HOW TO HARDFLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL 2020 by Braille Skateboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the Hardflip. Braille's Aaron Cairo (2020 version) identifies the core problem as the front foot blocking the board mid-flip and frames the fix as turning the foot much more perpendicular (close to 80 degrees) so it clears the board's path.
What this video teaches
Braille's Aaron Cairo (2020 version) identifies the core problem as the front foot blocking the board mid-flip and frames the fix as turning the foot much more perpendicular (close to 80 degrees) so it clears the board's path. He highlights that the hardflip catches with the front foot, not the back, and drills a step-off practice where the back foot stays on the ground while the front foot flicks and catches.
Key tips
1Turn front foot nearly perpendicular to the board (around 80 degrees, much more than a kickflip's 45) so it naturally gets out of the board's path
2Back foot pops down and scoops forward, similar to the back foot motion in a tre flip
3Front foot flicks sideways and out, not off the nose, then loops around to catch the board from the front
4This trick catches with the front foot first, unlike most flip tricks that catch with the back foot
5Step-off drill: leave the back foot on the ground, pop and flick with the front foot, catch the board with the front foot only, repeat until automatic
6The board passes up between the legs and flips around, so the front foot must clear out fully or it will stuff the flip
7Once the step-off catch is mastered, the only addition is bending the back knee to lift that foot off the ground
8Common error: landing primo means the flick is wrong, go back to the step-off drill and adjust front-foot angle or flick force