HOW TO PRESSURE FLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL!
HOW TO PRESSURE FLIP THE EASIEST WAY TUTORIAL! by Braille Skateboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the Backside Pressure Flip. A long-form, drill-by-drill progression that isolates the ankle-driven scoop before ever standing fully on the board, distinguishing the pressure flip's back-foot-only spin from a varial flip's front-foot pop.
What this video teaches
A long-form, drill-by-drill progression that isolates the ankle-driven scoop before ever standing fully on the board, distinguishing the pressure flip's back-foot-only spin from a varial flip's front-foot pop. Stresses that the power comes from a fast ankle snap, not leg strength or jump height, and stacks four sequential step-off drills before combining everything into the full trick.
Key tips
- Understand the pressure flip only needs the back foot; a varial flip spins the opposite way and needs a front-foot pop, do not confuse the two
- Start standing off the board entirely, front foot off, back foot on the tail, and drill the pop-and-scoop motion with no weight commitment
- Curl your toes down around the tail edge and shoot them back and up to drive the flip, focusing the power in a fast ankle snap rather than the whole leg
- Tighten your trucks if the pressure is not translating into rotation, looser trucks bleed the energy into truck bend instead of flip
- Progress to standing with the front foot on and popping the back foot to spin it, stepping the front foot off mid-motion, before landing both feet
- Bend your knees to get airborne instead of trying to jump high, you need height on the tail, not a big jump
- If the board is not fully rotating, get closer to the wheel with your toe and scoop through that pocket harder
- Expect the spin to feel different once you commit fully compared to the isolated drills; that shift is normal, keep repeating until it settles
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
Backside Pressure Flip