HOW TO KICKFLIP FOR BEGINNERS
HOW TO KICKFLIP FOR BEGINNERS by Braille Skateboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the Kickflip. Braille's beginner kickflip video argues that learning ollie, frontside 180, backside 180, pop shove-it, and front shove-it first dramatically accelerates kickflip learning by building board control, then walks through the exact ankle-flick motion: 45-degree front foot, toe drags up the grip and off the nose pocket with a small wrist-snap-like ankle rotation at the end.
What this video teaches
Braille's beginner kickflip video argues that learning ollie, frontside 180, backside 180, pop shove-it, and front shove-it first dramatically accelerates kickflip learning by building board control, then walks through the exact ankle-flick motion: 45-degree front foot, toe drags up the grip and off the nose pocket with a small wrist-snap-like ankle rotation at the end.
Key tips
- Learn ollie, frontside 180, backside 180, pop shove-it, and front shove-it before attempting kickflips to build board control
- Front foot turns roughly 45 degrees on the grip tape with the toe pointing toward the nose
- Push the leg forward and drag the toe up and off the front-side edge of the nose in one continuous motion
- At the end of the drag, the ankle makes a small snap rotation that completes the flick and spins the board
- The foot must finish higher than the board; if the foot hits the ground before the board, the flick went downward instead of up
- Key practice step: pop, flick, keep front foot on, let back foot step off and the board spin under you
- Once that step is solid, just add a back-knee bend to bring the back foot onto the board and land
- Film yourself in slow motion and compare your ankle motion to the tutorial to diagnose flick problems
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Teaches
Kickflip