Learn How to Backside Flip: Using THIS SECRET

What this video teaches

Focuses on the single biggest problem backside flip riders run into: an under-rotated trick caused by flicking too far out to the side instead of up off the front of the board. Frames the trick as a backside 180 and kickflip fused together, and teaches how to get a full rotation by flicking off the nose so it dips down and becomes the axis, aiming for a tweaked catch around the halfway point rather than a fully leveled-out board.

Key tips

• 1Have backside 180s and kickflips solid before attempting the combo, since a backside flip is exactly those two tricks fused together
• 2Flick off the front of the board rather than out to the side so the nose dips down and becomes the axis of rotation
• 3Avoid flicking too heavy off the front or you will catch your shins; avoid flicking too far to the side or the board stays rocketed and looks ugly
• 4Wind up your body like a backside 180 before you pop, so you are already turning by the time the board leaves the ground
• 5Aim to catch the board tweaked, around the halfway point of rotation, rather than waiting for it to fully level out
• 6Do not be afraid to commit to the front flick; the nose needs to come down for the rotation to finish easily
• 7Expect the exact flick force to vary by board, shoe wear and personal feel; find your own balance point through repetition

Summarized from the video transcript.