The KEYS to VARIAL HEELFLIPS! by Tom Asta is a skateboarding tutorial for the Varial Heelflip. Pro skater Tom Asta explains his personal system for consistent varial heelflips, emphasizing that a snappy front shove that stays directly under you, not floating behind you, is the prerequisite.
What this video teaches
Pro skater Tom Asta explains his personal system for consistent varial heelflips, emphasizing that a snappy front shove that stays directly under you, not floating behind you, is the prerequisite. Once the front shove is dialed, adding the downward outward flick with the front foot makes the board boost up immediately.
Key tips
1Work on a front shove that pops up vertically and stays directly below you before trying to combine the flip
2Back foot on the toe-side corner of the tail with a lot of toe hanging off the front foot
3Pop down and scoop slightly forward with the back foot, front foot counteracts by kicking down and outward
4Flick timing: as the board is scooping upward, bring the front leg up quickly to make the board boost and flip fast
5Lagging the front foot keeps the board low or prevents full flip height, the lift must be immediate with the pop
6Most body weight leans toward the back foot for a powerful pop, stay square with head between the knees
7A faster flick is needed for trick variety down gaps or obstacles, on flat ground you can be softer
8Once timing on the front shove click, incorporating the heel flip down-outward flick happens naturally