funnily enough, i just started trying them last night. for me it’s more like 25 years ago. this was THE trick to flail and bail over your local hip 30ish years ago.
i skate much larger boards now, skate much less frequently, and im old, heavy, and out of shape. the results were predictable.
i tried a fair amount of foot placement ideas last night, probably gave the attempts 15 minutes. back foot towards the tip of tail, front foot at a 45 to the board, front foot further down the board (towards back) compared to a kickflip.
that’s what i tried. hopefully someone comes thru with the goods
I skate 8.25 inch boards max, that's best for me at my height (5-8). You're using basically the same foot placement as me, though. I'm angling my front foot even sharper than 45 degrees, like maybe 70 haha. The tricky part is the back foot placement - I don't put it in the same place as when I do f/s pop shoves because a lot of video tutorials say not to. I'm going to try that next time.
From what I can remember of all the trick tip videos I've watched, I need to:
- keep my weight moreso on the heel side of my board (so as a result I'm thinking I'll need to tighten my trucks a bit more just for this trick - which isn't unusual. Shane O'Neill even mentioned that he tightens or loosens his trucks depending on what he's doing)
- flick late, after the board's been f/s pop shoved
- flick to the side and down. That's why I'm putting my front foot at such a sharp angle, to help it flick better
- try to jump up, not way back behind you (I figured I'd need to jump back but apparently not)
- shoulders should be in line with the bolts as much as possible
Also from what I can glean, I really have to bend down. It's like nollie flips, where a lot of the trick is in the pop. Trying to keep the idea of my ass to the ground on each attempt.
And, I'm not trying to do the between-the-legs hardflip where it goes more vertical. I'm trying to do it moreso like a f/s pop shove+kickflip where it stays more flat, since that's how I did them in the past and that always looked more appealing to me.