Tips: Varial Kickflip

Varial Kickflip- a trick where a skateboard spins 180 degrees, like a pop shove it, and flips, like a kickflip, at the same time.

Need to know - You need to know how to do pop shove its, and you don't necessarily have to know how to land a kickflip with both feet, but you should know how to flip the board well.

Foot Positioning:

Place your front foot just how you would for a kickflip, and angled to be ready to flick off the side quick when scooping.

Place your back foot flat on the tail like a pop shove it. You can also put it way on the tip, for added pop.

1. Pop the tail slightly angled, not straight, to start the spin. You don't need a monster scoop to get the spin, just enough to get 180 degrees.

2. Wait until the board is slightly angled backside, then flick your front foot off the side of the board causing it to flip and spin at the same time.

-Remember to lift your back foot up, so that the board may spin and flip freely.
-Also remember to jump very high, as to allow the board to complete the varial kickflip process before you land.

3. In midair keep your back foot in the same place, don't kick it out or anything.

-After you have flicked your front foot out, just bring it back at a bit to the board. Don't freak out over these, because they are way easier to land than kickflips, they're just like landing pop shove its.
-You may have to jump to the board slightly for your first couple varialkickflips, but you can remedy this by scooping and popping angled more in the beginning, as to keep the board flipping and spinning under your feet.

4. Ride away very satisfied.

Problem: I always land on the board upside down.
Solution: This might mean you are focusing more on the pop shove it than the kickflip. 1.Just keep doing what you're doing but this time put all your might into your flick next time
2.Angle your foot more towards the side to get a faster flip
3. Jump higher to allow the board to flip all the way.

Problem: I only land with one foot.
Solution: You're probably not committing enough.
1. Its just like landing a pop shove it, so just gather up strength and commit to it!
2. Balance your self so that you can maneuver both feet to the board, i.e. leaning back too far may cause trouble for bringing your front foot back.

Tips: Heelflip

Heelflips are similar to kickflips except that it is the heel of your front foot that flicks the board over. Heelflips and kickflips can be done along the ground or off a drop.

Step 1: Set-up as if you were performing a kickflip but one crucial difference. Get the toes of your front foot hanging just a little off the edge of your board.
Step 2: Keeping your body straight and holding your head over the board, pop an ollie. jump and keep your body directly over your board.
Step 3: Your front foot kicks diagonally off the board. Its heel catches the front edge of the deck so that it spins over.
Step 4: Lift both legs to give your board room to flip over. As soon as you see the top of the deck reappear, get your feet back down on the deck.
Step 5: With your feet on the board, push it down and land. Bend your knees slightly to absorb the landing and ride away.

KEEP THE BOARD RIGHT UNDER YOUR BODY

Tips: Kickflip

A kickflip combines an ollie with your board spinning around 360 degrees in the air. It is a great looking trick but will need lots of patience to master. Start as you would an ollie but with your foot slanted forward and your heel hanging off the board.

Step 1: Prepare yourself as if you're about to ollie. Bend your knees down and push on your back foot.
Step 2: As you bring your front foot forward, it should move across the board to the heel side.
Step 3: Use the toes of your front foot to flick the heelside edge of the board. This will make it spin.
step 4: Catch the board with your feet once it has spun 360 degrees. Bend your knees as you land.

Keep your eye on the board as it spins.

Tips: Ollie

The ollie is the key way of jumping with your board with out using your hands. Take as long as it needs to get this trick right as you'll use it to perform lots of other different tricks.

Step 1: Get rolling and put your back foot on the tail. Your front foot should be between the middle of the board and the trucks
Step 2: Push the tail down hard onto the ground and take all the weight off the front foot. Jump your backfoot up and forward. Drag your front foot to the nose as soon as you lift your back foot.
Step 3: Lift your knees as you continue to drag your front foot to the boards nose. The dragging and lifting actions help suck the board up with your jump. Keep your body above the board.
Step 4: Control the board with your feet to level out in the air. Aim to land on all four wheels at the same time. Crotch as you land to absorb the landing.

Try an ollie without moving at first.

Tip: Pushing off

Get used to your stance on your board while its not moving. Your feet should be across the board, toes pointing slightly forward. Each foot stands just behind a set of truckbolts. Choose a regular (left foot forward) or goofy (right foot forward) stance- whichever feels most natural to you.

Step 1: Pushing off is how you get moving. Place your front foot on the board, just behind the front trucks. Put your rear foot on the ground next to the board.
Step 2: Kick your rear foot backward in a smooth movement to get moving. Use your arms to keep balance on your board.
Step 3: As your rer foot completes its kick, twist your front foot across the board and get into your stance.

Ride with your knees bent and with your head up. Practise staying on your board until it stops. You can also stop by taking your backfoot off and dragging it along the ground.

Board talk- decks, trucks, bearings and wheels

Skateboards come in lots of different designs. Your first board is an important buy. An unsuitable board might put you off. So, make sure you get advise and a good quality board from a specialist skate shop. The hardness of a skateboard wheel is measured by a device called a durometer. The higher the number, the harder the wheel. Softer wheels with a rating of 75-90 are good for cruising on roads and rougher grounds. Harder wheels with a reading of 95-98 are used in street skating. Larger wheels (2 and one fifth of an inches or more) are good for cruising and vert riding. Small wheels (2 and one tenth of an inch or under) are good for pulling ollies and other tricks. *wheels come in lots of colorful and great looking designs.* Wheels are a really important part of your skateboard. They are attached to the deck by the metal parts called trucks. Good quality trucks are made of aluminum. Wheels come in different sizes and different levels of hardness. A good skate shop pro can help choose the right wheels for you. Wheels should run smoothly on their axles. They are held in place by hex nuts. Between the wheels and the axles are rings called the bearings. These contain small steel balls that ensure your wheels turn smoothly. Street skaters use lightweight trucks to help them ollie up onto rails and ledges. Keeping the deck of your skateboard clean and dry will help it last. A skateboard has three main parts- the deck, the wheels and the trucks. Decks come in different sizes but most curve upward at their front, called the nose, and at the back called the tail. Grip tape is a sandpaperlike material that helps riders to grip the board and preform tricks more easily. Buy a skate tool to help make adjustments to your board. Trucks are fitted to the deck by bolts. You can tighten or loosen the bolts a little. Looser bolts make turning easier. But always keep the bolts tight enough so that you cannot undo them with your fingers. Before riding, give your board a quick check. Make sure all the bolts are tight and the wheels run smoothly. If your wheels are worn on their outer edge, you can turn them around to make them last longer.

Old School Skateboarding

Skateboarding has a long history. It is a huge sport now, but at the start of the 1960s only a handful of people had boards. The 1960s saw the first wave of skateboarding when surfers started cruising on boards with wheels when there were no waves to surf. This boom was called sidewalk surfing. The 1970s saw lots of new inventions. These included urethane wheels which gripped and rode better, kicktails (the curved upward part of the board at the back), and wider skateboards. These helped riders invent lots of new tricks including, in 1978, the Ollie.

411, November 18

Aight guys, lol, umm latest new is that I am just about getting my kickflips, however, I am getting my varial kickflips like 5 out of 10 times. i can ollie, fakie ollie, varial kickflips, 50-50, 5-0, nosegrind, boardslide and heelflip. I can almost kickflip, nosemanuel, bluntslide and impossible.

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