How to Forward Flip Trick Tip

What this video teaches

This Josh Katz trick tip, delivered by Robbie, describes the forward flip as an inverted varial kickflip and puts almost all of the emphasis on front foot placement. The front foot goes further up the board than a kickflip, all the way on, so that the toes flick diagonally out toward the very tip of the nose and send the flip out ahead of you rather than sideways. He is explicit that the back foot barely matters, calling it about two percent of the trick and saying that two percent is just the pop. The flick itself is described as a flick down and ahead of you, which lets the board pop and spin clear instead of coming back into your knee.

Key tips

• 1Front foot goes further up the board than a kickflip, placed fully on, so the toes can flick diagonally toward the very tip of the nose
• 2Flick ahead of you and downward so the board spins out in front rather than coming back at your knee
• 3The back foot contributes almost nothing beyond the pop, so you can plant it immediately and focus on the front foot
• 4Flicking too hard sends it around into primo; not flicking hard enough leaves the board half turned
• 5Drill the flick alone: pop and flick with just the front foot and count it as progress whenever the flick goes forward, whether or not you land on it

Summarized from the video transcript.