. when you kickflip, just pop straight down, and i guess kick the board. keep most or all of your weight on your front foot, and when your up in the air just lean forward, to get your front foot on the board so that you dont land manual, and concentrate on putting both feet on the board, i know that its kind of instinct to take your back foot on and like stop because you dont want to wreck. the leaning forward when you are landing will help you not shoot out while keeping all your weight back

[gsxzone]

thanks alot bud.ill let ya know if i got'em right.

[gsxzone]

can you help me with my ollies?im sorry if its bothering you but me and my 3 friends are the only ppl skating here in saudi arabia. we came here for our studies.its so religious here.nobody skates here, there is no skatepark. we skate most of the time in front of our houses.we built a ramp but we dont know how to ollie high or even ollie.i can ollie at a height of abt 3 decks while standing but while moving i cant even ollie over a pepsi can.i dont know whats the problem. is the prob with the shoe?or the board?or with me?pls help.thanks alot.

[mikejl29]

Yeah man... just watch this video:

http://www.loserlabeled.com/movies/tricktips/tip_ollie.mov

[zeronoah]

no offense but the problem is you, im guessing you take your back foot off or something, or is it that you just cant get your board up? if its the second thing i said, just imagine that you arent moving and ollie as high as you can and COMMITT. if you dont fully committ you will fail, most likely taking your back foot off and just looking stupid, lol no offense, i used to do that all the time. determination works, once you start to get it, it will become second nature to you.

[gsxzone]

i guess you're right.im just kinda scared.one more thing. is it necessary to practice ollie over some obstacle?because i usually ollie over a pepsi can.lol. and tell me one more thing.while ollieng(moving) where should i look?i keep my front foot in the middle and back foot on the tail but ive seen most of the skaters in videos, they keep their front foot at a slight angle near the front truck and the back foot at the tail slightly angled.....what the hell?

[tryhard_skater]

jump HIGH and pull ur feegt in fast.

btw: i reckon it wouldnt be too had to find a thread about this, u should look in the sticky

[zeronoah]

well, youll have to glance down at your board to make sure youre on it, but look forward where you want to go, where your shoulders are pointed is where youll go. but when you land make sure more weight is on ur front foot so you dont shoot out or manual if you dont want

[gsxzone]

thanks.

[enemes]

For the kickflip guy, if you keep your shoulders paralel with the board, then dont do that. You have to turn them more so that they are more like 90 degrees with the board. This was what helped me. After i tried it this way i had no problem getting both feet over.

[zeronoah]

my shoulders are always like angled. like not perfectly aligned but not at a 90 with it, more like a 45 degree through the board.

[iamflameboy]

Originally posted by gsxzone
thanks.

is the guy in your avantar from static x? he looks so familiar

[zeronoah]

yeah, thats who that is.

[fliptrickmaster]

yeah, i've met him. he's wacky

[gsxzone]

fliptirckmaster...u met with wayne?is that true?

[NIGhtMAre]

I doubt it...That dude was such a liar...

[BakerStencil]

^Yeah Buddy^

[NIGhtMAre]

He said he was sponsered by a paintball company then he said he was sponsered by a skateboard company. Then he said it was his friend whow as sponsered for paintballing and its all very ****ed....

[zeronoah]

evil ska, thats a good name, ska music is great.

[ollie, ollie]

help me i cant do kickflips, i can flip the board but not far enough HHHEEELPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beginnerman04]

Holy Crap! Bringing back posts from the dead!

[offthewallsk8er]

lol coonsie...well i can flip it perfectly but sometimes like the back truck will land before the front and my board wont level out completely...kinda like a rocket ollie...haha a rocket kickflip...lol yea i can get my back foot on when i dont rocket ollie but my front foot ALWAYS gets like pushed down into the ground after i slide up...like it doesnt have enough air time or its not high enough to land on the board...any tips on how i should slide my foot to help with this problem?

[andrewhowarth10]

Sure. Use more of your toe on the flick than your hole foot. This way you have more time to move you leg over the board. The flick is really more subtle than most people think.
Thanks this helped alot

[Sk8 Or DiE]

THis thread is...Rather old.

[Ramp]