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Double Varial Kickflip
A varial kickflip with two flip rotations plus the shove-it spin.
The Double Varial Kickflip is an advanced Flatground trick.
Spec
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Complexity
- Category
- Flatground
- Stance
- regular
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What the tutorials teach
None of the fetched tutorials demonstrate the double varial kickflip directly, so this synthesis combines the two trick families that make it up. The varial kickflip videos agree the scoop must be light, a pop shove-it scoop, not a full 360 flip scoop, while the front foot delivers a standard kickflip flick to the side; over-scooping or over-flicking is the most common failure. The double kickflip videos agree the fix for getting a second rotation is foot placement, moving the front flicking foot further off the side edge of the board and closer to the tail so the flick is faster and sharper, not a harder pop. Combining the two means a light shove-it scoop with the back foot, a faster, more off-center kickflip flick with the front foot to cover two rotations, full commitment through the landing rather than bailing mid-spin, and isolating the scoop, the flick, and the catch as separate drills before stringing the whole trick together.
- Scoop lightly with your back foot like a pop shove-it, not a hard 360 flip scoop, over-scooping over-rotates the board
- Move your front flicking foot further off the side edge of the board and closer to the tail than a single kickflip, this speeds the flick enough to cover two rotations
- Pop your ankle hard right as your flicking toe reaches the end of the board for a sharp, fast flick
- Drill the back foot shove-it scoop and the front foot kickflip flick completely separately before combining them
- Practice stepping off your back foot after popping and flicking, focusing purely on getting the board through both rotations before worrying about the catch
- Commit fully through the landing rather than flicking and spinning the board without staying over it, most failed attempts come from bailing early
- Let your feet hang in the air and wait for the grip tape to come back around instead of setting your back foot down the instant the spin looks done
- Build up from stationary reps holding a rail or support to rolling reps, once the double rotation and catch are both consistent on their own
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Frequently asked
- What should I learn before the Double Varial Kickflip?
- The double varial kickflip builds on Double Kickflip. Get that consistent first, since the double varial kickflip reuses the same pop, balance, or flick.
- Is the Double Varial Kickflip hard to learn?
- The double varial kickflip is an advanced trick. It gets much easier once you can already double kickflip.
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