The Ultimate (Unoffical) Trick Tip - Inward Heelflip

What this video teaches

A detailed 15-minute deep-dive that distinguishes true inward heelflips from pressure flips, explains why back foot position affects board tilt, and introduces a key visualization of focusing only on the nose of the board brushing the inside of the front foot.

Key tips

• 1Place the back foot near the midpoint edge of the tail (not the corner pocket) so the board rotates horizontally and stays flat, making the heel flick much easier to land.
• 2The pressure flip trap: if your front foot is not actively dragging up and flicking the board edge, you are doing a pressure flip, not an inward heelflip.
• 3Your heel must make obvious contact with the edge of the skateboard. Flicking backward or straight down does not count as a heelflip.
• 4Flick slightly more outward than a standard heelflip, at a mid-angle between straight out and your normal heelflip direction, so the front foot does not intercept the board mid-rotation.
• 5Visualization tip: focus only on the nose of the board, ignoring the rest. Your goal is to have the very edge of the nose almost brush the inside of your front foot and continue its path.
• 6Execute the pop-shove exactly as you would a regular backside pop shove-it, weight distribution and all, before adding the heel flick.
• 7Once you have flicked out, tuck both knees toward your chest and wait for the board to complete its rotation before placing your feet.
• 8Rotating and flicking simultaneously is the only real barrier to this trick. Once your body accepts that awkwardness, the trick becomes consistent.

Summarized from the video transcript.