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"Casper Flip"

TonyNewmanDesign3 skaters recommend it · 3 mentions, 2014 to 2016
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249K views · 17 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

Freestyle pro Keith Butterfield demos the 1980s casper flip from his Trick Tip series. Produced by Tony Newman and Butterfield in 2009.

Why skaters like it

Linked when skaters argue over what a casper flip really is, or need a basic casper foot position reference.

Flip tricksEighties and nineties#KeithButterfield#TonyNewman#casperflip#freestyle#1980s#TrickTips

“Here's a simple casper video. Shows the basic foot position anyways so you can compare it to what you're doing.”

u/thoughtzero

What skaters said on Reddit

u/SilverSnurfer2014 · 2 points

Exactly, the reason this debate happens every time is that none of these kickflip/wrap variations really resemble the tricks originally called casper flips [VIDEO] or hospitals [VIDEO] so there's endless room to say "no it's not!". Yes everybody is wrong, and the way some guys do this is probably closer to a front foot impossible than a casper flip (they're supposed to go straight over not spin horizontally), but if

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u/thoughtzero2016 · 1 points

Hard to know what the problem is without a video of you trying some. Here's a simple casper video [VIDEO]. Shows the basic foot position anyways so you can compare it to what you're doing. Maybe that'll help. I'm not clear yet on the second question. Are you trying to do a heelside rail stand maybe? If you're having trouble getting into a casper stance it would make sense you're having trouble going to rail on the he

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