How-To Heelflip - BASICS with Spencer Nuzzi

What this video teaches

RIDE Channel (Spencer Nuzzi) gives a quick contrast against the kickflip, noting the heelflip stance is more centered on the board making it easier to set up, and that the key adjustments are the front foot just behind the bolts with toes hanging off and the back foot slightly further back than for a kickflip. He highlights that heelflips flip slightly slower and suggests jumping a bit higher to compensate, plus the tip to jump slightly forward since the board and front foot both go forward.

Key tips

• 1Front foot just under the front bolts with toes hanging over the edge, ball of foot at the rail
• 2Move the back foot slightly further back than your kickflip position to stay centered and ready to pop
• 3The heelflip stance is more centered on the board than a kickflip stance, which makes balance easier
• 4Slide the front foot up the board and then off diagonally outward off the nose, the same ollie slide but exiting the other side
• 5Heelflips spin slightly slower than kickflips so jump a bit higher to give the board time to rotate
• 6Jump slightly forward when you flip because the board and your front foot are both going forward
• 7Extend the front foot fully on the flip to level the board out and avoid a rocket flip
• 8Pull your back knee up toward your chest during the flip to give the board clearance and maximize height

Summarized from the video transcript.