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Andrew Reynolds- How to Frontside Flip

TheSkatereel7 skaters recommend it · 12 mentions, 2018 to 2026
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155K views · 16 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

Andrew Reynolds demonstrates and explains how to frontside flip on flatground in under two minutes. Uploaded by TheSkatereel in 2010, with tips on shoulders and upper body at the end.

Why skaters like it

Linked in threads where people can't land or roll away from frontside flips. Comments point to his shoulder advice in the last 30 seconds.

“instead of winding your shoulders up backside have your front shoulder already dropped and pointing frontside. reynolds explains it at the end here:”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/PerfectBlueOnDVD2026 · 5 points

For flatground fs flips point your chest forwards before you even pop, it lets your shoulders and hips do a lot of the rotation for you. Here you are having to get your upper body all the way around before you catch which is slow, so you're ending up about 90 short. Watch Reynolds do them and look at the shape of his upper body before he pops. [VIDEO]

u/J1--1J2022 · 4 points

[VIDEO] Listen to this guy at the end regarding shoulders, he’s ok at frontside flips I guess

u/matt29932020 · 3 points

For sure dude. Watch the king of fs flips tip vid [VIDEO] Key for rotation is also turning your shoulders before you pop. When popping your shoulders should already be almost straight forward

u/redcurb122021 · 2 points

instead of winding your shoulders up backside have your front shoulder already dropped and pointing frontside. reynolds explains it at the end here: [VIDEO]

u/twerpitytwerp2023 · 2 points

Nothing wrong with yours! If you want to change it though, you need to change your foot positioning. Andrew Reynolds describes it really well [VIDEO]

u/SwordfishDeux2024 · 1 points

This is a trick tip for a frontside flip by Andrew Reynolds, I have always put my back foot the exact same way as he does in this video and he demonstrates exactly what I meant by facing forward. As always try it and then tweak it and play around, everyone is different and don't feel like you have to do it the same as someone else. [VIDEO]

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