How-To Skateboarding: Varial Heelflips with Dave Bachinsky

What this video teaches

Dave Bachinsky delivers a brief but clear tutorial from RIDE Channel, noting he found the trick easier to learn riding switch and focusing on keeping body weight parallel and over the back bolts so the board flips in front rather than behind.

Key tips

• 1Back foot on the inner toe-side pocket of the tail, angled to help push the board out
• 2Front foot about an inch below the front bolts, toes turned slightly for the extra flick
• 3Keep shoulders completely parallel to the board, facing almost straight ahead with no pre-rotation
• 4Body weight stays over the back bolts area to push the board out in front rather than behind you
• 5Practice the one-foot catch motion to build the rhythm before committing to full tricks
• 6Combine front shoves and heelflips separately until both are comfortable, then mesh them together
• 7Good for stairs and rails once consistent, more speed makes it easier to get the rotation
• 8Over-rotation and primo are the main failure modes, focus on controlled pop and limited scoop

Summarized from the video transcript.