How to Heelflip - Beginner Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion)

What this video teaches

Foundational heelflip tutorial (not the backside 180 variant) that breaks the trick into three phases: pop and pre-flick, flick, and hangtime and landing. Explains that the flick comes from the pinky-toe edge, not the heel despite the trick's name, and stresses letting the board fully pop before flicking. Useful here as prerequisite technique for the flick mechanics that carry directly into the backside 180 version.

Key tips

• 1Set the front foot near the ollie position with toes tilted slightly outward and the back foot centered on the tail for maximum pop
• 2Pop the board like a standard ollie first, then flick only once you are airborne, never flick and pop at the same time
• 3Flick outward off the nose using the pinky-toe area of the foot, not the heel, despite what the trick's name implies
• 4Extend the flicking leg fully out of the way immediately after the flick so it does not block the board's rotation
• 5Keep a centered balance through the flick so the board flips evenly under you instead of running away
• 6Track the board with your eyes the entire time it is flipping and pull your front foot back above it before landing
• 7Land with both feet over the bolts and bend your knees to absorb the impact
• 8If you cannot land it, isolate the flick first: practice flicking and stepping off, then jumping and landing behind the board before committing both feet

Summarized from the video transcript.