also keep in mind that even when you master any trick there will be some days where the universe plots againts you and you will not be able to even ollie. so if you learn to kickflip and the next day you get confused for not being able to land it again, or the next week you just momentaneously forgot it, just keep in mind it will keep happening a lot.
lol reminds me of my first fs heel. wasnt able to land it with my back foot for about 1 hour then i gave up. THE NEXT DAY i got it first try. like... wtf.
I feel like keeping your shoulders straight with the board can help with committing to tricks. I've taught a few people how to kickflip and I noticed that when they land with only their back foot, their shoulders are turned. It especially affects me. I just recently spent a month learning a new flatground trick and I noticed that one of my biggest problems was that my shoulders were turned, and it was a lot easier to stick the trick when I had them straight. I'm sure it's common knowledge to most skaters to keep your shoulders straight, but in case it isn't to a few people, there's another tip for ya.
Doctor Skipwith YESSS BRO! when learning to committing to my shuv it only landing w/ my front foot my shoulder were turned and my back foot was on the ground still.
To anyone who struggles landing it : *Remember ! Landing on the board upside down is still better than not landing at all* . Cuz like whenever you land on the board upside down u're starting to build up slowly the confidence in yourself to land on the top side of the board by time. This little mentality tip helped me land kickflips and heelflips. Keep in mind it's just a personal suggestion so I understand if someone has another kind of method for all these tricks.
If you're struggling with keeping your front foot on the board, check out his right arm (left of screen) at 4:20 during the flips where his front foot stays off, to his good flips (like at 2:40). You'll see the right (back) arm comes around in front again during and after kicking, to help counteract the left leg. In the 'bad' flips, his back arm stays out behind him. People rarely talk about arms and upper body enough in skating but it's super important to help balance the motions of your legs. But I can't kickflip either yet so what do I know lol.
I've gotta say, you and VLSkate are the only two skateboard content creators that I enjoy watching. You aren't pretentious and you lay things out in a calm, logical way that really speaks to me. Keep it up, man. Thanks for the work.
Moving my front foot up closer to the front bolts before popping and flicking helped me tremendously with my kickflips. I can now do them almost every try. Your kickflips are flawless, by the way.
@@hawkwind769 So far, alright. Not very consistent but got 2 down in the dirt. Need to practice more on the landing. Soon enough I'll begin doing them while rolling.
@@a_lame_person_ the sooner you can put them on the street the better. I know it's tough just roll slowly. And (I obviously don't know where to are with it) but really jump! Once you get the timing of the Ollie down of course... My problem is in not jumping high enough and catch it upside down.
I've been doing kickflips for over 15 years and I have to say they are the hardest easy trick. I'm always working on them and I'm not sure I'll ever be satisfied with them but I love them. It's a strange thing. I'd like to see a break down like this for front side flips. I'm going to be out doing nothing but flat ground for the next however long. Front side flips are my next trick to fully unlock.
Hey bro. I'm about a month in front of you. Just getting back into skating. And I'm 40. I just want flip tricks consistently. I've always had kickflips good, and I agree with your statement about them. Always working on them. I couldn't land a frontside flip on flat back 15 years ago. I've recently got them. It's all about slanting your front foot (flick foot) a little more than a kickflip. Your back foot being on the edge of the board, like toes over the side of your tail, almost grabbing the tail like a monkey, like you do with the 360 flip, but other way obviously. Open your shoulders early. Make sure your front 180 is really good. Try and land on your nose at first. All in that order. Think, slant foot, grip side of tail with toes, push out and away with that foot, but at same time open your shoulders and turn em. Land on your nose at first
@@brettdonahue876 cant wait to try that later thnx man im gonna be on my 5th day of skating after 1 1/2yrs of recovering from ACL Reconstruction surgery..dont mix alcohol and xanax ppl. And if you do, warm up before you rush a set of stairs ! Btw my first day back i was insanely rusty couldnt even ride my board lmao
@@erikschreiber4671 most skaters aren't satisfied with their tricks. We are but we aren't type thing. Love hate relationship man. Always stoked to skate though
I'm suffering from the "friction effect" that you spoke about, haven't heard anyone name it or speak about it in any other kick flip tutorials. Thanks for the tip, it's gonna give me something to work on.
These type of videos breaking down the elements of the trick are great. I learned to kickflip when I was young, and I do them well enough but now that I'm older I'm trying to learn to skate switch, and a lot of this "too much friction" stuff is leading me to make errors that I haven't made for years skating regular, and haven't really thought about. Thanks for the vid.
Love the part of this video where you mention development of bad habits. Changing the way you practice from just flipping the trick to actually landing it. Committing to it. That reminder to just give it 100% goes a long way, and I’m going to use that mindset from here on out!
You know what's crazy, when attempting a varial kickflip I got no problems trying to land back on the board. But when trying a regular kickflip my front foot is depending on my back foot being on the ground to get back on. It's so weird. I am going to try half kick flips now, but it's tough.
PHeMoX I learned varial flips first too and surprisingly a lot of people do, possibly because it’s like landing a shuv. But it’s a step in the right direction for sure, try flipping more diagonally and maybe at first try landing with the board upside down
For me, I believe kickflips are harder than varial flips. I think it's because kickflips require more flexible ankle flicking, whereas varial flips require more of a rigid ankle when flicking. Like I can switch and nollie varial flip, but come no where close to switch or nollie flips. Hell my switch Ollie and nollie are also both awful, for me, it's because my left ankle (my switch flicking foot) is far more rigid. The bending of the ankle is crucial for Ollies and kickflips.
@@jeeneeraykreenaldeen7979 Yeah not only that, I think a varial kick flip kind of requires only a three-quarter flick and three-quarter (or less) scoop to get both the kick flip part and shove it part going. The hard part about the varial kickflip for me now, and the reason why I haven't landed it cleanly, is the tendency to shoot out quite a bit (toe side). For me it is also easier to do both a scoop and flick at the same time whilst jumping forward for a landing. A kick flip requires me to jump up more and keep my front foot especially longer in the air than during a pop shove it, or indeed a varial kick flip (mostly because I'm also focusing on jumping forward pop shove it way). I might have to agree a varial kickflip might come easier to some people. Even though a proper varial kickflip will depend a _lot_ on how well you manage to keep a pop shove it under you (scooping back and nose side more than just backwards scoop).
I am always getting so mad because i want to learn kickflips and i end up doing varials all the time and I can’t stop it, maybe its better that i learn varials then :/
When I started I shined myself 5 times in the same spot and I had to wait 3 days to go at it again and that's now... I shined my self again in the SAME SPOT.
3rd month into really trying to understand why I can’t land them - I came so close a minute ago, but it kept kicking in front of me. This video explained perfectly what I suspected, that the “right amount of friction” was the problem! Confident in my motion and committing every try now. Thanks dude.
I've been through every single problem. I've flicked my board out. I've landed only front foot. I've landed only back foot. I've underflipped. Now I'm so so close and I'm mostly underflipping. And when it's not an underflip it's Landing with one foot and not the other but the other foot is super close to the board. Idk what to do man. I've tried everything. So frustrating.
Keep trying and it will eventually come. Took me forever, every time i felt like i figured something out something else would seem to go wrong. Eventually it just started working and now i can land some pretty good feeling ones.
Focus on those half flips / upside down landings. Forget about the full rotation for now, but focus a _lot_ on jumping up and retracting the legs _after_ your flick. Make sure your back foot has like 70% of the weight, making the front truck almost comes into the air right before you pop and flick and then tug in your legs and crouch in the air. Look at where you want to land. Focus on half flips and staying above the board. I bet you are like me, landing front foot only generally means the back foot was on the ground pretty much the entire time. And if landing the back foot, chances are high you're flicking down (even though you know this is wrong, after all, you're probably flicking up when landing front foot only). I think the main problem is how to shift weight and balance the moves. I also noticed my front foot needs to remain high with the back foot jumping up in the air to catch up. At that point the back foot should also be able to catch the board after the rotation, but I myself am working on half flips first now too.
@@PHeMoX why has nobody emphasized your first statement??!?!?!!!? Retract legs AFTER flick 🔥 that was such a good way to put that thank you. In my mind I would say pop and flick for timing, now imma add “pull” to pull knees up after clixj
This is so true. These little gotchas pop to my mind every now and then, and I try to remember them all. I swear I have like seven different puzzle pieces I'm thinking about while trying a kickflip. I again landed one today, but boy was it a struggle...
Your channel is SICK! 🙏 from a true beginner again, getting back into it. Keep sharing cuz it’s helping me a lot. I can tell you love skateboarding. And you demonstrate true talent and skill. Respect.
I am having to start by slowly putting my front foot back on the board a little at a time and once I get my toes back on the front of the board my confidence rises and I feel I have to do this every time I start a session lol I’m getting used to landing them slowly thanks for the videos man stay safe and cheers from San Francisco
Nice one chap. Proper useful ideas for sure. They are exactly the 2 problems I have... those plus no time to skate... but that definitely helps for sure. Thanks
Appreciate the upload brother 🤙🏽 I've been able to kickflip since I was 15(1994) but I just got back to it and have only landed a few that I'm proud of. Always had the best luck with Jeremy Wray style, foot across the whole board. I used to pop em pretty high. Over fifty gallon drum on it's side... Need more practice.
@@ramoncartier was 😢 Best one I have landed lately was caught with back foot and clean. Felt like back in the day. But it also took a lot more effort than I remember LMAO 😝
Kickflips are one of those tricks that make since as soon as you land your first even if you don't land the next 100. If you can flip it but can't land it. Jump higher and commit more. Good luck to all of you and hope you're all doing well in these times.
Really like the patience you explain the trick, good start for beginners to wrap around the trick before starting to practise. It all start with good Ollies tho. Awesome Stuff!
My God, I'm 35, been skating again for 6 weeks after 20 years hiatus, and finally working on kikflips is the worst thing that's ever happened to my shins. I feel like Steve-O in the skateboard guillotine
Dude i've been doing kickflips for 8ish years now and I always come back to these kind of videos lol. Its a weird trick for sure, sometimes I just forget how to do them altogether
Exactly the video i was waiting for!!! I landed my first kickflip cos of you dude! Love ur channel man, and ur tips have helped me so much in improving, thank you 🙏👊👊
Not landing with your foot/feet on the board is a combination of not pulling your knees up high enough and rotating your upper body away from the board. You have to keep your shoulders/weight aligned over the board so your feet will land on the deck.
It’s so aggravating because I can’t never land my front foot, the front foot always hits the ground before the board and my flick is perfect I just can’t seem to comprehend bringing my front foot up after flipping
Thanks for pointing out the griptape!! And then showing with to much sauce on the kick!! I was wondering why the board was sticking to my foot after half turn! Thanks for the vid you have good info in your vids that have been a big help!
Started skating again after 5 year Hiatus because the kiddo wants to learn. These videos definitly helped, was able to kick flip again after a couple hours, but not what they used to be.
Very frustrated with this trick no one's giving me any good advice every time I've asked for help. This video helped me a good bit I'm getting the board to flip now I'll keep trying .🤙
Thanks so much for the first tip. Yesterday I got a new deck with new grip and my kickflip was gone! I was so frustrated. Your vid makes me confident again 😎🤜🤙
My kick flips go behind me and I’ve been trying to find a video that helps me. Can you make a video or something? ( I can’t land kick flips sometimes but they always go behind me and I’ve been trying for a year)
When I put my front foot under the bolts for a kickflip the tail of the board wont touch the ground for pop. But when my foot is in the middle for the board I can flick a triple kickflip (of course not landed)
I've found that it helps to push also backwards when you pop, not just downwards. Also hands play a major role. When I cross my arms and then open them up when I jump helps a lot. Shoulders always lined up with the deck of course.
Something that helped me commit to them was landing both feet with the board upside down. That helps you get a feel for bringing both feet back down without the fear of slipping out
This video defo helped me, back into skating after maybe 13ish years and the friction effect is real, I was throwing my board out in front of me due to a new board/GT, so I'm doing the diagonal flick now and it's helping a lot, the board is staying underneath me and actually rotating now lol. Also the straight shoulders is definitely a thing.
I just started with skating again and my problem on kickflips was not leaning forward enough. When i leaned forward my kickflips got much cleaner and consistent.
Thank you dude I have trouble with my k.f n it's always the most beautiful k.f but I always just put my back foot on catching it I just gotta realize play times over n I'm ready to start landing them! Thank you
I can flip my board perfectly. But I have that bad habit of not putting my front foot back on. I've noticed if I concentrate on lifting my front knee higher in the air, my foot seems more likely to find time to make it back onto the grip. Still working on it. Thanks for the tips man
I hope this tip helps anybody…try more to position your weight over the back truck Really take the back seat on the board and imo, it’s easier to flip and pop
yo, can you do a video about different set ups? Like what do you ride and why (shape, concave, wheelbase..). If there is any preference you have or a difference in riding different boards
Issues I had learning was leaning more back on the tail side my right foot. Cause I was scared I was going to credit card my self. Then I made my self start leaning more on my left side. Plus it was lot more comfortable if I was rolling after three pushes. The movement helped kept me more on my left side
If you can't land with both feet on the board try to flip the board halfway and land on the board when it is upside-down. It really helped me to commit to kickflips and finally land one.
What helped me is instead of flicking diagonally up the board, I flick behind me a little which helps the board rotate better, and I found it so much easier to get my front foot back on. Hope this helps someone who feels hopeless like I did at one point!
I had the opposite problem when learning - could flip it perfectly and land with my front foot everytime - but my backfoot - got in the habit of shooting it straight to the ground instead of lifting it up above the board....no matter how hard I tried to get that back foot up, it would go straight to the ground...muscle memory can be a bitch...took me the longest time retraining and just focusing on my backfoot just to be able to get my back foot up over the board...would just practice hours on end, eating away all my shoes....slowly, very slowly, I was able to get it above the board and finally land one....but man it really was a journey...
My kickflips were always late. I landed them but they were late. Just figuring it out on my own led to that. It wasn’t until a friend later down the line pointed out how different they were to normal kickflips that I realized how off they were.
I used to have kick flips down like a month or two ago. But 4:50 is how I mostly land my kick flips now. Idk if I’m putting my back foot down too early or what
In slow mo it really is an art,even inspiring,someone told me if you can jump,AT ALL you can land a kickflip you just need the speed and stradegy,still cant do it
"interesting time to be alive"...I remember watching this video last year. I got back into skating because of lockdown, still interesting time. I can kickflip now.
Good tips. I think another point to bring up is self assessment. For me it's mental, my foot wants to shoot out before I even pop. So I have to tell my brain to delay flicking. That's my biggest challenge.
I have been practicing my kickflip for the past 8 days and i land probably 6 - 7 a day yesterday i landed 4 in a row but not rolling i want to do rolling kickflips but its hard to commit sometimes stationary i cant commit
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also keep in mind that even when you master any trick there will be some days where the universe plots againts you and you will not be able to even ollie. so if you learn to kickflip and the next day you get confused for not being able to land it again, or the next week you just momentaneously forgot it, just keep in mind it will keep happening a lot.
Terratenientes algo thissss
Agreed, some days I can land a tre first try but can’t level out an ollie. Skating is weird dude
@@hemzooted1653 Rocket Ollies lol every skater I know has these same issues. 😭 Whyyy skate Gods???
lol reminds me of my first fs heel. wasnt able to land it with my back foot for about 1 hour then i gave up.
THE NEXT DAY i got it first try. like... wtf.
It's a very frustrating feeling for real...
I feel like keeping your shoulders straight with the board can help with committing to tricks. I've taught a few people how to kickflip and I noticed that when they land with only their back foot, their shoulders are turned. It especially affects me. I just recently spent a month learning a new flatground trick and I noticed that one of my biggest problems was that my shoulders were turned, and it was a lot easier to stick the trick when I had them straight. I'm sure it's common knowledge to most skaters to keep your shoulders straight, but in case it isn't to a few people, there's another tip for ya.
Doctor Skipwith YESSS BRO! when learning to committing to my shuv it only landing w/ my front foot my shoulder were turned and my back foot was on the ground still.
Great tip. I was skating for a decade before I learned how much your shoulder/upper body matters in landing tricks
Brooo u saving man. I'm deff trying this tmr.
Thanks for this extra tips, I think this is the main reason I kept landing with just my back foot
@@ItzJenJ3n have u landed the kickflip with both feet yet?
these kickflips are beautiful...
Ikr
That’s what I’m saying. I just watched some park videos. This guy has the thing man. You don’t learn this.
JOEYWHO ik this kind of thing is something you cant learn u just gotta be skilled enough to eventually develop this.
The thumbnail is breathtaking
yeahhh
To anyone who struggles landing it : *Remember ! Landing on the board upside down is still better than not landing at all* . Cuz like whenever you land on the board upside down u're starting to build up slowly the confidence in yourself to land on the top side of the board by time. This little mentality tip helped me land kickflips and heelflips. Keep in mind it's just a personal suggestion so I understand if someone has another kind of method for all these tricks.
U got this from the george poulos vid right
@@Exploshi The fun thing is ,I got it from experience since I kinda hate the George Poulos vids. So no ,I didn't get em from those.
Yeah no matter how hard I try I can’t land on the back it’s one of my goals
You are right. Time for me to try this and stop watching if the board spins 👀
i cant even land a half flip (upside down)
If you're struggling with keeping your front foot on the board, check out his right arm (left of screen) at 4:20 during the flips where his front foot stays off, to his good flips (like at 2:40). You'll see the right (back) arm comes around in front again during and after kicking, to help counteract the left leg. In the 'bad' flips, his back arm stays out behind him.
People rarely talk about arms and upper body enough in skating but it's super important to help balance the motions of your legs.
But I can't kickflip either yet so what do I know lol.
I've gotta say, you and VLSkate are the only two skateboard content creators that I enjoy watching. You aren't pretentious and you lay things out in a calm, logical way that really speaks to me. Keep it up, man. Thanks for the work.
You're one of the best at doing these tutorials, man.
Agree :)
I learned kickflips like 2 years ago but I like watching this dude explain stuff lmao
Nice accoundname 😅
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Moving my front foot up closer to the front bolts before popping and flicking helped me tremendously with my kickflips. I can now do them almost every try. Your kickflips are flawless, by the way.
Damn
What a coincidence in a way
Was just practicing kickflips around 10 minutes ago
How they looking?
@@hawkwind769 So far, alright. Not very consistent but got 2 down in the dirt. Need to practice more on the landing. Soon enough I'll begin doing them while rolling.
A Lame Person bro i'm practicing them now
@@vbeekbram1282 nice
Good luck on them
@@a_lame_person_ the sooner you can put them on the street the better. I know it's tough just roll slowly. And (I obviously don't know where to are with it) but really jump! Once you get the timing of the Ollie down of course... My problem is in not jumping high enough and catch it upside down.
I've been doing kickflips for over 15 years and I have to say they are the hardest easy trick. I'm always working on them and I'm not sure I'll ever be satisfied with them but I love them. It's a strange thing. I'd like to see a break down like this for front side flips. I'm going to be out doing nothing but flat ground for the next however long. Front side flips are my next trick to fully unlock.
Blaine Biesenbach sane here.
Only time I landed front side flips was the illusion flip
Hey bro. I'm about a month in front of you. Just getting back into skating. And I'm 40. I just want flip tricks consistently. I've always had kickflips good, and I agree with your statement about them. Always working on them. I couldn't land a frontside flip on flat back 15 years ago. I've recently got them. It's all about slanting your front foot (flick foot) a little more than a kickflip. Your back foot being on the edge of the board, like toes over the side of your tail, almost grabbing the tail like a monkey, like you do with the 360 flip, but other way obviously. Open your shoulders early. Make sure your front 180 is really good. Try and land on your nose at first. All in that order. Think, slant foot, grip side of tail with toes, push out and away with that foot, but at same time open your shoulders and turn em. Land on your nose at first
15 years and you aint satisfied holy shit
@@brettdonahue876 cant wait to try that later thnx man im gonna be on my 5th day of skating after 1 1/2yrs of recovering from ACL Reconstruction surgery..dont mix alcohol and xanax ppl. And if you do, warm up before you rush a set of stairs ! Btw my first day back i was insanely rusty couldnt even ride my board lmao
@@erikschreiber4671 most skaters aren't satisfied with their tricks. We are but we aren't type thing. Love hate relationship man. Always stoked to skate though
Something that helped me was remembering to keep my front shoulder closed, and shoulders in line with the board generally.
Please respond but was you having a problem landing 90 like your about to do a bs flip if so what did you do to fix it
I'm suffering from the "friction effect" that you spoke about, haven't heard anyone name it or speak about it in any other kick flip tutorials. Thanks for the tip, it's gonna give me something to work on.
hey i know its been a year, i supposed that you’ve already figured it out right? mind sharing some tips? thanks dude!
@@dunhef hey i know its been two years, i supposed that you’ve already figured it out right? mind sharing some tips? thanks dude!
@@b4sh936 I'm still suffering, it's irritating. It flips vertically lol. I'm starting to think I should land it that way lol
This guy is a skate wizard. Man not only talks about how to physically execute the trick but the mentality of it. The channel deserves more subs.
These type of videos breaking down the elements of the trick are great. I learned to kickflip when I was young, and I do them well enough but now that I'm older I'm trying to learn to skate switch, and a lot of this "too much friction" stuff is leading me to make errors that I haven't made for years skating regular, and haven't really thought about. Thanks for the vid.
Love the part of this video where you mention development of bad habits. Changing the way you practice from just flipping the trick to actually landing it. Committing to it. That reminder to just give it 100% goes a long way, and I’m going to use that mindset from here on out!
You know what's crazy, when attempting a varial kickflip I got no problems trying to land back on the board. But when trying a regular kickflip my front foot is depending on my back foot being on the ground to get back on. It's so weird. I am going to try half kick flips now, but it's tough.
PHeMoX I learned varial flips first too and surprisingly a lot of people do, possibly because it’s like landing a shuv. But it’s a step in the right direction for sure, try flipping more diagonally and maybe at first try landing with the board upside down
For me, I believe kickflips are harder than varial flips. I think it's because kickflips require more flexible ankle flicking, whereas varial flips require more of a rigid ankle when flicking. Like I can switch and nollie varial flip, but come no where close to switch or nollie flips. Hell my switch Ollie and nollie are also both awful, for me, it's because my left ankle (my switch flicking foot) is far more rigid. The bending of the ankle is crucial for Ollies and kickflips.
@@jeeneeraykreenaldeen7979 Yeah not only that, I think a varial kick flip kind of requires only a three-quarter flick and three-quarter (or less) scoop to get both the kick flip part and shove it part going. The hard part about the varial kickflip for me now, and the reason why I haven't landed it cleanly, is the tendency to shoot out quite a bit (toe side). For me it is also easier to do both a scoop and flick at the same time whilst jumping forward for a landing. A kick flip requires me to jump up more and keep my front foot especially longer in the air than during a pop shove it, or indeed a varial kick flip (mostly because I'm also focusing on jumping forward pop shove it way). I might have to agree a varial kickflip might come easier to some people. Even though a proper varial kickflip will depend a _lot_ on how well you manage to keep a pop shove it under you (scooping back and nose side more than just backwards scoop).
I am always getting so mad because i want to learn kickflips and i end up doing varials all the time and I can’t stop it, maybe its better that i learn varials then :/
I too am one of those people who learned varial flips LONGGGGGGG before i had ever learned how to kickflip.
I watched your video and 10 minutes later I landed my first kickflip you are the best thanks a lot
Well done mate
When I started I shined myself 5 times in the same spot and I had to wait 3 days to go at it again and that's now... I shined my self again in the SAME SPOT.
Lol bro thats funny definitely an underrated comment, but hope you got your kickflips down 👊
Get them rock hard shins 💪💪💪
I learned a lot of tricks from those old Willy Santos trick tip videos. They were so smooth
ur one of the few skate tutorial makers who actually replays the trick multiple times throughout the video, that helps so much.
3rd month into really trying to understand why I can’t land them - I came so close a minute ago, but it kept kicking in front of me. This video explained perfectly what I suspected, that the “right amount of friction” was the problem! Confident in my motion and committing every try now. Thanks dude.
Damn bro gotta say the way you made this video this is one of the best trick tip videos I’ve seen. If I land a kickflip today it’s cause of this!
4 years later and this is still the best catches I’ve ever seen
I've been through every single problem. I've flicked my board out. I've landed only front foot. I've landed only back foot. I've underflipped. Now I'm so so close and I'm mostly underflipping. And when it's not an underflip it's Landing with one foot and not the other but the other foot is super close to the board. Idk what to do man. I've tried everything. So frustrating.
Keep trying and it will eventually come. Took me forever, every time i felt like i figured something out something else would seem to go wrong. Eventually it just started working and now i can land some pretty good feeling ones.
Focus on those half flips / upside down landings. Forget about the full rotation for now, but focus a _lot_ on jumping up and retracting the legs _after_ your flick. Make sure your back foot has like 70% of the weight, making the front truck almost comes into the air right before you pop and flick and then tug in your legs and crouch in the air. Look at where you want to land. Focus on half flips and staying above the board. I bet you are like me, landing front foot only generally means the back foot was on the ground pretty much the entire time. And if landing the back foot, chances are high you're flicking down (even though you know this is wrong, after all, you're probably flicking up when landing front foot only). I think the main problem is how to shift weight and balance the moves. I also noticed my front foot needs to remain high with the back foot jumping up in the air to catch up. At that point the back foot should also be able to catch the board after the rotation, but I myself am working on half flips first now too.
I reckon I could write the manual on ‘how NOT to kickflip’. When I do land them occasionally , I’m snapping boards 😢
Santiago Ewell that’s exactly my problem a well
@@PHeMoX why has nobody emphasized your first statement??!?!?!!!? Retract legs AFTER flick 🔥 that was such a good way to put that thank you. In my mind I would say pop and flick for timing, now imma add “pull” to pull knees up after clixj
Just found out you need to jump a little bit backwards just like a front shuv
Absolut929 Does this help? I find them really awkward so I’ll try jump back nd see if it helps
Max Burrows it helped me but I struggled for 3 years with it but I realized that everyone is landing backwards
This is so true. These little gotchas pop to my mind every now and then, and I try to remember them all. I swear I have like seven different puzzle pieces I'm thinking about while trying a kickflip. I again landed one today, but boy was it a struggle...
Dude...I think you may have just solved it for me
@@hanklegan1110 Glad I could help !
Your channel is SICK! 🙏 from a true beginner again, getting back into it.
Keep sharing cuz it’s helping me a lot. I can tell you love skateboarding. And you demonstrate true talent and skill. Respect.
I appreciate that!
I am having to start by slowly putting my front foot back on the board a little at a time and once I get my toes back on the front of the board my confidence rises and I feel I have to do this every time I start a session lol I’m getting used to landing them slowly thanks for the videos man stay safe and cheers from San Francisco
when i try to kickflip my back foot alway gets in the way of the board flipping what do ido
edit: nervermind i kept practising and i can land it now
What did you do? i've been trying for about a month and i lean back only one foot lands and when i lean forward i can't get a full rotation
@@greyson7684 try to keep your shoulders straight and really suck your legs up when you jump
Nothing will teach you this consistency but practice though 😥 such an interesting thing to dedicate so much time to but totally worth it.
Please do a vid on tre flips or varial heels. This was really helpful
Nice one chap. Proper useful ideas for sure. They are exactly the 2 problems I have... those plus no time to skate... but that definitely helps for sure. Thanks
Appreciate the upload brother 🤙🏽
I've been able to kickflip since I was 15(1994) but I just got back to it and have only landed a few that I'm proud of. Always had the best luck with Jeremy Wray style, foot across the whole board. I used to pop em pretty high. Over fifty gallon drum on it's side...
Need more practice.
HAWKWIND thats awesome
@@ramoncartier was 😢
Best one I have landed lately was caught with back foot and clean. Felt like back in the day. But it also took a lot more effort than I remember LMAO 😝
Kickflips are one of those tricks that make since as soon as you land your first even if you don't land the next 100.
If you can flip it but can't land it. Jump higher and commit more. Good luck to all of you and hope you're all doing well in these times.
This video was very freaking helpful. It helped me understand a lot especially the friction fury
Most underated tutor ever.
Love your tutorials. Clearly articulated helpful tips without any time wasting. Thank you so much - from a new subscriber.
Really like the patience you explain the trick, good start for beginners to wrap around the trick before starting to practise. It all start with good Ollies tho. Awesome Stuff!
My God, I'm 35, been skating again for 6 weeks after 20 years hiatus, and finally working on kikflips is the worst thing that's ever happened to my shins. I feel like Steve-O in the skateboard guillotine
Dude i've been doing kickflips for 8ish years now and I always come back to these kind of videos lol. Its a weird trick for sure, sometimes I just forget how to do them altogether
Exactly the video i was waiting for!!! I landed my first kickflip cos of you dude! Love ur channel man, and ur tips have helped me so much in improving, thank you 🙏👊👊
That Kickflip nose grind was nice bro
Best skate tutorials by far tons of good information from years of experience. Well said.
Not landing with your foot/feet on the board is a combination of not pulling your knees up high enough and rotating your upper body away from the board. You have to keep your shoulders/weight aligned over the board so your feet will land on the deck.
Cool video really helpful. Have since posted a kickflip online and excited to put my second up after watching this
It’s so aggravating because I can’t never land my front foot, the front foot always hits the ground before the board and my flick is perfect I just can’t seem to comprehend bringing my front foot up after flipping
same !!!!
me too! Need help
It’s commitment you have to commit don’t do em while holding on to stuff neither it will really mess you up
Same
Perfect kickflip!!! Just learned how to be little consistent with when i changed my board size.. from 8.5 to 7.75
I'm at the part where you said just commit to landing it. I landed a few but can't seem to consistently at all. I just have to commit more mentally
This is THE best kickflip video on YT
You have perfect kickflips my man!!!
Thank you for a great video and explaining the steps so well. I’ll be working on them today.
Awesome video👍 I skated for a couple years when I was a teen. 44 now recently started skating again love your vids
Thank you!
#1 What helped me with this one was setting my front foot with more angle, so board gets less contact with the shoe.
Thanks for pointing out the griptape!! And then showing with to much sauce on the kick!! I was wondering why the board was sticking to my foot after half turn! Thanks for the vid you have good info in your vids that have been a big help!
Started skating again after 5 year Hiatus because the kiddo wants to learn. These videos definitly helped, was able to kick flip again after a couple hours, but not what they used to be.
Started up again after 25 year "retirement". Like you because my 5 year old wants to learn 👍
Very frustrated with this trick no one's giving me any good advice every time I've asked for help. This video helped me a good bit I'm getting the board to flip now I'll keep trying .🤙
Also tight trucks . It helps with stability to get better pop and flips.
Thanks so much for the first tip. Yesterday I got a new deck with new grip and my kickflip was gone! I was so frustrated. Your vid makes me confident again 😎🤜🤙
My kick flips go behind me and I’ve been trying to find a video that helps me. Can you make a video or something? ( I can’t land kick flips sometimes but they always go behind me and I’ve been trying for a year)
When I put my front foot under the bolts for a kickflip the tail of the board wont touch the ground for pop. But when my foot is in the middle for the board I can flick a triple kickflip (of course not landed)
Now that's the issue I needed addressed, thanks great vids as always !
I've found that it helps to push also backwards when you pop, not just downwards. Also hands play a major role. When I cross my arms and then open them up when I jump helps a lot. Shoulders always lined up with the deck of course.
Something that helped me commit to them was landing both feet with the board upside down. That helps you get a feel for bringing both feet back down without the fear of slipping out
Landing with the back foot only for a LONG time really messed up my kickflips. Gonna unlearn them then see if I can relearn them properly
You catch your kickflips so high while the board is still popping it looks so clean.
This video defo helped me, back into skating after maybe 13ish years and the friction effect is real, I was throwing my board out in front of me due to a new board/GT, so I'm doing the diagonal flick now and it's helping a lot, the board is staying underneath me and actually rotating now lol. Also the straight shoulders is definitely a thing.
I just started with skating again and my problem on kickflips was not leaning forward enough. When i leaned forward my kickflips got much cleaner and consistent.
This guy is the best skateboarding teacher 🙌
Thank you dude I have trouble with my k.f n it's always the most beautiful k.f but I always just put my back foot on catching it I just gotta realize play times over n I'm ready to start landing them! Thank you
Thanks a lot ! Could you do the same with heelflips ?
The scary thing is my board flips 1.5 rotations and it still flies away from me
Icarus Shepherd sameee
Pop harder trust me and jump off the bored and u will see it flick or try that friction tthing were most of ur front foot is off the bored
yeah i got my kickflips now. cheers
I can flip my board perfectly. But I have that bad habit of not putting my front foot back on. I've noticed if I concentrate on lifting my front knee higher in the air, my foot seems more likely to find time to make it back onto the grip. Still working on it. Thanks for the tips man
U got hoops man! I am 34 almost and got back into skate back into skate and have struggling with heelflips.. An I used to do hardflips at age 18 lol.
I hope this tip helps anybody…try more to position your weight over the back truck Really take the back seat on the board and imo, it’s easier to flip and pop
You are innovative bro, keep it up!!
Thanks for this! I am having such an issue with the board slamming my shin.
yo, can you do a video about different set ups? Like what do you ride and why (shape, concave, wheelbase..). If there is any preference you have or a difference in riding different boards
Issues I had learning was leaning more back on the tail side my right foot. Cause I was scared I was going to credit card my self. Then I made my self start leaning more on my left side. Plus it was lot more comfortable if I was rolling after three pushes. The movement helped kept me more on my left side
This friction theory makes a lot of sense. I used to skate old shoes and board as a kid. Gonna sand my grip a little. Thanks for the tip man 🤘
If you can't land with both feet on the board try to flip the board halfway and land on the board when it is upside-down. It really helped me to commit to kickflips and finally land one.
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What helped me is instead of flicking diagonally up the board, I flick behind me a little which helps the board rotate better, and I found it so much easier to get my front foot back on. Hope this helps someone who feels hopeless like I did at one point!
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I had the opposite problem when learning - could flip it perfectly and land with my front foot everytime - but my backfoot - got in the habit of shooting it straight to the ground instead of lifting it up above the board....no matter how hard I tried to get that back foot up, it would go straight to the ground...muscle memory can be a bitch...took me the longest time retraining and just focusing on my backfoot just to be able to get my back foot up over the board...would just practice hours on end, eating away all my shoes....slowly, very slowly, I was able to get it above the board and finally land one....but man it really was a journey...
i can land kickflips almost every time but the only problem is that it always ended up rocket kickflip
My kickflips were always late. I landed them but they were late. Just figuring it out on my own led to that. It wasn’t until a friend later down the line pointed out how different they were to normal kickflips that I realized how off they were.
Dude, your kickflips are freakishly good.
My problem NOW is I keep kicking the board away so I'm working on less friction like you said so thank you.
I used to have kick flips down like a month or two ago. But 4:50 is how I mostly land my kick flips now. Idk if I’m putting my back foot down too early or what
Diggin' the stache
Man where were you? missed these vids. hope you're doing fine
In slow mo it really is an art,even inspiring,someone told me if you can jump,AT ALL you can land a kickflip you just need the speed and stradegy,still cant do it
"interesting time to be alive"...I remember watching this video last year. I got back into skating because of lockdown, still interesting time. I can kickflip now.
Great tutorial! I’m definitely getting too much friction.
Good tips. I think another point to bring up is self assessment. For me it's mental, my foot wants to shoot out before I even pop. So I have to tell my brain to delay flicking. That's my biggest challenge.
The just keep ur feet on the board advice is probably the most helpful advice for me lol
My man does everything so steezy
Where from the same city i know that park very well. Pretty kool keep up the vids
I have been practicing my kickflip for the past 8 days and i land probably 6 - 7 a day yesterday i landed 4 in a row but not rolling i want to do rolling kickflips but its hard to commit sometimes stationary i cant commit
I used to have kflips on locks but lost them. The friction theory kinda makes sense to me im doing that. I hope these work thanks so much man
It's definitely frustrating as a natural heelflipper I can do kickflips but not consistent guess I am in the right place.
just landed one....the friction knowledge was key. thanks skate hacks