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How To Kickflip In 5 Minutes
CCS5:10
How To Kickflip In 5 Minutes by CCS is a skateboarding tutorial for the Kickflip. CCS focuses on the timing of the flick: wait until the board has risen to about knee height before sending the foot off the nose, because popping and flicking simultaneously causes rocket (back-foot-only) kickflips.
What this video teaches
CCS focuses on the timing of the flick: wait until the board has risen to about knee height before sending the foot off the nose, because popping and flicking simultaneously causes rocket (back-foot-only) kickflips. The tutorial also stresses leaning slightly back over the tail to prevent the board from shooting forward.
Key tips
- Sit back over the tail during setup so your weight stays over the back truck, preventing a rocket kickflip
- Wait for the board to rise to approximately knee height before you flick, not at the moment of pop
- Think about flicking straight off the center of the nose even though the foot naturally exits slightly off the corner
- Feel the sole of your shoe sticking to the nose through the flick, not sliding loosely across it
- Front foot goes just under the top two bolts, angled only slightly, not dramatically rotated
- Back foot as far back on the tail as is comfortable for you
- When the board levels out on the way down, you want to feel it smack up into your back foot
- Board going in front of you means you are leaning too far forward or flicking too early
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Kickflip