How To: FRONTSIDE FLIP - With Guest Pro Jordan Maxham | Frontside Flip Tutorial
How To: FRONTSIDE FLIP - With Guest Pro Jordan Maxham | Frontside Flip Tutorial by Tom's Tutorials is a skateboarding tutorial for the Kickflip Frontside 180. Tom Rohrer and pro guest Jordan Maxham break down the frontside flip (a kickflip and frontside 180 combined) start to finish, covering foot position, the shoulder-first wind-up, and the exact moment to flick.
What this video teaches
Tom Rohrer and pro guest Jordan Maxham break down the frontside flip (a kickflip and frontside 180 combined) start to finish, covering foot position, the shoulder-first wind-up, and the exact moment to flick. Maxham stresses committing fully once the board is under you rather than bailing, since a frontside flip that gets tangled between the legs is more dangerous to kick away than to ride out.
Key tips
- Set your back foot slightly on the tail's edge (not dead center) and rise up on your back toes before popping, just like a hardflip
- Set your front foot in a standard kickflip position, up on the ball of the foot rather than flat
- Twist your shoulders to face forward as you pop, the same wind-up used for a frontside 180
- Lean back slightly through the pop so you can push the board out in front of you instead of getting ahead of it
- Flick early and out to the side right as you pop, a touch sooner than a standard kickflip flick
- Think of turning 90 degrees at the pop and let your body carry the rotation the rest of the way to keep the board level
- If you're taking it down stairs or over a gap, commit fully once the board is beneath you since bailing after commitment is riskier than riding it out
- Practice the trick on flat ground repeatedly before adding any stairs, gaps, or hips
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Kickflip Frontside 180