How to Varial Kickflip - Skateboard Tricks Tutorial (Slow Motion)

What this video teaches

A methodical breakdown that splits the trick into four parts (pressure, scoop and pre-flick, flick, hang time and landing) with slow-motion footage and emphasis on the timing difference between a varial flip flick and a standard kickflip flick.

Key tips

• 1Back foot sits on the front edge of the tail with only toes hanging off; angle it slightly so the very front of your foot controls the scoop
• 2Front foot is slightly farther from the nose than a kickflip and angled so your toes point off the front edge of the board toward the toe side
• 3Start with shoulders open about 45 degrees to the board to set up the pre-flick, then square them in the air before landing
• 4Apply a pre-flick: as the tail pops, curl your front foot slightly inward on its way up to set yourself up for a clean ankle flick
• 5Flick straight forward with your ankle as the board pops, not off to the side like a kickflip, because the board is already rotating
• 6The key timing difference: for a varial flip you flick as you are popping and scooping, not after you are already in the air
• 7Do not use your front foot to help the rotation; let the back foot handle all the spin and keep your front foot focused purely on the flip
• 8Catch the board at its highest point so gravity pulls it back to your feet rather than forcing it down

Summarized from the video transcript.