Get Your Varial Flips ON LOCK by Skate IQ is a skateboarding tutorial for the Varial Heelflip. Skate IQ covers the varial flip in a structured six-phase breakdown covering setup, loading, launch, tail strike, footwork, and landing confirmation.
What this video teaches
Skate IQ covers the varial flip in a structured six-phase breakdown covering setup, loading, launch, tail strike, footwork, and landing confirmation. The video discusses two distinct foot-position strategies, a tight lower-foot stance for reactivity and a wider more stable stance, and teaches how to read where the board is on your center line to fix board-drift problems.
Key tips
1Tight foot position with front foot at the center line or below, back foot in the toe-side pocket with toes on the board
2Wind up the back shoulder slightly forward during the squat so you have rotational energy to give the board on the way up
3Pop the toe side of the tail, not the middle, so the board rebounds into the flip and frontside rotation simultaneously
4Front foot pushes straight through the heel-side rail, a very intuitive flick direction that keeps the flip consistent
5Keep the board on your center line, not rotating the nose out past your toes, or the board will be too far in front at landing
6Front foot goes on the front bolts, back toes slightly off the board, to load both rails equally and stay balanced
7If the board keeps spinning frontside past your feet, you are leaning off the side to initiate rotation instead of using the wind-up load
8Aim to land on your front foot first, it gives the most balance and counters the tendency to slide backwards