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Any tips for frontside flips, I just can’t wrap my head around them backside makes way more sense. Should I get them down fakie first?
I got my hardflips really good before I learned those because the front foot positioning and slide is pretty much the same. It also really helps me to sit back a little over the back foot (don’t sit back too much or you’ll just start flinging the board) and focus on getting the full 180 with my shoulders. Then it’s all about flicking hard and quick off the nose so i can get both feet out of the way.
If that was a confusing explanation, then just focus on doing a great frontside 180 and move your front foot off the nose and out of the way like you would for a hardflip.
Same - motion is really similar to a Hardflip and for me there isn't anything special I can say about a FS Flip. I really learned them as FS 180 with a Kickflip. It helps to get a good scoop with the back foot with your foot in the center of the tail. I try to make sure I'm getting a good 180 with a decent amount of height and scoop, if not the board just ends up under me.
Like Willy Santos said, flick of the toe makes it happen, motion more sideways than upwards (unlike a Hardflip). From there it's the catch and completing the rotation.
This trick feels really different from BS Kickflips to me, I still can't wrap my head around that one yet despite watching the instructional from Ben Degros.
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Any tips for frontside flips, I just can’t wrap my head around them backside makes way more sense. Should I get them down fakie first?
Mob the flick and bring your foot just a tiny bit down from where you’re probably putting it at. That’ll give you Carroll style caught ones.
I agree, in this case having a mob flip helps.