Mastering the Hardflip: Step-by-Step Tutorial with Pro Skater Dominick Walker

What this video teaches

TransWorld's Dominick Walker focuses on the two main style variants (board goes straight up through legs vs. kicks out to the side like Muska or Brian Herman) and notes that taller skaters have an easier time because the board needs room between the legs. He emphasizes hugging the toe-side edge of the board with the front foot and popping with enough air time for the flip to complete.

Key tips

• 1Front foot slides back from the bolts toward the tail as you set up for the trick, toe-side edge of the board
• 2Back foot scoots into the corner of the tail (toe-side corner) just enough to get the board to float frontside
• 3Front foot kicks down and out in a sideways-down motion, hugging the toe edge to make the board flip better
• 4Back foot pushes slightly forward as it pops so the board travels under you rather than behind you
• 5Two valid style variants: board flips vertically straight up through the legs (Muska style) or kicks out to the side (Herman style), both are legitimate
• 6Give the board enough air time to complete the flip before putting your feet down
• 7Front foot catches the board first, back foot follows, four wheels down
• 8Focus on the rotation direction during practice so it becomes consistent regardless of which style you develop

Summarized from the video transcript.