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HOW TO KICKFLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL 2.0

Braille Skateboarding20 skaters recommend it · 25 mentions, 2015 to 2021
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1.4M views · 10 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Braille Skateboarding tutorial on learning kickflips, a 2015 update of their earlier how-to. Covers foot position, the pop and the flick, in about five minutes.

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Linked in r/NewSkaters whenever someone's kickflip flies away or the foot drops straight down. Commenters point to it for fixing the flick.

“You're flipping the board by dropping your front foot to the ground, instead of the correct technique of flicking your foot out and beyond the nose towards your heel side.”

u/madrury83

What skaters said on Reddit

u/madrury832018 · 15 points

It's going to be hard to hear, but you don't almost have kickflips down. You're flipping the board by dropping your front foot to the ground, instead of the correct technique of flicking your foot out and beyond the nose towards your heel side. You can't land kickflips this way, if your foot ever drops below the board, its over. You need to unlearn the way you are flipping the board in this video, and start practicin

u/UrsusAractus2017 · 9 points

You've got chickenfoot, which is something I (and many other people) have had at one point or another. Your foot is flicking straight down to the ground when it should be flicking up and out over the nose like this [VIDEO]. First do this [VIDEO] over and over and you'll probably have an easier time breaking the muscle memory of flicking straight down. It took me a while, but just remember that you really need to flic

u/Aero_Z2018 · 7 points

Because your flick is wrong. Check this tutorial out: [VIDEO]

u/Newskater292017 · 4 points

If your doing a shuvit, then your back foot isn't going straight down, its going backward/forward respectively. as for the flipping, you want your front foot at ~45 degrees on the board and near the bolts.for this information, its best to get it from a professional [VIDEO]

u/MegaMartin2021 · 3 points

Yeah dude! They are looking real good, leveled out and everything :) Having the front foot more on the board will really make it easier to balance before popping the trick. This will make you feel much more comfortable doing them rolling. I think the reason why the board wants to rotate a bit like a varial sometimes, is because your shoulders are still too parallel too the board, I believe facing a bit more towards t

u/sadface982018 · 3 points

Watch the Braille Skateboarding How to Kickflip [VIDEO] videos on YouTube! They've made at least 5 videos on tips and tutorials on how to properly learn kickflips.

u/shaabuu2015 · 3 points

This video explains it really well and goes into details. [VIDEO]

u/Midnight_arpeggio2018 · 3 points

How to kickflip the easiest way [VIDEO]

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