Quick and Easy Kickflip Tutorial by Skate IQ is a skateboarding tutorial for the Kickflip. Skate IQ breaks the kickflip into three modular pieces: jump height, nose lift via front-foot raise, and a big-toe-forward flick through the nose pocket, emphasizing that the motion is forward like kicking a soccer ball, not sideways.
What this video teaches
Skate IQ breaks the kickflip into three modular pieces: jump height, nose lift via front-foot raise, and a big-toe-forward flick through the nose pocket, emphasizing that the motion is forward like kicking a soccer ball, not sideways. The video uses a hippie-jump half-flip drill to teach board rotation underneath the feet before attempting full landings.
Key tips
1Front foot sits below the front bolts in the sweet spot between center and the front four bolts
2Think of the flick as a forward motion driven by the big toe, not a sideways leg snap
3Open your front hip slightly toward your direction of travel so the kick flows naturally forward
4Pick a specific spot on the nose pocket, plant your big toe there, and kick through it
5Jump and lift the nose first, then flick while the board is already airborne and light
6Raising your front foot higher before the flick gives the board more air time to complete the rotation
7Pushing the back foot slightly backward through the pop drives the nose up into the front foot faster, adding flip power
8Keep the board directly underneath you rather than shoving it out in front