How To Varial Heelflip EVERY TRY by plantrider is a skateboarding tutorial for the Varial Heelflip. Plantrider shares a technique adjustment he used to improve height and catch consistency: stopping the back-foot scoop entirely and using only a clean pop, then letting the front foot handle the full rotation including both the frontside spin direction and the heelflip simultaneously.
What this video teaches
Plantrider shares a technique adjustment he used to improve height and catch consistency: stopping the back-foot scoop entirely and using only a clean pop, then letting the front foot handle the full rotation including both the frontside spin direction and the heelflip simultaneously.
Key tips
1Stop trying to scoop with the back foot and instead focus purely on getting a powerful straight pop
2Let the front foot handle both the frontside rotation direction and the heelflip flip in one motion
3Front foot flicks down and outward, then pushes the flip backwards to drive the frontside spin component
4This approach gives more height because back-foot energy is entirely converted to pop rather than split between pop and scoop
5More control over the full trick because one foot is responsible for one job instead of both feet sharing the flip
6Works better on pyramids, stairs, and other obstacles because the extra pop height provides more hang time
7The technique shift feels unusual at first but the muscle memory builds quickly with focused practice
8Consistency improves because eliminating the back-foot scoop removes a timing variable from the trick