How to HEELFLIP | Quick & Easy Tutorial (6 minutes)

What this video teaches

Skate IQ takes a biomechanics-first approach, covering front foot angle (45 degrees off the toe rail), back foot placement on the heel-side rail for board balance, and the importance of a weight-back squat so the board stays in front rather than leaking behind. The instructor recommends running the heel up into the nose for a controlled, heavy flick rather than throwing it off the rail edge, and treating the back foot like a front shove to push the rear truck forward during the flip.

Key tips

• 1Place front foot 3/4 off the toe-side rail, ball of foot hugging the edge, turned slightly backward for a faster flip
• 2Back foot sits with its ball on the heel-side rail, less of the foot on the board than the front
• 3Sit most weight over the back foot in your squat so the board pops in front of you, not behind
• 4Let your heel run all the way up into the nose for a controlled, heavy flick with maximum feedback
• 5Throw your front foot out at roughly 45 degrees as you flip, using the nose as a guide point
• 6Push your back foot slightly forward during the flip (like a front shove motion) to keep the rear truck out in front
• 7Watch the board intently as it flips and keep your knees soft to read and react to the landing
• 8Avoid flipping harder in frustration: the fix is a consistent squat angle and flick, not more force

Summarized from the video transcript.