Problem with tre flips

[dime a dozen trend skater]

Im learning tre flips and I can get the rotation but my front foot doesn't follow the board and i can only get my back foot on the board

[shark tits]

in the words of treach 'if you ain't never been to the ghetto, don't ever come to the ghetto. you won't understand the ghetto. stay the fuck outta the ghetto.'
of course 20 yrs later did white people listen to treach? no, they've gentrified the ghetto and along w/ it, the 360 kickflip.
what do those [chris and ricca] gentry know that you don't? jump a little higher. if the board's going to the right, pre-empt it by jumping to the right. you've got to be smarter than wood.

[Ineffable Epoch]

in the words of treach 'if you ain't never been to the ghetto, don't ever come to the ghetto. you won't understand the ghetto. stay the fuck outta the ghetto.'
of course 20 yrs later did white people listen to treach? no, they've gentrified the ghetto and along w/ it, the 360 kickflip.
what do those [chris and ricca] gentry know that you don't? jump a little higher. if the board's going to the right, pre-empt it by jumping to the right. you've got to be smarter than wood.

Wise words there.

[sharkin]

Try catching with the front foot and worry about the back foot later.. he'll be there

[Andrefosho]

Similar situation here... learning switch 360 flips, and my body intuitively tries to catch board with back foot, front foot just goes whatever.
When doing nollie 360 flips, I kinda jump on the board with both feet.
What to do?

[shit_for_brains]

Similar situation here... learning switch 360 flips, and my body intuitively tries to catch board with back foot, front foot just goes whatever.
When doing nollie 360 flips, I kinda jump on the board with both feet.
What to do?

I catch mine with my back foot too. I used to sort of spray and pray with my front foot but after watching lots and lots of Bobby Worrest, which I recommend to anyone, I started pointing my toes on my front foot and started landing more. I think it's because I'm giving that foot something to do other than not be in the way. Go watch Bobby and it'll make sense.

[Tracer]

Work on different angles and speeds

3 flip to fakie on a mellow bank
flat
to flat off a funbox

I learned them off a loading dock into grass, and eventually learned to pop high enough where I could do em on flat. Smaller board and looser trucks helps too.

[straight]

learn fakie first

[rubbery vagina]

Im learning tre flips and I can get the rotation but my front foot doesn't follow the board and i can only get my back foot on the board

When you're jumping you're already off axis because you're afraid to land over the board, without realizing it. dont be a pussy and jump in the direction of the board with your weight more evenly distributed, so you stay on top of it and slightly ahead.

[essal]

scoop it harder and have a surprisingly high amount of weight on your front foot

[Andrefosho]

Jumping to the direction of board, putting pressure on front foot gives noticeable results. Might be able to learn switch tre flips with better technique than regular, which I figured out myself and I don't there to do them anywhere else than flat.

[StinkyLarry]

learn fakie first

I gotta disagree with this. For me fakie and regular tres are almost different tricks. I pop regular tres a lot more vertically, almost like the idea of an impossible.
Fakie its all horizontal spin.
If that even makes sense.

[HyenaChaser]

This is actually fairly insightful