Can you seriously not kickflip

Try to stay more upright. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Email Address. RSS - Posts. The Kickflip. Category Kickflips. Learn first Basic skateboarding. Use Narrower boards. Speed Any. Avoid Loose trucks. Additional Notes One of my favourite things about the original kickflip compared to the later ollie version is that with a bit of practice this will work on any deck and setup.

Need more help? Cancel Reply name. As a street skater for 20 years I know how to ollie kickflip well, but I am interested to learn this! I really want to learn it out of a Good choice.

That works surprisingly well - on ledges, at least. I've done a few off grind boxes and the like over the years. I wouldn't want to try it off a round rail, though! You should have a look at the kickflip after you've learned this one, too. That's a more natural starting position so it's a very quick and easy one to flick out of a Search for:. The end goal is to kickflip while moving so why not start there? There is quite a discrepancy if you think about it.

The only way to learn is the hard way, no one said skateboarding is easy. They spend an hour or so trying to balance and push a board and immediately go for tricks, this is not the way. Not only will you increase the risk of injuring yourself and become demotivated, jumping right into tricks means you skipped the basics and progression will be much slower in the long run.

One could say that learning tricks stationary is beneficial to get a bit of a feeling of how a trick works. While this is true, landing a trick moving is completely different and requires more focus and a different way of balancing.

In short, make sure you know how to ride a board comfortably before you even attempt a trick. Jumping right into the action will only make it harder to master a kickflip. If you look at the stories from professional skaters they all have one thing in common, they practiced for hours every day. In some extreme cases, they skated for 7 hours straight and even in the middle of the night, like Rodney Mullen for example.

Everyone starts from scratch and has to learn how to skateboard properly. Just keep practicing, that first time you land it is such a great feeling! Often people land on just their back foot and some just on the front. This usually has to do with a lack of commitment. At some point, you just need to go for it and land with both of your feet. Make sure you master the ollie before attempting a kickflip and be sure you know other easy skateboard tricks , it will really help you to learn this trick faster.

A kickflip is just a modified ollie and stance is really important to keep your body in the right position and place your feet properly on the deck. So give you board a slight push and assume the proper kickflip stance.

Yes, it is hard and it will take a lot of practice before you pop them like a pro. Some say that a heelflip is a bit easier as it requires less technique.