Tutorial: FORWARD FLIP (Dolphin?) How To Video

What this video teaches

NinjaLifestyle keeps the front foot low, right under the bolts, and slides it straight up the board like an elevator, making the point that any sideways component turns the trick into a kickflip instead. Once the board starts rotating, the front foot has to move fully out of the way so the board ends up passing between your legs. He describes the resulting shape as looking like a nollie hardflip performed from a regular stance, starting from a normal pop and then floating until the bolts come back around under your feet. He warns that the trick comes at you fast and that the standard failure is landing primo, so the priority on the way down is getting the board under you the right way up.

Key tips

• 1Front foot starts low, right under the front bolts
• 2Slide the front foot straight up the board like an elevator; any sideways angle makes it a kickflip instead
• 3After the flick, pull the front foot completely out of the way so the board can rotate between your legs
• 4Start with a normal pop and then let the board float, aiming to have your feet over the bolts when it comes back around
• 5Expect the board to come around fast, and expect primo landings while learning; getting the board under you the right way up is the main thing to fix

Summarized from the video transcript.