How To: Varial Flip

What this video teaches

VLSkate breaks the varial flip down as a straightforward combination of two tricks already learned separately: a pop shove-it scoop with the back foot and a kickflip flick with the front foot. The video isolates each motion before combining them and pinpoints the most common beginner error, turning the shoulders and body frontside and kicking the board away instead of staying centered over it.

Key tips

• 1Set your back foot near the center of the tail, just slightly toward the toe pocket, to get a clean 180 scoop
• 2Keep your front foot in your normal kickflip position, wherever you already land kickflips comfortably
• 3Practice the back foot pop shove-it scoop completely separate from the front foot flick before combining them
• 4Isolate the front foot kickflip flick on its own too, without worrying about the back foot shove motion yet
• 5Don't turn your shoulders and body 90 degrees frontside, this kicks the board away from you instead of keeping it underneath you
• 6Stay conservative with both the pop and the flick rather than overcommitting on your first attempts
• 7Land with only your front foot first to build confidence before committing to both feet
• 8Keep your shoulders leaned over the board throughout so it doesn't fly out from under you

Summarized from the video transcript.