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Freestyle Tricktip 11: The Heelside Railflip

Freestyle Tricktips2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2022 to 2025
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Freestyle Tricktips lesson on the heelside railflip, a 180 board spin with almost two flips. Part of a freestyle trick tip series with a written breakdown and photo sequence on its site.

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Linked in r/NewSkaters threads when people ask how to learn railflips and primo flips.

“For the normal railflip, closer to the wheel and only down and straight back. …”

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u/tektas2022 · 1 points

For the normal railflip, closer to the wheel and only down and straight back. For the varial where your foot is right now, down and diagonally back, so back with a little shove motion. Hope it makes sense to you ^^ Edit: also, you don't have to flick only with your ankle, some of it can come from your knee too. But I'd guess, that's also because you're not comfortable having to balance on the left foot mostly. Here is a vid from mike osterman where you can see it better. He also only talks about down and back for his varial, but for me it's easier to get the proper rotation with the little shove direction added. [VIDEO] Edit2: Another from freestyle trick tips, he indeed also mentions the shove motion for the 180. [VIDEO]

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