Get Your Varial Flips ON LOCK

What this video teaches

Skate IQ's long-form breakdown covers six phases (setup, load, launch, tail strike, footwork, landing confirmation), comparing a tight beginner-friendly foot position against a wider, more controlled stance, and stresses hitting the toe-side third of the tail plus keeping the board on your body's center line so it does not fly out in front of you.

Key tips

• 1Use a tight foot position for a reactive board (front foot at the halfway mark, back foot in the toe-side pocket) when starting out, or a wider stance for more stability and control on bigger obstacles
• 2Wind up slightly on your way down before popping so your body generates rotational power to give the board, rather than leaning over your back foot trying to create rotation from nothing
• 3Strike the tail's toe-side third against the ground with a bit of rotation, not the dead center, so the board rebounds into the flip correctly
• 4Keep your back foot off the ground entirely as you pop; the tail should hover just above the ground rather than scraping
• 5Push your front foot straight through the board's heel-side rail after the tail strike to finish the flip, rather than trying to bring the tail up like a kickflip
• 6Keep the board directly on your center line so the tail sits off your heel side and the nose off your toe side as it rotates, not drifting out in front of you
• 7Load your legs to confirm the landing by pushing your front foot slightly forward and your back foot slightly behind you if you need to help finish the rotation
• 8Avoid winding up frontside with your body during the flip; spinning frontside pulls your front foot away from the board and makes for an open, hard-to-reach catch

Summarized from the video transcript.