SkaterTube

Skateology: Pressure flip (1000 fps slow motion)

Adam Shomsky9 skaters recommend it · 9 mentions, 2015 to 2025
YouTube
587K views · 15 years ago · Trick science

Adam Shomsky's Skateology slow motion breakdown of the pressure flip, shot at 1,000 fps on a Redlake N3 camera. Jovan Pierson and Nate Patrick perform the trick.

Why skaters like it

Linked whenever someone asks what a pressure flip is or how it differs from a kickflip or heelflip. The slow motion shows the inward flip clearly.

“Pressure flips flip inward like heel flips, not outward like kickflips.”

u/robotorigami

What skaters said on Reddit

u/robotorigami2018 · 8 points

Pressure flips flip inward like heel flips, not outward like kickflips. Here's an example [VIDEO]

u/Skatecharmer2016 · 2 points

I worked at Sea world in the early 90's skating the City Streets show with Primo Desiderio and Diane, where I first heard Primo call that trick a barrel roll, I knew front and backside pressure flips but my trucks were to loose to make it flip over, he said it's an old trick from the 70's. Note; When a board turns off the tail when pushed under "Classic Pressure flip" ( [VIDEO]) The Heel never flips the board. [VIDEO

u/eezz__3242022 · 2 points

Pressure flip is maybe more likely to happen on accident [VIDEO]

u/Crazy90002021 · 1 points

Normally when you pop a trick, the foot you're popping with is fairly centered. With a pressure flip, you're instead putting your toes in a corner and using that to make the board flip. Your popping foot will only go straight down, while the other foot completely gets out of the way ASAP and does not do anything for the trick. As far as the popping foot movement goes, it's the same as popping an ollie- straight up an

u/mdmax_i2015 · 1 points

> Pressure flips youtube'd it [VIDEO]. Looks needlessly hard. I'd just learn hardflip to perfection instead of trying to waste my time on this one.

u/rudieboy2015 · 1 points

Yeah I'm thinking it is a no comply pressure flip as well. [VIDEO]

u/samsquanchsarereal2016 · 1 points

Defiantly a pressure flip. [VIDEO]

Skaters also recommend