I used to be good at kickflipping stairs, but these days whenever I try to kickflip stairs they always end up rocketing. Got em on flat perfectly leveled, but off stuff it's always rocketed. Seems like the only trick I have good down shit these days are front shoves....
.....Anyways, enough about my short comings, on to kickflipping stairs. I feel it's easier to do them off stairs and gaps when you do a slower flick and slower flip, and catch it more on the way down, rather than have a fast flick and catch it right away, just my personal opinion. I feel that when you catch them right away you get the urge to kick them away more on the way down. They look cool as hell when you catch them right away, but I find them harder to do that way.