How To Kickflip - Beginner Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion)
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How To Kickflip - Beginner Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion) by Skiddy Skates is a skateboarding tutorial for the Kickflip. A clean beginner-focused tutorial that stresses timing as the core skill, breaks the trick into the same three-phase structure, and calls out the ankle-not-knee flick and the importance of jumping high enough to hover.
What this video teaches
A clean beginner-focused tutorial that stresses timing as the core skill, breaks the trick into the same three-phase structure, and calls out the ankle-not-knee flick and the importance of jumping high enough to hover.
Key tips
1Front foot sits slightly behind the front bolts at an angle, back foot in the center of the tail with weight toward the toes
2Twist the ankle inward on the front foot as you pop to set up the flick direction
3Flick with the ankle, not the knee; kicking the whole leg forward kills control
4Find your personal sweet spot where the nose starts to curve, that is where the toe exits the board
5Jump high and hover; if you cannot stay airborne long enough for a full rotation you will never land
6Keep shoulders square with the board; rotating them causes the whole body to follow and ruins alignment
7If the board flies in front, lean upper body toward the nose before popping to center your weight
8Bend your knees on landing to absorb and maintain balance rather than straightening out