So how do you kickflip?
I mean you pop, you kick, you jump, and you land we could complicate it
But, we shouldn't do that. I'm Spencer Nuzzi and I'm going to teach you how to kickflip
Before we get ahead of ourselves. What is a kickflip?
according to Google's definition a
kickflip in skateboarding is a maneuver in which the skateboard is manipulated by the feet during a jump so that it spin sideways through 360 degrees
Before landing, geez that was some lengthy url garbage pretty much its a pop flip land
But really though don't sleep on this kickflip because what we're gonna be going over today
well, it's gonna be using a lot of your advanced flip tricks that you're gonna be moving on to so
Pay attention, and idk you'll thank me later, I guess.
As I get into the kickflip I do recommend a solid ollie because well
We're gonna use them all the same timing and a lot of the same motions in it?
and like the ollie you're gonna keep your back foot in the same poppin position for the kickflip and
then for your front foot. Well you're gonna keep it slightly diagonal and a little bit underneath the bottom bolts
This is Gonna keep you balanced and ready to do Kickflip
With the ollie you slide your whole entire foot all the way up to the nose
But the Kickflip you're gonna be using your toe and it's gonna slide diagonally off of it
If you start putting your foot lower than that or off to the Edge well, it's not Gonna make it flip faster
It's gonna make it harder to stand and you're just gonna look like you don't know what you're doing
So watch closely as my toes slide up and off the board in a diagonal motion
This motion is gonna turn to a full on kick, and that's what's gonna flip your board
So if your boards not flipping enough kick harder, and if it's flipping too much, well don't kick as hard
So don't get frustrated with this trick it may take some time to learn so what you can do to practice
this is find a nice soft area and get into the rhythm of popping, jumping, flipping, and committing. Don't be scared
I mean, that's what you're learning in a nice soft area before you bring it to the streets
As you get your stationary kickflip down you're gonna be doing your jumping and [your] flicking the next thing
You're gonna be worrying about is the landing and this is pretty much the most important part
you gotta make sure your landing quite balanced cause if you're on the nose too much or on the tail too much if you do a
Kickflip on the cement like that well you're gonna take a nice little spill
Once your landing kickflips consistently and are able to keep your balance. Well you're ready for the cement
Don't be scared, do everything the same that you were doing in the grass.
Make sure your feet are spread apart and your knees are slightly bent ready for the impact
Remember to use your arms to help you balance too - and actually kickflips are easier on hard surfaces because the tail snaps
giving you better pop
So that was the kickflip and if you're having any other issues with it
well, it's probably with the flick so you could try kicking harder, or just jumping higher and
don't worry about the whole style thing and catching it all cool because right now. You're just trying to learn it and land it
That'll come later on and I guess really the only thing I can leave you with is
practice your kickflip and
You take your back foot off you're going to move it up to about your front foot
You know put it on the ground [your] board [height] you're going to have to bend your knees up
I mean touch your knees to your chin if you have to