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HOW TO KICKFLIP FOR BEGINNERS

Braille Skateboarding8:40

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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Kickflip

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