HOW TO DOUBLE FLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL
HOW TO DOUBLE FLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL by Braille Skateboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the Double Varial Kickflip. Aaron Cairo (Braille) teaches the double kickflip as the exact same pop-slide-flick-catch motion as a regular kickflip, with the single adjustment that determines success: moving the front foot further off the side edge of the board to speed up the rotation.
What this video teaches
Aaron Cairo (Braille) teaches the double kickflip as the exact same pop-slide-flick-catch motion as a regular kickflip, with the single adjustment that determines success: moving the front foot further off the side edge of the board to speed up the rotation. He isolates the flick, the full rotation, and the catch as three separate skills to drill before combining them.
Key tips
- Move your front flicking foot further off to the side of the board than you would for a regular kickflip
- The more foot you have hanging off the side, the faster the board spins, adjust foot placement to control rotation speed
- Drill the flick by stepping off your back foot immediately after popping, don't try to land it yet
- Focus first purely on getting the board to complete two full rotations before worrying about the catch
- Once the double rotation is consistent, practice stopping that rotation and catching with your back foot separately
- Pop your ankle hard right as your flicking toe reaches the end of the board for a sharper flick
- Expect to land primo often while learning since the board is spinning much faster, hold onto something for support if needed
- Break the trick into three isolated skills, the flick, the full rotation, and the catch, before stringing them together
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Double Varial Kickflip