HOW TO VARIAL HEELFLIP THE EASIEST WAY 2020 by Braille Skateboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the Varial Heelflip. Aaron Kyro from Braille does an extended 14-minute analysis that stresses the upper-body lean-back cue as the single biggest factor in keeping the board under you.
What this video teaches
Aaron Kyro from Braille does an extended 14-minute analysis that stresses the upper-body lean-back cue as the single biggest factor in keeping the board under you. He compares different foot styles from multiple skaters, showing how both a centered front foot and a heel-hanging-off position can work as long as the back foot is in the toe-side pocket.
Key tips
1Back foot must be in the toe-side pocket of the tail, this is non-negotiable for the front shove to work properly
2Front foot center to slightly above center, toes hanging off just a bit, but the exact position is skater-dependent
3Upper body needs to be leaned back in the back seat so when you pop the board goes forward and stays under you
4If you lean forward the board shoots behind you, if you lean back the board pops up in front of your feet
5A step-off practice drill: get in position, step off with the back foot and make it spin, then add the knee bend
6Front foot only needs a small flick to get rotation, the back-foot position and the lean-back do most of the work
7Over-scooping causes the board to over-rotate past 180, focus on popping more straight down and less forward
8Once you get the board to stay underneath you, consistency comes from repeating the same setup and lean every time