Reason your front foot lands on the ground - The Sicence of Kickflip
whythetrick4 skaters recommend it · 6 mentions in 2025
16K views · 1 year ago · Tutorial · Intermediate
Whythetrick explains why your front foot drops to the ground during a kickflip. Fix your knee in place and swing only your lower leg to keep your foot above the board.
Why skaters like it
Posted in r/NewSkaters kickflip help threads when a front foot drops or lands first. Fix is a still knee and a lower leg flick.
“You have to keep your knee up”
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What skaters said on Reddit
Usually there is bullshit advice here. Try these two tutorials, they have helped me a lot: [VIDEO] [VIDEO]
u/ConsistentCup1890 it seems this video best describes your symptom. [VIDEO] if it doesn't work, please let me see what your upper body is doing.
Whythetrick just made a video about your front foot movement: [VIDEO]