Mastering the Hardflip: Step-by-Step Tutorial with Pro Skater Dominick Walker
Mastering the Hardflip: Step-by-Step Tutorial with Pro Skater Dominick Walker by TransWorld SKATEboarding is a skateboarding tutorial for the 360 Hardflip. TransWorld's Dominick Walker focuses on the two main hardflip style variants, board going straight up through the legs (Muska style) versus kicking out to the side (Herman style), and notes that smaller or younger skaters have a harder time simply because the board needs room to pass between the legs.
What this video teaches
TransWorld's Dominick Walker focuses on the two main hardflip style variants, board going straight up through the legs (Muska style) versus kicking out to the side (Herman style), and notes that smaller or younger skaters have a harder time simply because the board needs room to pass between the legs.
Key tips
- Start with feet at the bolts for stability, then slide the front foot back as the hardflip setup approaches
- Scoot the back foot into the tail's corner just enough to get the board floating, not all the way into a full corner pocket
- Hug that side edge of the board with the front foot early on, opening up more as the trick gets more consistent
- Pop the board while the back foot pushes forward at the same time so the board travels under the body rather than behind it
- Kick the front foot down and out in a sideways-down motion rather than straight off the nose
- Recognize the two valid style outcomes: board flips vertically straight up through the legs, or kicks out to the side, both are legitimate depending on natural tendency
- Give the board enough air time to fully form the flip before setting feet down
- Catch with the front foot first, then the back foot, landing four wheels down
Summarized from the video transcript.
Teaches
360 Hardflip