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TITUS Trick Tipps - How to: Varial Kickflip
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TITUS Trick Tipps - How to: Varial Kickflip by TITUS is a skateboarding tutorial for the Varial Kickflip. A concise one-minute overview covering the essential body mechanics: parallel shoulders, simultaneous front flick and back scoop, and the importance of not over-doing either motion.
What this video teaches
A concise one-minute overview covering the essential body mechanics: parallel shoulders, simultaneous front flick and back scoop, and the importance of not over-doing either motion.
Key tips
- Shoulders, knees, and feet form a parallel unit throughout the trick; never let them twist
- Front foot between the front truck bolts and the middle of the board with heel hanging off, toes angled slightly toward the nose
- Back foot around the middle of the tail with heel hanging slightly off the board
- Both feet create the varial rotation simultaneously: front foot flicks forward off the edge while back foot scoops like a pop shove-it
- Too much force from either foot will cause the board to over-rotate on one axis: be soft and precise
- Keep your center of gravity directly over the board and shoulders parallel throughout
- Catch the board after the rotation has fully completed, not while it is still spinning
- Bend your knees as you land to absorb impact and roll away in control
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Teaches
Varial Kickflip