Author Topic: kickflips (Read 3265 times)

Gest · « **on:** September 07, 2006, 06:58:38 PM »

i have been able to do kickflips for years now, and as the years go by, they still dont seem to pop very well at all. sometimes ill get a proper one, but other times when they pop even average it just goes all mobbed. my tre flips pop higher than my shitflips. what do you guys do (foot placement, etc.) to pop 'em high?

Edward Penishands · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2006, 07:08:11 PM »

Quote from: Gest on September 07, 2006, 06:58:38 PM

i have been able to do kickflips for years now, and as the years go by, they still dont seem to pop very well at all. sometimes ill get a proper one, but other times when they pop even average it just goes all mobbed. my tre flips pop higher than my shitflips. what do you guys do (foot placement, etc.) to pop 'em high?

the more i put my front foot on the board, the slower and higher they go. the more i take my front foot off the board, the faster and lower they are. just mess around with some foot placements.

mikefork · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2006, 03:43:44 AM »

i don't know why but i have always been able to switchflip higher then regular kickflips and whenever i kickflip something i have to do it a few times because the first few usualy mob

Mizzork · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2006, 05:31:49 AM »

Quote from: mikefork on September 08, 2006, 03:43:44 AM

i don't know why but i have always been able to switchflip higher then regular kickflips and whenever i kickflip something i have to do it a few times because the first few usualy mob

Same. Don't sweat it. As long as you can squeeze one out for a game of SKATE, then whatever. I just gave up on them.

bling · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2006, 06:28:55 AM »

not only you put your front feet higher also try ollie little bit more when trying it, it also help out when you try doing it over decks, so then you can get use to popp'in them higher up.

Blackacre · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2006, 07:15:02 AM »

The earlier the flick the less height. Dragging your front foot up longer like an ollie before flicking will get them higher.

Meth and Hookers · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2006, 11:25:49 AM »

i had a problem with kickflips awhile back. shit was embarrassing. it would turn backside for no reason at all, not the whole way, just like fourty five degrees. i got over it though.

mikefork · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2006, 11:52:59 AM »

Quote from: Mizzork on September 08, 2006, 05:31:49 AM

Quote from: mikefork on September 08, 2006, 03:43:44 AM
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i don't know why but i have always been able to switchflip higher then regular kickflips and whenever i kickflip something i have to do it a few times because the first few usualy mob
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Same. Don't sweat it. As long as you can squeeze one out for a game of SKATE, then whatever. I just gave up on them.

eh i don't sweat it. i used to get all worked up about it like "fuck, fuck, why are they mobbed?" then i just tsopped caring it has been getting better recently. i really love how the switch ones pop higher though, it makes me laugh veery time

Lurker · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2006, 04:50:32 PM »

Try to ollie more, then flick it. It'll increase your pop for sure. Give it a shot.

roulette · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2006, 06:00:12 PM »

do shove its instead

S-Town Holla! · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2006, 09:02:53 PM »

just do it all the time instead of just doin a trick on a flat bar do a kickflip before and after. just if you do them all the time they will get better.

YEAH · « **Reply #11 on:** September 13, 2006, 08:36:15 AM »

THE GUY IN MY PIC IS DOING IT SWITCH

I CAN WATCH HIM DO THAT SHIT ALL DAY

Mizzark · « **Reply #12 on:** September 13, 2006, 12:46:05 PM »

front foot right beside the bolts

mikefork · « **Reply #13 on:** September 13, 2006, 06:31:18 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on September 08, 2006, 04:50:32 PM

Try to ollie more, then flick it. It'll increase your pop for sure. Give it a shot.

you know i thought this was completely bullshit and it depended on the person but i gave it a shot today and couldn't have felt happier with them which led to me re-learning everything that way except tre flips.

CigaretteBeer · « **Reply #14 on:** September 13, 2006, 09:20:13 PM »

front foot an inch or two behind the bolts and lots of ginsu kicking with the ankle.

NITSUJ510 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 13, 2006, 09:56:20 PM »

Quote from: YEAH on September 13, 2006, 08:36:15 AM

THE GUY IN MY PIC IS DOING IT SWITCH

I CAN WATCH HIM DO THAT SHIT ALL DAY

Hahaha for reaaal though

peacepappies · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2006, 05:28:48 AM »

try to flip em really fast. that worked for me

HoSGage · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2006, 08:57:44 AM »

Quote from: cigarettebeer on September 13, 2006, 09:20:13 PM

front foot an inch or two behind the bolts and lots of ginsu kicking with the ankle.

lol

Mizzark · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2006, 03:43:06 PM »

Quote from: peacepappies on September 16, 2006, 05:28:48 AM

try to flip em really fast. that worked for me

this leads to mob, primo, and shinners

HoSGage · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2006, 03:59:40 PM »

i used to suck ass at kickflips but then i was really really good at heelflips so i did those... evtually i lost them and gained kickflips and lost those and ggained heelflips i usually repeat this 3-4 times a month

CUDDLEMONSTER · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2006, 05:43:16 PM »

i found it helps to wait a "beat" if that makes sense. have your foot more on the board and ollie like normal but wait like a milisecond more then you usually would. this way you don't have to use your leg so much either it's like all in the ankle and they level out a lot better and take a lot less effort. also (i don't know why) i found if i put my back foot farther in on the tail, like the left side of my back foot can just feel the flat part of the board and then i pop it out like i was sidestepping forward a little it helps me land on the bolts and get some extra height.

CUDDLEMONSTER · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2006, 06:10:25 PM »

scratch that back foot placement. i just tried them in front of my building and you don't get enough pop. made sense in my head. just find a sweet spot in the middle of your tail where you weight is centered on the board. i do put the back foot closer in then on ollies though.

HoSGage · « **Reply #22 on:** September 19, 2006, 06:31:31 PM »

Quote from: Mizzark on September 17, 2006, 03:43:06 PM

Quote from: peacepappies on September 16, 2006, 05:28:48 AM
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try to flip em really fast. that worked for me
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this leads to mob, primo, and shinners

ever heard of catching your board?

Sushi · « **Reply #23 on:** November 13, 2007, 02:02:23 PM »

i need help with kickflips too
i can do them in the grass
but i cant even come as close on concrete
help me
its starting to piss me off

fast! · « **Reply #24 on:** November 13, 2007, 02:28:12 PM »

Quote from: Sushi on November 13, 2007, 02:02:23 PM

i need help with kickflips too
i can do them in the grass
but i cant even come as close on concrete
help me
its starting to piss me off

master the ollie first, then the kickflip will come. and when i say master it, i'm talking about popping them high, going really fast, without having thinking about it. when your ollie becomes second nature like breathing then move onto kickflips.

if your skills are beyond this point, the only tip anyone could give you is to make sure you're kicking out on the flick, like a kung fu kick to someones face and not down like you're stomping out a roach. theres a reason why its called the kickflip and not a stompflip.

Sushi · « **Reply #25 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:11:17 PM »

my skills really aren't past it
but thanks for the help, i'll try it out

rocklobster · « **Reply #26 on:** November 13, 2007, 05:02:42 PM »

i lost my kickflip at the beginning of this year after doing them really well for 3 years.... i got so bummed for a while but i just went onto other tricks.... Strangely i can fs flip, hardflip and fs half cab flip even though i cant kickflip for shit.... that always gets my friends laughing....

anyway, kickflips is just one of those tricks that you just lose once in a while.... just do other stuff in the meanwhile like heelflips then when you start feeling good again just go for it....

on a side not my friends and i have "ugliest" kickflip competitions all the time... i always win....

Sushi · « **Reply #27 on:** November 14, 2007, 02:41:19 PM »

ha
i think i've actually kickflipped twice on concrete
but that was a while ago and i have an 8 inch deck for some reason compared to my 7.6 now

cali1992 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 17, 2007, 10:36:35 PM »

Quote from: YEAH on September 13, 2006, 08:36:15 AM

THE GUY IN MY PIC IS DOING IT SWITCH

I CAN WATCH HIM DO THAT SHIT ALL DAY

who does that s flip....? best one ever

Ray Finkle · « **Reply #29 on:** November 18, 2007, 12:19:32 AM »

Lucas Puig. C'mon, laces out.

Author Topic: kickflips (Read 3265 times)

Gest

Edward Penishands

mikefork

Mizzork

bling

mikefork

roulette

Mizzark

mikefork

NITSUJ510

Mizzark