How to Kickflip

How to Kickflip
By Geoff Wheeler

So you have learned the basics of skateboarding, shove its and ollies are getting boring, board slides are a yawn and you have been really wanting to learn some crazy new flip tricks like a 360 flip or say an inside heel flip. Well before you can learn any of this stuff its best to mater the straight forward kick flip first. Now at first they may seem hard to pull off but with these few tips and a little practice you will be doing them in no time flat!

Just follow these tips:

1) The Kick, the first thing you need to do is to learn how to flip your board with your front foot. Hit down on the tail like you would an ollie and kick your front foot off the board at a angle thats between 90 degrees and straight out in front of you. Make sure you give it a good kick and jump straight up. Chances are the board will simply flip in front of you...now time to add the other elements to make you land the trick.

2) Your body position, make sure you are directly over your board while jumping. Don't lean too far back or you will just land on the tail...too far forward and it wont be pretty...just don't do it.

3) Speed, aloft of people try to learn this trick on grass or with the board stationary, that's fine and all but if you add in a little bit of speed you will find you are able to land the trick much quicker and with far better flow and style.

So to put this all together into a kickflip even Mike Carrol would be proud of , start with a little speed, pop your tail and really kick your front foot out a slight angle, keep your weight over your board and land with a smile on your face.

Have fun and good luck learning this trick.

Geoff Wheeler has been involved in skateboarding for the past 20 years and enjoys writing about skate shoes including Etnies shoes and Ryan Sheckler.
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