HOW TO KICKFLIP - Beginner Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion) Easy Kickflips Common Mistakes

So everyone here has covered the leaning back component: [VIDEO] There's a snippet in here that talks about that even more if you're curious. There's also this video here which at 3ish minutes goes into a other component to this which is basically flicking too much on the nose. The remedy for this is supposed to be to flick more diagonally and less out. [VIDEO] It's probably common knowledge to a lot of people, but my big focus point on kickfips is really getting that flick from the ankle more than anything else.

I really don't get what your problem is. Your flick looks just fine to me. If it doesn't get the board to flip properly yet, there is some fine tuning to do, but I don't see any major mistakes or even physical constraints here. Nobody's leg looks the way you seem to think it has to look, judging from that strange collage you made. Just take a look at this guys kickflips: [VIDEO]. His flick is very, very subtle, and it's a nice example of how there isn't actually much flicking needed. Of course you can always work on exaggerating your kick and flip later. Lots of people do because they want those boned ninja-style kickflips, but technically it isn't necessary at all. In the end, everybody flips a little different.