Why You CAN'T Kickflip! | Common Mistakes Explained!

## Background I've tried many different skate disciplines over 20 years. I won a slalom race, I rode down Alpine roads at 80km/h, I pushed 200 miles in 24 hours, and I grinded the coping in a 3m-deep bowl. Still, I didn't feel worthy of calling myself a skater because one trick was still missing. I was afraid to die because my last thought would be "Shoot, I never landed a kickflip". ## Video tutorials If anyone's in

Sean Brown has a good video showing how to fix your kickflip [VIDEO]

Look at where your shoulders are at the peak of the Ollie. They've already started to taste Rotate so to catch your balance again your body rotates with them. If you're back foot was don't a shuvit you're board would rotate the opposite way. Right now your arms are going crazy too. You need to start practicing bringing your arms out to the side as you pop. Watch the tip at 2:42 [VIDEO]

I had the same problem, but with my back foot. You basically have it, you just need to commit. Here’s some things that may help... 1) I’m always against practicing on carpet, but in the case of kick flips it’s actually really helpful. I practiced right by the couch (so if I fell, I had something to fall on to) and then I put a pillow behind me. When I knew there was absolutely no chance of me getting seriously injure

Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread, here are two of my favorite videos for kickflip tutorials. Hope they help!: [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

I think for me it was thinking of it as an ollie with a flick rather than a full drag. Makes it a lot easier to commit to jumping. Once I got past that initial fear of jumping, I worked a ton on the flick (if your board flips vertically, flick more off the side). It's also good to watch multiple kickflip guides and really internalizing the tips they give and thinking hard after every failed attempt about what you're

keep your shoulders straight to avoid the turning and just really get it into your head that you’re gonna land it. and if you do commit and mess up, you might just be that much more determined to land one. This is a good video for helping with kickflips: [VIDEO]

check this vid [VIDEO] at 2:47 he addresses the problem and does a better job explaining than i can do