How To: HARDFLIP | Hardflip Tutorial

What this video teaches

Detail-oriented tutorial covering weight distribution and lean angle, arguing the front foot does more of the scooping and flicking work than in a standard kickflip. Frames back-foot placement shifted off the tail edge as the single biggest unlock.

Key tips

• 1Shift the back foot slightly off the heel edge of the tail instead of centering it, which loads the scoop and helps the board go more vertical
• 2Rise onto the ball of the back foot before popping to concentrate maximum weight on that edge of the tail
• 3Place the front foot further back on the board than for a kickflip, at the same angle but more central
• 4Load more weight onto the front foot than most tricks require, balanced on the ball of the toe before popping
• 5Keep the body lean centered: leaning too far forward makes the board go too vertical, leaning back flattens the rotation
• 6Face the body slightly more forward than usual for other tricks, a byproduct of the foot angles
• 7Flick the front foot out and up with a strong power flick to clear the board and give it room to rotate
• 8Remember the front foot does most of the scooping and flicking, the back foot mainly launches the board vertical

Summarized from the video transcript.