HOW TO VARIAL HEELFLIP THE EASIEST WAY 2020

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

Summarized from the video transcript.